Girl assaulted at Wollongong bus stop
A 10-year-old girl has been indecently assaulted while waiting for a bus alongside her brother in Wollongong, NSW.Police say the girl was standing at a bus stop on Burelli Street about 7.15am on Tuesday when a stranger hugged her tightly and indecently assaulted her.The distressed girl's brother intervened before the man walked away and got onto a bus, with investigators now combing security footage to try and identify the culprit.He is described as being in his 40s or 50s, about 155cm tall, wit..>> view originalRefugee welcome sign 'could lead to racism': Wollongong councillors
Wollongong councillors knocked back an idea to install a sign or banner welcoming refugees to the city, amid concerns it could be “divisive” and lead to racist violence. Wollongong councillors knocked back an idea to install a sign or banner welcoming refugees to the city, amid concerns it could be “divisive” and lead to racist violence.The proposal to install a sign in a prominent location proclaiming “The City of Wollongong Welcomes Refugees” was put forward by councillor George..>> view originalWhat's happening in Illawarra
Wollongong councillors have seized the chance to say farewell to their civic duties at what may (again) be their last meeting. For the third time in recent months, Wollongong councillors have seized the chance to say farewell to their civic duties at what may (again) be their last meeting.With a decision date for Shellharbour City Council’s legal case against the NSW Government’s merger plan still unknown, but likely to come after the federal election, several councillors took the..>> view originalAustralian Children's Choir
The ACC will perform in the Illawarra for the first time as part of their 40th anniversary. Australian Children's ChoirThe Australian Children’s Choir will visit Wollongong for the first time as part of their 40th anniversary tour.Twenty-four singers aged from 11 to 19, some of whom have never sung outside their home base in Melbourne, will perform at venues along the east coast in an extensive tour.The choir, led by artistic director and conductor Andrew Wailes, will perform at W..>> view originalUniversity of Wollongong finds foreign students get raw deal
Yours & Owls lineup shows gender equality
Wollongong festival defies the stigma that male musicians draw more crowds than women. GO GIRLS: Nkechi Anele from Saskwatch getting the crowd fired up at last year's Yours and Owls festival in Stuart Park. The 2015 audience was around 55 per cent female. Picture: Adam McLeanGender inequality is still rife in parts of the music industry, but not in Wollongong.This year’s Yours and Owls Festival is getting praised for its 50/50 split of male and female musicians, unlike a Canberra ..>> view originalSouthern Cross gears up for big switch
Engineers have been working around the clock to prepare Southern Cross Austereo's Canberra broadcast centre for the biggest shake-up of regional television in decades.The big switch happens on Thursday at midnight, at the broadcaster's Watson headquarters where 105 separate TV signals are sent throughout Australia; and in living rooms in Canberra, Wollongong, southern NSW, regional Victoria and Queensland, where viewers will see their favourite shows change channels. Southern Cross Auster..>> view originalThe South Coast Regional Wrap | Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Your news snapshot from around regional Australia and beyond. Here’s your headlines from around regional Australia and beyond. Scroll down and refresh for weather, road reports and more.8.30am: That's a wrap for this morning. Remember to check in on your local paper's website for breaking news throughout the day.8.26am: A FAR South Coast man, sentenced to seven months’ jail for causing a car crash north of Berry which resulted in an unborn child dying, has appealed the severity of..>> view originalTigers win fourth straight
THE Bomaderry Tigers made it four straight wins on Saturday at Artie Smith Oval when they defeated the Shellharbour Suns 9.17-71 to 8.6-54. THE Bomaderry Tigers made it four straight wins on Saturday at Artie Smith Oval when they defeated the Shellharbour Suns 9.17-71 to 8.6-54.SURROUNDED: Bomaderry's Sam Tucker. Photo: CATHY RUSSELLDespite a slow start and inaccurate kicking, the Tigers fought back in the second half to consolidate fourth spot on the AFL South Coast ladder.Goal k..>> view originalNRL contracts: The $900000 upgrade consideration in St George ...
THERE’S a perception around rugby league circles St George Illawarra has plenty of cash to throw around at the moment.But the man that helps juggle the books says it’s not all champagne and caviar down in sunny Wollongong.The Dragons have been one of the big players in the ever-shifting NRL market of late, most publicly missing out on the signatures of Lachlan Coote and Luke Keary.They snagged Tariq Sims and managed to lure him down from Newcastle mid-season, and it’s rumoured a couple of off-co..>> view original
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
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