Wollongong Transitions To Service-Based Economy
Wollongong, the ever-expanding economic centre for the Illawarra region, is transitioning from a manufacturing to a service-based economy, with healthcare, education and IT the core sectors at its heart. Knight Frank’s latest Research report, Wollongong Insight: June 2016 discusses the fundamental changes occurring in Wollongong’s business sector and how this will impact on the property market. According to the report, population growth in the Wollongong local government area (LGA) is expected t..>> view originalWhat's happening in Illawarra
Wollongong’s tourism boss Mark Sleigh has welcomed a $43 million overhaul to regional tourism from the NSW Government. Wollongong’s tourism boss Mark Sleigh has welcomed a $43 million overhaul to regional tourism from the NSW Government.The reforms, announced on Tuesday, will divide the state into six new “destination networks”.Once part of a huge “Sydney surrounds” region that encompassed the Hunter Valley and Blue Mountains, the Illawarra will now be grouped with the Southern Hi..>> view originalWollongong man jailed for molesting daughter's friend
Man who molested daughter's 13-year-old friend claims her bikini, shorts and singlet outfit was "provocative". A Wollongong man has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after confessing to indecently assaulting his teenage daughter’s friend while she was visiting their house.The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, repeatedly groped the 13-year-old on the afternoon of October 5 last year while she was waiting outside his daughter’s bedroom.The court heard he approached the ..>> view originalMeet Wollongong's Miss World Australia entrant
Wollongong's Alex Sindanovic is competing in the NSW final of Miss World Australia in Sydney on Friday. Star of tomorrow at Humber: Beauty With a Purpose entrant Alex Sindanovic, 20, of Mount Pleasant, is flying the flag for Wollongong at the NSW state final of Miss World Australia this Friday. Picture: Greg Ellis.Meet Alex Sindanovic.She is competing in the NSW final of Miss World Australia in Sydney on Friday.Ms Sindanovic has been interested in modelling since she was talked in..>> view originalThe South Coast Regional Wrap | Wednesday, July 6, 2016
7.43am: Belle Property Wollongong has cleared $32 million worth of property in one weekend, a third of it made on Friday night. Principal agent Darren Kay said ...>> view original'Involve the police? A bit extreme?'
A student at Sydney University has spent his own money making Freedom of Information requests to obtain statistics about the number of sexual assaults that happen on campus. Picture: John AppleyardOVER the past five years, the University of Sydney has failed to inform police of almost two thirds of all cases of rape, attempted rape, and indecent assault reported on campus, new documents reveal.Tom Joyner, a current editor of Sydney University student newspaper Honi Soit, published the findings a..>> view originalDynamic duo perform
Wendy Hiscocks has lived in London for the best part of 30 years but the Wollongong-born composer and musician’s frequent visits home often include a performance with a local musician. TOP DUO: Virtuoso young violinist Anna da Silva Chen and visiting composer-pianist Wendy Hiscocks will perform at Gerringong Town Hall on July 10.Wendy Hiscocks has lived in London for the best part of 30 years but the Wollongong-born composer and musician’s frequent visits home often include a perf..>> view originalAEC workers during the fresh scrutiny of Senate votes. Picture: Troy ...
ELECTION LIVE: PM confident of forming govt1:09Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says he's still confident the coalition will secure majority government. AEC workers during the fresh scrutiny of Senate votes. Picture: Troy SnookHOSPITAL patients have complained they never got the chance to vote in the election, as the Australian Electoral Commission — already under fire for a succession of bungles — admitted it failed to send teams out to all hospitals and nursing homes.One patient, who is bedrid..>> view originalThe lessons to be learned now the ABC's pulled its 'inacurate' Wi ...
The ABC has this week announced that an episode of its Catalyst television program “breached the ABC’s impartiality standards” when it raised concerns about the safety of wireless devices such as mobile phones. The episode, titled Wi-Fried? and broadcast on February 16 this year, claimed that the radiofrequency (RF) emissions from Wi-Fi was causing health effects ranging from DNA damage to cancer. Such statements are not mainstream scientific positions, but rather are views that leading health ..>> view originalWild winds causing havoc
The Bureau of Meteorology's wind maps shows wind gust of up to 100km/h along the NSW east coast. Picture: BoMWILD WINDS are battering parts of NSW and Victoria with warnings of gales and dangerous gusts of up to 100km/h.Already on Wednesday, gusts of 91km/h have been recorded at Newcastle Airport and 87km/h at the iconic Nobbys Beach close to the northern NSW city’s CBD.The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has issued a series of severe weather warnings following a deep low weather trough parking itse..>> view original
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