[ April 7, 2016 ] Lindfield FC vs Wollongong Wolves – FFA Cup ... and other top stories.

• [ April 7, 2016 ] Lindfield FC vs Wollongong Wolves – FFA Cup ...

  

  In the FFA Cup, Lindfield FC took on the Wollongong Wolves who are an inform NPL Div 1 side. Wollongong were too good for Lindfield in the end, winning 2:0. A great game to watch, a big crowd and a solid performance from Lindfield.Wednesday was a very warm evening at Charles Bean Oval. Lindfield FC were taking on Wollongong Wolves in the FFA Cup.The chat from the Wollongong side before the game made it obvious they were there to win, and they would not underestimate Lindfield FC.Lindfield wer..

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• Venue shift after shark attack

  

  "We thought it would be best to move up the coast to Wollongong" Riding high: South Coast surfers Jarrod Szele and Billie Melinz check out the conditions at Wollongong's North Beach. Picture: Robert PeetTHE annual elite junior surfing competition at Kiama has been moved after the Bombo shark attack. On Friday, organisers were still considering their options, however, Port Kembla is favoured over North Beach or Wollongong.The next generation of elite surfers, including Jarrod Szele..

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• Royle to race stress free

  

  Australian Aaron Royle ahead of the ITU Jewel World Triathlon Gold Coast event. Picture: David Clark.AHEAD of the most important race of the year for Australian triathletes Aaron Royle is stress free.The Newcastle-born athlete is the sole Australian to qualify for the Olympic Games so far and will enter Saturday’s Gold Coast leg of the World Triathlon Series without the added pressure of securing his place on the team for Rio.The race doubles as Olympic qualification and an automatic spot on the..

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• Land tax VS stamp duty

  

  It's one of the most hated taxes and largely affects what and where to buy a house. What if NSW dumped it? DEBATE: If stamp duty was replaced by an annual land tax of 0.75 per cent, using the 2015 median land value for Wollongong LGA at $279,000, land-owners would pay around $2,100 every year. Picture: iStockIt’s one of the most hated taxes in the country but debate has raged in the Illawarra this week over whether NSW should abolish stamp duty in place of an annual land tax.The N..

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• School zone area gets bigger

  

  A school zone in North Wollongong will be extended onto the Princes Highway before the end of the April school holidays. A school zone covering two North Wollongong schools will be extended for the start of next term.A school zone in North Wollongong will be extended onto the Princes Highway before the end of the April school holidays.At present the school speed zone for Wollongong High School of Performing Arts and Keira High School only covers Lysaght Street.But a Roads and Mari..

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• Woman, accused of using pump-action shotgun to hold torture victim ...

  

  A woman accused of helping her boyfriend and his mate torture an alleged drug associate at a South Coast warehouse in January has failed in her bid for bail.Amy Curby allegedly used a pump-action shotgun to detain the victim on behalf of Wollongong resident Nikola Trajkovski and her then-partner, Mark Reihana, who are accused of kidnapping the man from Dapto on the evening of January 3.Police allege Mr Reihana and Mr Trajkovski took the victim to the warehouse in Oak Flats, a suburb of Shellhar..

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• From Stingrays junior to national team star

  

  As Michelle Heyman closes in on fulfilling her Olympic dream, she admits it all may never have been possible without the Illawarra Stingrays. As Michelle Heyman closes in on fulfilling her Olympic dream, she admits it all may never have been possible without the Illawarra Stingrays.The Shellharbour product began her career south of Wollongong, but it wasn’t until she arrived at the Rays in 2007 that things began to fall into place for the star striker. After excelling with Illawar..

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• Criminal who racked up more than 200 offences jailed over ...

  

  A Canberra criminal who racked up more than 200 offences across three jurisdictions and spent most of his adult life locked up has been told he showed a "continuing disobedience towards the law". Zdravko​ Antonovic​, 42, will spend more time behind bars after a judge sentenced him to seven years jail for burglary and theft in the ACT Supreme Court.Police charged Antonovic after DNA evidence linked him to the scene of two drug-fuelled burglaries on one night in early 2014.The court heard he brok..

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• Aussies hunt Olympic spots on Gold Coast

  They're both chasing the same Olympic dream but it's been a far different journey towards Rio for Australian triathletes Ashleigh Gentle and Courtney Atkinson. Gentle, 25, is chasing her first Olympic berth, while 36-year-old Atkinson is pursuing a third Games after deciding at the start of 2015 he would have one more crack at Rio. Both athletes can book their spots at Saturday's ITU World Series event on the Gold Coast. Automatic places are up for grabs in both the men's and women's races to t..

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• 'Silent killers' are no game

  

  Welcome change would help control deer - but will Government support it? The Greens have welcomed a push to reclassify deer as a pest species, a move which would make it easier to cull them in numbers around the Illawarra Escarpment.It comes after a new report found deer were the “most important emerging pest animal threat”, and tougher measures were needed against pest animals.This included tougher controls on cat ownership and feral horses.The NSW Natural Resources Commission’s ..

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Former University of Wollongong student Nicholas Toso sentenced ... .	Victoria's Transport Minister Jacinta Allan says new trams being fixed after report finds safety concerns .