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• NRL All Stars match: Joel Thompson backs push to stage game in ...

  

  Joel Thompson and members of the Indigenous All Stars team at a pre-game camp at Stradbroke Island earlier this month. Photo: Supplied Dragons forward Joel Thompson has backed a push to bring the NRL All Stars game to Wollongong to secure the concept's future.The NRL is considering all options for the annual pre-season game, amid doubts over its viability and the withdrawal of several high-profile players this year.Thompson – a prominent figure in Illawarra i..

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• Mounting a case for Keira-thrill

  

  POLL: Wollongong’s tourism board is calling on residents passionate about turning Mount Keira into an adventure park to speak up over the coming weeks. In your hands: Destination Wollongong is urging the community to speak up on Mount Keira's future. Picture: Robert Peet.Wollongong’s tourism board is calling on residents passionate about turning Mount Keira into an adventure park to speak up over the coming weeks.Destination Wollongong boss Mark Sleigh said it was vital activities..

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• V-Energy plans to infiltrate university libraries during orientation week

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Bees catch caffeine buzz Bees are drawn to caffeinated nectar like office workers to a coffee cart. PT1M20S 620 349 Universities have rejected the proposal by an energy drink manufacturer to use their campuses for a sophisticated guerilla marketing campaign that would involve stacking their libraries with books that had been hollowed out and stuffed with prizes.But most universities will still allow V Energy and other energy drink companies to se..

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• How to stop elder financial abuse at the hands of loved ones

  

  Difficulty paying bills and social withdrawal can be signs that an older person is being abused financially. Photo: Riitta Supperi Feeling itchy to get your hands on your inheritance? You might want to be careful about where that thought leads."Inheritance impatience" is one of the drivers of elder financial abuse. At its ugliest it can see people cross the line into criminal behaviour. Once the money is gone it's very hard to get back.  Rob Critchlow, NSW P..

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• Suspended prison sentence for teenager guilty of 'disgraceful ...

  

  "Given the fact you have pleaded guilty, never been in trouble before and there are some positive signs of rehabilitation, I’m prepared to suspend that sentence" SPARED: Christopher Elbourne, 18, leaves Port Kembla court last year. He will be subjected to Community Corrections supervision as part of his suspended sentence.A WOLLONGONG teenager has received a nine-month suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to an appalling assault on a Syrian refugee that left him bleedin..

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• Jawai says no more Mr Nice Guy

  

  Nate Jawai has promised to lift in game three of the semifinal series. Pic: Ben Crabtree Imposing centre Nate Jawai has promised to be more aggressive on Friday night when the Perth Wildcats host the Illawarra Hawks in their NBL semifinal decider at Perth Arena.Jawai was humbled by AJ Ogilvy in Sunday’s 17-point loss to the Hawks in Wollongong, a result which forced a third game.The winners will have home-court advantage in the grand final against the New Zealand Breakers.The 29-year-old c..

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• Where are they now? Big Blue special

  

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• Bird: How close I came to Dragons return

  

  CRONULLA star Jack Bird has opened up for the first time about his decision to shun a lucrative long-term deal with his junior club St George Illawarra in favour of staying with the Sharks.With Cronulla having brought Chad Townsend and James Maloney to the club, the 2015 Dally M rookie of the year knew his time in the halves had reached its end.Unsure of where his place was in the team, the Dragons came calling with a plan to have Bird partner Gareth Widdop in the halves next season.The 20-year-..

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• Old tyres fix for high speed rail

  

  UOW team using melding recycled tyres into "shock absorbers" to try and fix Australia's railway issues. Professor Buddhima Indraratna (UOW). Picture: Paul JonesA team of University of Wollongong researchers say recycled tyres may be the solution to delivering high-speed rail and more efficient freight services in Australia.The Centre for Geomechanics and Railway Engineering is developing rubber shock mats to absorb energy from track movement. Professor Buddhima Indraratna said our..

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