Wollongong war artist reflects on documenting the Navy at work
Wollongong war artist reflects on documenting the Navy at work Posted July 22, 2016 13:44:17 Wollongong artist Bob McRae is one of the few people in Australia allowed to go on board Navy vessels to paint what he sees, but his love for the military and the nature it inhabits runs deep.Bob McRae said naval officers were at first wary of what he was doing when he stared at them.The Illawarra painter is sometimes commissioned to travel on board ships and submarines to sit..>> view originalBoys charged after Pokemon Go player robbed on Wollongong train
Police have charged two children accused of robbing a teen on a Wollongong train as he traveled home alone after playing Pokemon Go. The boys accused of the train robbery allegedly disembarked at Bellambi station. Generic photo: Sylvia Liber Police have charged two children accused of robbing a teen on a Wollongong train as he traveled home alone after playing Pokemon Go. A 16-year-old boy boarded a northbound train at Wollongong station about 9.10pm Wednesday. Three boys sat near..>> view originalCould building campuses offshore be the future for Australia's ...
At 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 accredited university for just 16 years, UOWD is billed as one of the United Arab Emirates' "oldest and most prestigious universities" – a small sign of the pace of change in the area of transnational education – and of the market value of an Australian degree.Wollo..>> view originalCruise ship to pour thousands into Illawarra economy
Destination Wollongong boss Mark Sleigh tells us why a cruise ship in Wollongong is a landmark moment for the region. Cruise ship to pour thousands into Illawarra economy exitFriday, July 22, marks 100 days until Wollongong receives its first cruise ship. It will validate a long-held dream of local councilor and Destination Wollongong board member Leigh Colacino of opening up Port Kembla to cruise liners. This week Destination Wollongong general manager Mark..>> view originalWollngong CBD's hidden slice of Silicon Valley
"We need to make sure we keep encouraging these talented people, and making the city a place where these people want to live." Accelo founders Eamonn Bell and Geoff McQueen are planning to double the staff at their Wollongong headquarters.. Picture: Robert Peet.An “innovation boom” and the Illawarra’s chance to become the next Silicon Valley have been hot topics this week, as the opening of the University of Wollongong’s iAccelerate highlighted promising ideas being developed by t..>> view originalBulli to put slip behind them
Bulli coach Ben Smith expects to see his response from his men against Wollongong United on Sunday after the club relinquished top spot on the ladder in ‘disappointing fashion’ last weekend. Bulli coach Ben Smith is expecting his men to put a ‘disappointing’ slip last weekend behind them in Sunday’s huge clash with Wollongong United.The Northern Suburbs club relinquished top spot less than seven days ago after giving up a two goal advantage at half time to draw 2-2 with South Coas..>> view originalNSW weather: BoM warning issued as Snowy Mountains ski lodges ...
NSW weather: BoM warning issued as Snowy Mountains ski lodges damaged by strong winds Updated July 22, 2016 19:09:05 Emergency services are responding to reports three ski lodges have been damaged by high winds and flooding in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains, as the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) warns of blizzard conditions in parts of the state.Fire authorities said 20 people had been moved to another part of the TarGanGil ski lodge, on Kosciuszko Road at Charlotte P..>> view originalThe Graduate: Jeremy Latimore
The Penrith Panthers have saluted prop Jeremy Latimore, who has just completed a Bachelor of Business at the University of Wollongong.Latimore commenced his studies in 2012 as part of the UOW Graduates of League program. At the time he was playing for St George-Illawarra Dragons.Despite moving to the Panthers the following season, the 29-year-old remained committed to his studies and regularly commuted to Wollongong to attend classes until he completed his final exams last month."With the trave..>> view originalSifters to undergo Tanzanian makeover for Forever Projects fundraiser
A Cordeaux Heights couple hasn't forgotten their adopted children's Tanzanian homeland, and are devoting increasing effort to enriching it from afar. HELPING HANDS: Max Dombkins, Jabari Dombkins, Ben Hawkins, Mel Cox, Mark Dombkins, Jackson Dombkins and Charlie Dombkins. Picture: Robert PeetHalf a world away from their privileged Illawarra home, Anna and Mark Dombkins saw firsthand poverty’s breathtaking effects - hunger, preventable sickness and death.HELPING HANDS: Max Dombkins,..>> view originalPushing through the pain
GAME ON column: How two Illawarra stars are rebuilding their careers after missing out on the Olympics Rising up: Albion Park's Kieran Govers at the World Cup in 2014. He and Tristan White are recovering from injury after missing the Rio Olympics. AS AUSTRALIA’S Olympic team flies out for Rio on Tuesday, Tristan White and Kieran Govers are in Wollongong rebuilding their careers.Describing their injury setbacks in the past fortnight as hard luck stories hardly does them any justice..>> view original
Friday, July 22, 2016
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