Dragons players involved in drunken Wollongong brawl and other top stories.

• Dragons players involved in drunken Wollongong brawl

  NRL Integrity Unit notified of a drunken Wollongong nightclub brawl involving at least two Dragons players. Dragons players charged after drunken Wollongong brawl Dragons players Siliva Havili and Tim Lafai.Blood on the footpath near Fever nightclub on Monday morning.Fever night club where it's alleged a Dragons player assaulted another man on Sunday morning. Picture: ADAM McLEANDunamis Lui during Dragons training at WIN Stadium in April. Picture: ADAM McLEA..

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• It was personal heartache that led her to push for a full-time thoracic ...

  

  There's a call for the NSW Health Minister to ‘’honour her promise’’ to secure a thoracic surgeon for Wollongong Hospital. Illawarra Thoracic Committee chairwoman Fay Campbell said she will not stop fighting for thoracic surgery to be available at Wollongong's public hospital. Picture: Adam McLeanActivist Fay Campbell is calling on NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner to ‘’honour her promise’’ to secure a thoracic surgeon for Wollongong Hospital.Mrs Campbell –  the chairwoman of th..

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• Dragons players charged after drunken Wollongong brawl

  

  NRL Integrity Unit notified of a drunken Wollongong nightclub brawl involving at least two Dragons players. Dragons players charged after drunken Wollongong brawl Dragons players Siliva Havili and Tim Lafai.Blood on the footpath near Fever nightclub on Monday morning.Fever night club where it's alleged a Dragons player assaulted another man on Sunday morning. Picture: ADAM McLEANDunamis Lui during Dragons training at WIN Stadium in April. Picture: ADAM McLEA..

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• UOW's booming offshore campuses could be future for Australian ...

  

  Building campuses offshore can be a risky business for Australia's universities. But a new invitation from India could change all that. University of Wollongong in Dubai enrolments have surged by 41 per cent in the past five years. Photo: SuppliedAt Wollongong University's booming Dubai campus, thousands of students from scores of countries are studying – in English – for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in business, finance, IT, engineering and media. Operating as an accr..

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• 'Hang the bastard': depraved murderer enrages community

  

  She was the picture of innocence. But Ebony’s name will forever be linked to a depraved, remorseless monster. ‘Hang the bastard’: depraved murderer enrages community Click on the image to see an enlarged version of the article. With thanks to Wollongong City Library for archive retrieval.Click on the image to see an enlarged version of the article. With thanks to Wollongong City Library for archive retrieval.Not forgotten: Bargo schoolgirl Ebony Simpson was ..

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• Missing man Bill Marsh found

  

  Man missing from Wollongong found in Woonona on Monday night. William Marsh, 86.9.20pm: An elderly man who went missing in Wollongong was found safe and well on Monday night.William ‘Bill’ Marsh hadn’t been seen since about 9am on Monday.Mr Marsh’s disappearance sparked a police plea for assistance, as he suffers from dementia and requires regular medication.The 86-year-old was found by a family member, reportedly his grandson, at a fast-food restaurant in Woonona about 7.30pm.It ..

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• Sydney FC scouting mission

  

  SHOOT-OUT with Jacob Timpano: Sky Blues scouting mission comes just two weeks before the Sky Blues arrive in Wollongong for the FFA Cup crowd. SYDNEY FC assistant coach Steve Corica was among the crowd at Seymour Shaw Park on Saturday night.Eyes on us: Sydney FC Steve Corica was in the crowd during the Wolves 3-1 loss to Sutherland at Seymour Shaw Park on Saturday night. The scouting mission comes just two weeks before the Sky Blues arrive in Wollongong for the FFA Cup crowd.A for..

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• Rangers celebrate history

  

  Corrimal celebrating their 125th anniversary on Saturday night. Jimmy Jenkins, Australia’s oldest living Socceroo, perhaps best embodies the history of the Corrimal Rangers Football Club.PAST AND FUTURE: Jimmy Jenkins, 92 and Corrimal Rangers youth grade player James Walker ahead of the club's 125th anniversary celebration. Picture: Georgia MattsThrough thick and thin, in life and his football career, the 92-year-old Jenkins has kept on keeping on, just like his beloved Rangers, w..

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• Make WA friendly for 33000 with dementia - The West Australian

  OPINION Rhonda Parker - The West Australian on July 25, 2016, 11:24 am hat is it that affects 33,000 West Australians and impacts seven out of 10 people reading this article? Has more than 100 causes? Changes yesterday and tomorrow? Is something most of us know little about, and for many of us, so little that it makes us uncomfortable to be around?Dementia.And of the 33,000 in WA living with a diagnosis of dementia, it comes as a surprise for most to learn that overwhelmingl..

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• Two men airlifted out of Royal National Park's notorious Figure 8 pools

  

  For the second time in a week, a large crew of emergency services were called to the pools. Pretty dangerous: Tourists are drawn to the picturesque pools to pose for photographs. Picture: Wolter Peeters. The photogenic but dangerous Figure 8 pools have struck again, after two men had to be flown to safety from the Royal National Park rock shelf on Sunday night.For the second time in a week, a large crew of emergency services were called to the pools – which have become an Instagr..

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