'Coffee with a Cop' in Wollongong and other top stories.

• 'Coffee with a Cop' in Wollongong

  

  Wollongong Local Area Command are proud to support ‘Wear it Purple’ 2016; a student-run event that promotes the well-being of all young people, and the prevention of bullying and youth suicide by encouraging people to be proud of who they are, NSW Police say. ‘Wear it Purple’ takes place today tomorrow, and will see police officers out and about in the Wollongong CBD taking a stand in purple. Local police will also be hosting ‘Coffee with a Cop’ at the University of Wollongong at 10am, where di..

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• Then & Now: Historic buildings of the Illawarra | photos

  

  Wollongong Jail, built in 1859, stood opposite Belmore Basin. The tramlines in front of the jail were for the transport of coal to the harbour. Wollongong Jail, built in 1859, stood opposite Belmore Basin. The tramlines in front of the jail were for the transport of coal to the harbour. CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO READ MOREAn early photograph of the Wollongong Jail exercise yard. CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO READ MOREThe site of the old Wollongong Jail. Cliff Road, Wollongong in 2012. CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO R..

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• From franchise King to Grill'd Burger King

  

  The new Grill'd restaurant in a new dining precinct known as The Avenue on the cinema side of Stockland Shellharbour is opening on Monday. The new Grill'd restaurant in a new dining precinct known as The Avenue on the cinema side of Stockland Shellharbour is opening on Monday.It comes just two weeks after Lone Star Shellharbour opened at the former Groove Train and Ribs and Rumps site. Grill'd Shellharbour is opening on Monday The framework for the glass roof..

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• What's happening in Illawarra

  

  The new Grill'd restaurant in a new dining precinct known as The Avenue on the cinema side of Stockland Shellharbour is opening on Monday. The new Grill'd restaurant in a new dining precinct known as The Avenue on the cinema side of Stockland Shellharbour is opening on Monday.It comes just two weeks after Lone Star Shellharbour opened at the former Groove Train and Ribs and Rumps site. Grill'd Shellharbour is opening on Monday The framework for the glass roof..

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• Put it in your diary now, it will be a day not to be missed.

  

  Editorial for the August 27 edition of the Illawarra Mercury. Put it in your diary now, it will be a day not to be missed.Saturday, September 3, will be the day to be in the Wollongong CBD. It promises to be huge.It was already going to be a significant day in the Illawarra events calendar with the much anticipated H&M open for its first weekend and the heats of the popular Illawarra’s Next Top Model competition.Those two things would have dragged a crowd alone.Yet now there will ..

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• Hill 60 tunnel work among 14 projects to share in $2 million

  

  PORT PYRAMIDS: Dozens of white concrete triangles - beach tank traps left over from World War II - fill up the heritage park at the Breakwater Battery Museum to create a striking sculpture by the sea. Photo: Seascape Cafe THE FOOD SCENE: In the past few years, Wollongong's hospitality industry has thrived, creating a close-knit scene of chefs and restaurateurs. With places like Babyface Kitchen, Rookie, Lorenzo's, Bull and Bear, Caveau and Sandygoodwich (yes really, try eating there at night for..

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• Cracks show in Mall seats

  

  Flash design already showing cracks - was this 'street furniture' a case of form over function? The cracks are appearing in the same place with each seat - the point where the structure extends past the foundation.Cracks are showing in the uber-modern concrete seats installed along Wollongong’s Crown St Mall, less than two years after they were christened as part of the strip’s $20.5 million upgrade.The cracking is occurring in the same place on many seats, leading to queries on w..

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• Luke Russell flies in US Pro debut

  

  Not many 15-year-olds get to hang out out with world champions and legends in their sport but Wollongong skater Luke Russell is building an impressive resume including competing in his first international pro event. Not many 15-year-olds get to hang out out with world champions and legends in their sport but Wollongong skater Luke Russell is building an impressive resume including competing in his first international pro event.A rising talent in Australian skateboarding, Russell j..

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• Boyfriend of Belinda Van Krevel admits domestic violence towards her

  

  Belinda Van Krevel's ex-boyfriend admits assault, intimidation offences. Victim: Belinda Van Krevel leaves Wollongong courthouse on Friday after giving evidence against her estranged boyfriend, Glenn McKechnie; Van Krevel in her younger years (inset). Main picture: Angela ThompsonThe estranged boyfriend of notorious Illawarra criminal Belinda Van Krevel has admitted to assaulting and stalking her following the breakdown of their four month relationship.Glenn Macrae McKechnie, 44, ..

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Aussie women miss medals for first time in Olympic triathlon history .	Locals lose out as $2.3b NSW intercity train fleet to be built in South ... .
Gibson 'not OK' after serious gym mishap .	Women at the Olympics have equal claim to glory .