Saturday, June 4, 2016

Finding Wollongong and other top stories.

  • Finding Wollongong

    Finding Wollongong
    Lost Wollongong will also point people in the direction of other heritage pages on Facebook like Shellharbour History in Photos, Wollongong Heritage and ...
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  • What's happening in Illawarra

    What's happening in Illawarra
    Wet and wild weather set to take hold later on Saturday, after drenching on Friday night. The Illawarra is "on track" to encounter an east coast low that is expected to move south from northern NSW after thunderstorms and a drenching overnight, with extreme weather conditions set to take hold later on Saturday.Bellambi Point received 96.4mm of rain in the 24 hours to 9am on Saturday – almost its entire June average of 113mm. The bulk of the rainfall, 95.6mm, fell since 10.30pm on ..
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  • 'This is not a tsunami warning': Evacuation maps cause panic

    'This is not a tsunami warning': Evacuation maps cause panic
    Within an hour of posting its new maps, the SES had to address the hysterical reaction. Rain bucketing down across NSW prompted a near hysterical reaction to new tsunami evacuation maps that were published on Friday.Within an hour of posting its new maps, the NSW State Emergency Services (SES) updated its Facebook page to address fears and panic. "Important: This is not a tsunami warning."By Saturday,  the SES maps had been shared nearly 6000 times on Facebook, liked and disliked ..
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  • NSW weather: Wild storms hitting Sydney and much of state, 20000 ...

    NSW weather: Wild storms hitting Sydney and much of state, 20000 ...
    NSW weather: Wild storms hitting Sydney and much of state, 20,000 without power Updated June 04, 2016 21:08:46 Heavy rain and gale force winds have hit Sydney and NSW as a strong upper trough moves south from Queensland, with the weather bureau warning conditions are expected to worsen with flooding, damaging winds, heavy rainfall, abnormally high tides and damaging surf. Authorities have warned the weather is expected to become more severe throughout the evening and in..
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  • Live weather blog: Illawarra braces for wild weekend

    Live weather blog: Illawarra braces for wild weekend
    The Bureau of Meteorology has issued an updated severe weather warning for eastern NSW. Live weather blog: Illawarra braces for wild weekend A 10 to 15-metre tree crashes onto a house at Farmborough Heights. Photo: Georgia MattsA fallen tree at Georges Place, Wollongong. Photo: Adam McLeanA fallen tree at Georges Place, Wollongong. Photo: Adam McLeanA fallen tree at Georges Place, Wollongong. Photo: Adam McLeanA fallen tree at Georges Place, Wollongong. Phot..
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  • Two dead on NSW roads in three hours

    Two dead on NSW roads in three hours
    Two dead on NSW roads in three hours AAP on June 4, 2016, 7:29 pm A pedestrian has died after he was hit by a car on the NSW Central Coast.The man, who has not yet been identified, was struck in a southbound lane of the Pacific Coast Highway just before 6pm on Saturday.He died at the scene.The female driver of the car was not injured and was taken to hospital for mandatory testing.It was the second death on the state's roads on Saturday after a woman was killed when her car h..
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  • Kim Hollingsworth banned from owning horses

    Kim Hollingsworth banned from owning horses
    NSW: Former prostitute and NSW Police trainee Kim Hollingsworth has been banned from owning horses for two years and ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs after a Wollongong magistrate found her guilty of animal neglect. Skin and bones: The poor condition of one of the horses seized by the RSPCA. The magistrate described the images as "powerful and compelling" evidence. Former prostitute and NSW Police trainee Kim Hollingsworth has been banned from owning horses..
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  • Illegal fishing boats apprehended

    Two foreign fishing boats suspected of illegal fishing in Australian waters have been caught off north Queensland.The vessels, believed to be Vietnamese, were apprehended off Lihou Reef in the Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve on Thursday after they were spotted by an Australian Border Force surveillance aircraft.Navy patrol boat HMAS Wollongong intercepted the vessels near the reef about 600 kilometres northeast of Cairns, discovering diving gear and six tonnes of sea cucumber suspected of..
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  • Case adjourned for Rockhampton sex shop owner

    Case adjourned for Rockhampton sex shop owner
    THE owner of a Rockhampton sex shop and a Toowoomba warehouse manager accused of trafficking synthetic cannabis have had their court cases adjourned for about two months. Thirteen people who were charged in a police operation targeting a synthetic cannabis drug had their cases mentioned at Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday. One woman accused of being involved in the operation has had her bail conditions changed. She is living in Bundaberg. It is alleged Love Heart adult stores in ..
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  • Wet weather: major disruptions to Maitland district sport

    Wet weather: major disruptions to Maitland district sport
    The East Coast Low weather system which has struck the Hunter has caused major disruptions to sporting competitions. BIG WET: The East Coast Low weather systems has forced the postponement of a number of Hunter sporting competitions.The East Coast Low weather system which has struck the Hunter has caused major disruptions to sporting competitions with a number postponed and others in doubt.Newcastle Rugby League Tooheys Cup round-eight matches have been postponed until the weekend..
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