Wollongong sailors get two days' shore leave delivered to their door
Friday was a homecoming for two Wollongong sailors serving on the Royal Australian Navy minehunter HMAS Gascoyne. Wollongong sailors Lieutenant Scott Perry and Leading Seaman Gareth Foye enjoyed a special homecoming on Friday when the Royal Australian Navy minehunter HMAS Gascoyne berthed at Port Kembla.Happy to be home: Lieutenant Scott Perry and Leading Seaman Gareth Foye were ready to see family when their ship sailed into Port Kembla on Friday. Pic: Sylvia Liber. While many se..>> view originalSteel giant Bluescope sues Wollongong AWU branch for millions ...
Steel giant Bluescope sues Wollongong AWU branch for millions over unsanctioned strike Posted July 08, 2016 07:48:27 The country's biggest steel maker is suing the Australian Workers Union in Wollongong for millions of dollars over an unauthorised walk-off last month.Bluescope Steel is seeking penalties or compensation for an unsanctioned 24-hour strike by workers at Spring Hill on May 26.The AWU's Port Kembla South Coast and Southern Highlands Branch received written..>> view originalAmber Joy Poulton's Loretta Lynn Tribute COAL MINER'S ...
A homage to legendary singer, Loretta Lynn, comes to Wollongong, Nowra and Sydney in October when look-alike songstress, Amber Joy Poulton, shines the spotlight on one of Country music's most beloved performers in Coal Miner's Daughter. Amber is a multi-awarded singer-songwriter with eight Top 20 Country hits under her belt and says: "I am thrilled to be bringing the songs and stories of an inspirational industry pioneer to the stage at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, Shoalhaven Entertain..>> view originalOrlando shooting vigil organiser sent homophobic hate mail
The first hand addressed envelope, which contains biblical leaflets and typed letters, arrived at Robert Kandalaft’s Corrimal hair salon door a few days after the Orlando shooting vigil. Targeted: Corrimal hairdresser Robert Kandalaft has received "hate mail" to his salon after organising a vigil in the wake of the Orlando massacre. Picture: Sylvia Liber.A mystery "bigot" has penned some colourful hate mail to the organiser of a Wollongong marriage equality vigil, blaming the floo..>> view originalEx-sailor gets bail change for kill threat
Ex-sailor gets bail change for kill threat Jesse Matheson - AAP on July 8, 2016, 3:54 pm A former sailor arrested over threats to kill an Order of Australia recipient he claims raped him has had a change of bail application approved.Trent Bourne, 26, was charged with stalking and intimidation on July 1 after he made threats to police and staff at the Wollongong Mental Health unit to stab Warrant Officer Stuart O'Brien "in an artery so that he bleeds to death wit..>> view originalBye bye Gateway, 'Parq on Flinders' is ready for takers
Finally owners of the Gateway site are certain they'll be able to start selling apartments. Bye bye Gateway, ‘Parq on Flinders’ is ready for takers PARQ ON FLINDERS: Artist impression. The four tower development with 221 architecturally desiged apartments will sit across from Collegians Leagues Club on Flinders Street and is expected to be complete in the next three to four years. Picture: Colliers InternationalParq on Flinders, artist impression. Some units..>> view originalFriday the unlucky kitten finds a happy adoptive home
Left for dead beside the Princes Hwy, requiring two surgeries to put her badly damaged body back together ... Friday the unlucky kitten has put all that behind her. Furever home: Mauricio Quijano puts Friday through her paces at the kitten's new home. Picture: Adam McLeanTiny and unlucky, Friday the kitten had a tentative start to life. She was left for dead beside the Princes Hwy on Friday the 13th of May, then underwent two surgeries to put her badly damaged body back together. ..>> view originalBelinda Van Krevel 'victim of domestic violence'
The notorious female con says she is fearful of her estranged boyfriend, who she claims has repeatedly assaulted her. Belinda Van Krevel ‘victim of domestic violence’ Belinda Van Krevel in 2013 following her arrest on domestic violence charges. The victim was her then-boyfriend, Marshall Gould, who she stabbed five times in the neck, leg and arm in their Rockdale unit.Van Krevel leaves prison in 2007 after serving a six year sentence for soliciting her then-..>> view originalDapto without the Dogs: racing ban sends shock waves through ...
“It’s an iconic part of the township and has been here for many years – it’s world renowned.” For decades, Thursday night greyhound races have put Dapto on the map. Around Australia, and even overseas, people have heard of the Dapto Dogs.Which is why, according to Dapto Chamber of Commerce president Ian Fitzgibbon, news that the NSW Government will shut down greyhound racing sent shockwaves through the southern Wollongong town.“It’s a pretty severe blow – stunning – to destroy liv..>> view originalIllawarra Aerial Patrol misses club grants deadline
The flow of money from Shellharbour clubs to the region’s aerial patrol will dry up this year, after the troubled shark-spotting service missed a grants application cut-off. Australian Aerial Patrol chairman Harry Mitchell (left) inspects live-stream video technology at an October, 2015 demonstration at the service's Albion Park headquarters. Picture: Sylvia LiberThe flow of money from Shellharbour clubs to the region’s aerial patrol will dry up this year, after the troubled shark..>> view original
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