Wollongong residents wake up to water at front door and other top stories.

• Wollongong residents wake up to water at front door

  

  Water inundates the yards of homes on Swan and Evans streets. Wollongong residents wake up to water at front door Justin Craig had his kayak out surveying the damage around the property and surrounding streets, and organising a plan of action for his family on Sunday. Photo: Sylvia LiberJustin Craig had his kayak out surveying the damage around the property and surrounding streets, and organising a plan of action for his family. Photo: Sylvia LiberWilma Stag..

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• Stormageddon: Weather pummels NSW, dims Vivid Festival, floods ...

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Sydney weather: Northbridge flooded The historic stone bridge over Tunks Park at Northbridge is flooded to axle-depth on Sunday morning. PT0M38S 620 349 A flood evacuation order has been issued for people across low-lying parts of Sydney's south-west as wild weather, fuelled by an intense weather system on the NSW coast, continues to lash Sydney..The State Emergency Service has directed residents in the following areas of Chipping Norton to eva..

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• Dangerous weather forces closures to roads and public transport ...

  

  As heavy rain, strong winds and flash-flooding continue to batter NSW, wild conditions have caused closures to roads and public transport services across the state.PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES AFFECTED:TRAINS: The Southern Highlands Line is partially closed between Campbelltown and Moss Vale due to flooding. A limited replacement bus services is operating but is unable to access Douglas Park Station due to flooding of surrounding roads The T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line is partially closed b..

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• Hundreds evacuated as storm rages

  

  Huge swells batter Narrabeen beach00:01:02 Huge swells have battered Narrabeen beach. Courtesy: Dr Mitchell Harley UNSW Water research Lab. SOME of the worst storms since the 1970s have battered parts of Sydney, as a monster storm front continues to wreak havoc up and down the coast with roads cut, homes flooded and emergency services forced to rescue people from floodwaters. Dozens of towns and suburbs are on flood watch las one of the widest-reaching storm cells in dec..

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• King tide keeps SES on high alert on Sunday night

  

  The highest tide of the year at the end of a weekend of torrential rain had the SES on high alert on Sunday night as a flood watch remained in place for the Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla and Bega Valley. King tide keeps SES on high alert on Sunday night Wollongong Breakwall gets pounded by huge surf on Sunday. Photo: Sylvia LiberWollongong Breakwall gets pounded by huge surf on Sunday. Photo: Sylvia LiberWollongong Breakwall gets pounded by huge surf on Sunday. Ph..

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• Storm wreaks havoc on the Illawarra: share your photos, videos

  

  "Photos of Bulli Winter Swimming Club Members 'Sea Lions' getting their 100% attendance up even with closure of Bulli Ocean Pool by swimming in water hole at the back of Bulli Surf Club." Photo: Debbie Rosa"Illawarra PRS and NSW SES Shellharbour City Unit flood techs attending car in drain. Simple accidents can become that much more dangerous, delay your trip until the weather improves." Photo: Illawarra Police Rescue Squad - NSW Police ForceBig seas at McCauley's Beach, Thirroul. Photo: Lisa Jo..

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• Fiance pays tribute to Fairy Meadow woman Renee Lenz after Bulli ...

  

  MEMORY WALL: Twenty-nine-year old hairdresser dies in a one-car accident in rainy weather at Bulli Tops. Renee Lenz with her fiance Andrew Nathan. Ms Lenz died when her car hit a tree on the Princes Motorway at Bulli Tops on Saturday. Picture: FacebookLeave a tribute for Renee on the memory wall belowThe fiance of a woman who died in a Bulli Tops car accident on Saturday is mourning the loss of his “beautiful queen”Twenty-nine-year old hairdresser Renee Lenz died in a one-car ..

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• UOW upskirter's conviction overturned

  

  Judge agrees to request to wipe fine, conviction. Nicholas Toso leaving Wollongong court in March.A former University of Wollongong psychology student who filmed up a fellow student's skirt in the campus library last October has had his conviction overturned on appeal.Nicholas Toso, 20, was fined $2,000 and placed on a three-year good behaviour bond in Wollongong Local Court in March after the presiding magistrate labelled his actions “shameful”.The court heard Toso and the victim..

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• Train pain for commuters

  

  “I would leave the house at 6am and get home at 6pm and pretty much never saw my kids.'' train pain: Marc Duggan found the Wollongong-Sydney rail commute so bad he gave it up after a year - and he hasn't missed it a bit. Picture: Adam McLeanTwelve months of the rail commute to Sydney was all Marc Duggan could handle.The IT worker took the train to work Monday to Friday for a year until it proved too much and he quit in June 2014. “I would leave the house at 6am and get home at 6pm..

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• Woman charged after allegedly driving drunk into Sydney floodwaters

  

  Woman charged after allegedly driving drunk into Sydney floodwaters A woman has been charged with drink driving after allegedly ignoring two ignoring roadblocks and driving into floodwaters at Albion Park in Wollongong this morning.The 33-year-old driver was rescued by emergency services after her Honda Accord became trapped at 5am.She was taken to Lake Illawarra Police Station where she allegedly returned a blood-alcohol content reading of 0.076. Advertisement She was charged with low-range..

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