Friday, February 12, 2016

Wollongong man refused bail on synthetic cannabis supply charges and other top stories.

  • Wollongong man refused bail on synthetic cannabis supply charges

    Wollongong man refused bail on synthetic cannabis supply charges Posted February 12, 2016 19:37:43 A Wollongong magistrate has refused bail to a man facing charges of supplying synthetic cannabis due to the severity of the charges.As part of a bail application, counsel for 38-year old Wollongong man Anthony Cappetta told the court his client had no previous criminal record and a young family to provide for, including a nine-month-old baby.Cappetta was facing court ove..
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  • Sixers' finals dream crashes with a thud

    Sixers' finals dream crashes with a thud
    IT’S over. Melbourne, Perth, Illawarra and New Zealand will battle out the playoffs for the NBL championship.The 36ers needed to make history on Friday night by beating Illawarra in Wollongong - then Perth in Perth on Sunday - and instead became history as the Hawks inflicted a gaping 106-95 wound on Adelaide’s psyche.New Zealand earlier thrashed league-leader Melbourne 100-63 to take its win-loss record to 15-12, United choosing to rest starters Chris Goulding and Daniel Kickert, plus NBA forwa..
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  • Illawarra hospital laundry jobs to go: union

    Illawarra hospital laundry jobs to go: union
    Thirteen jobs will be cut immediately in Wollongong and more of the 63-strong workforce could follow, the HSU warns. The Health Services Union (HSU) has accused the state government of dirty tactics as Illawarra hospital laundry jobs are put through the wringer.Thirteen NSW Health linen service will go immediately in Wollongong, with more of the 63-strong workforce to follow if market testing found outsourcing was cheaper, the union warned. Workers at Port Kembla were told of the ..
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  • Driftwood: An out-of-this world date

    Driftwood: An out-of-this world date
    Riley Young, 13, and brother Bryn, 17. The brothers, from Belrose, are about to compete in a World Cup downhill speed skateboarding competition in Wollongong. Picture: Troy SnookOUR front-page story and photo on Thursday about the downhill longboarders competing this weekend in Wollongong has gone far and wide. Many in the downhill longboarding community have seen our piece on Belrose brothers Bryn and Riley Young and the video of them showing us their sport.Included in this is the world No.3 do..
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  • Artist Yardena Kurulkar named Blake Prize 2016 winner

    Artist Yardena Kurulkar named Blake Prize 2016 winner
    A terracotta replica of a human heart created with the help of a 3D printer, has been awarded the nation's top prize for religious art. Indian artist Yardena Kurulkar, has won the $35,000  Blake Prize for 2016, for her work depicting her own heart decaying into nothingness in a series of 15 panels, which she says reflect the shape shifting ability of human nature. "This work is an attempt to capture the erosion, resurrection and elusiveness of human life," she said in a statement from her Mumba..
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  • 50 years ago we almost named our currency something awful

    50 years ago we almost named our currency something awful
    IF A different decision had been made 50 years ago, a cup of coffee could now cost four kangas. Or four dinkums. Or four royals. Or, if the creators of TV show The Simpsons had their way, four dollarydoos. There was a lot of controversy about what to name Australia's currency when the country made the switch from pounds, shillings and pence; records revealed options tossed around at the time included the "kanga", "boomer", "dinkum", "roo", "digger", "Oz" or "royal". Tomorrow marks 50..
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  • Retiring Ginninderra MLA Mary Porter on change and moving on

    Retiring Ginninderra MLA Mary Porter on change and moving on
    Labor MLA Mary Porter says she "will need to ensure I don't lose my identity" as she prepares to leave political life on Friday. Photo: Jay Cronan She is one of Canberra's most popular politicians so it's a little surprising to hear that Mary Porter didn't quite like the place when she moved to the national capital from the Northern Territory in 1977.She'd spent 12 years working as a nursing sister in remote Aboriginal communities where a road was a luxury an..
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  • How the dark world of pornography is damaging kids' lives forever

    How the dark world of pornography is damaging kids' lives forever
    Pornography is having a seriously damaging effect on children today.Lauren WilsonNews Corp Australia NetworkWHEN eighteen-year-old Jake had his first sexual experience three years ago, he believed all the readily-available porn he watched had prepared him for the real thing. But instead of the plethora of sexual positions and experiences the teen might have imagined was awaiting, an awkward reality dawned on the adolescent.“First time I had sex, because I’d watched so much porn I though all chic..
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  • Nanny state red tape puts Sydney's Kings Cross to sword

    Nanny state red tape puts Sydney's Kings Cross to sword
    Nanny state red tape puts Sydney’s Kings Cross to swordNicola Berkovic, Sarah ElksThe AustralianFebruary 13, 2016 12:00AMSavePrint Legal affairs correspondentSydneyQueensland political reporterBrisbane Lockout laws have been introduced to try to prevent deadly, alcohol-related incidents such as the attack on Cole Miller.Barrio Chino owner Peter Lew has seen a trade drop away. Picture: James CroucherFamily and friends talk to the media after the death of Thomas Kelly.Thomas Kelly, 18, who died f..
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  • BlueScope tips $50m profit boost after job cuts, new Port Kembla ...

    BlueScope tips $50m profit boost after job cuts, new Port Kembla ...
    BlueScope Steel says the stronger performance has been driven largely by earlier delivery of cost reductions, growth in Australian domestic dispatches and better margins. Photo: Peter Braig Worker concessions and 500 job cuts at BlueScope's Port Kembla steelworks have underpinned a massive $50 million lift in the steelmaker's half-year earnings expectations to $230 million.The profit upgrade suggests the future of the iconic plant in Wollongong, an hour south..
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Take a tour of Wollongong's local mosque as planning starts to build ... .Police appeal for assistance after robbery of elderly woman - Corrimal .
Man drowns at Wollongong beach .Shortage threatens to bring Wollongong trials to a standstill .

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