Take a tour of Wollongong's local mosque as planning starts to build ...
Take a tour of Wollongong's local mosque as planning starts to build new premises Posted February 11, 2016 15:19:03 With planning underway to build a new mosque in Wollongong, the current Bilal Mosque in Cringila has opened its doors to the ABC.Host Gary Ismail ushered our reporter in through the front door and, after he took off his shoes and ducked to get through the low entrance, he was given the grand tour.Upstairs, the mosque, built in the 1970s to cater for main..>> view originalBulli Mountain exhibition reflects on previously 'horrendous' journey ...
Bulli Mountain exhibition reflects on previously 'horrendous' journey out of the Illawarra Posted February 11, 2016 16:46:23 The passage up the famous Bulli Pass is a simple, brief and steep drive in a car, however a new exhibition takes a look back at a time when it was a monumental and dangerous journey.With a sophisticated road network in and out of the Illawarra, it is easy to forget that Wollongong was once a town that was extremely hard to access because of its ..>> view originalMcGregor pours cold water on Cronk talks
But neither did he guarantee veteran No.7 Benji Marshall would be offered a new deal to stay in Wollongong, instead giving Marshall just two months to prove his worth. The former Kiwi captain, second-rower Joel Thompson, co-captain Ben Creagh and hooker Mitch Rein are all without a club beyond this season, but with 21 players under contract for 2017, McGregor challenged all of them to have big starts to the new year. "We've got a very settled roster here. Going into 2017, we've got 21 players u..>> view originalLeaders emerge at Youth Summit
They have been invited in to learn how to become leaders in their respective communities but two attendees at this week's All Stars Youth Summit are already having a positive impact in the lives of people around them.Jarrad Clay and Karnell Leone are two of the 64 teenagers from throughout Australia and New Zealand who have spent the week interacting through a series of workshops, activities and discussions during All Stars week in Brisbane.It is a reward for participation in mentoring programs..>> view originalSixers must rewrite NBL history to reach finals
36er Ebi Ere in action. Photo: Dylan Coker.THE Adelaide 36ers will need to beat NBL history and create some of their own if they are to be assured of contesting the playoffs this season.Adelaide is in Wollongong Friday night to face third-placed Illawarra, its finals fate in its own hands.The 36ers and defending champion New Zealand both sit on 14-12 win-loss records but the Breakers own the head-to-head split.That means if they should finish on the same win-loss record, New Zealand would take t..>> view originalBlueScope lifts first-half forecast
Todd McKenney returns to IPAC in Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks ...
Illawarra theatre goers are getting ready to start the year with one of Merrigong Theatre Company’s best-selling shows ever returning to Wollongong after nine years. Todd McKenney returns to IPAC in Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks: photos exitIllawarra theatre goers are getting ready to start the year with one of Merrigong Theatre Company’s best-selling shows ever returning to Wollongong after nine years.Forward to the past: Todd McKenney tells Simon Hinton h..>> view originalHigh seas risk to Australia's trade with Asia exaggerated
Just how exposed is Australia to the dangerous dance in the South China Sea? It's the $191 billion question that bedevils Australia's military planners and diplomats.Just how much commercial shipping trade from Australia sails through the South China Sea, where the US Navy is in a dangerous dance with China over the construction of artificial islands?Defence Minister Marise Payne exaggerates the volume, according to former Royal Australian Navy commodore Sam Bateman, with the gove..>> view originalA brief history of the Charity Shield
South Sydney Rabbitohs and St George-Illawarra Dragons will compete for the Charity Shield this Saturday, 34 years to the day since the Red V won the first instalment of the annual fixture.The 9-7 result at Redfern Oval in 1982 lit the fuse for one of the most prestigious pre-season matches on the NRL calendar.One man who was there that day was South Sydney legend, Mario Fenech. "To be honest, our rivalry with St George was pretty full on in those days. Even though it was a trial, it was sort o..>> view originalHot Cook the new Rabbit runner
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