8.25am That's a lot of meat ....

8.20am On Saturday children showed off their Lego-made robotics projects in an event at Unanderra designed to show a fun side of science. Angela Thompson reports.

8.17am It's been 60 years since the first rugby league match was played in the US. But I think this photo might be a bit staged.

8.14am One final check on the trains for the morning reveals there is still good service on the South Coast line.

8.12am If you’re a young woman who wants to rock out, get onto this now. On Saturday Wollongong’s Babymachine is running a class for young women, to teach them the basics of songwriting and playing classic rock instruments: guitar, bass & drums.

It’s at the Wollongong Youth Centre and it’s free but you need to book by calling  4227 8222. 

8.04am TRAFFIC: there is a car broken down on Windang Road near the Golf Place intersection. One of the northbound lanes is closed as a result.

8.02am Illawarra cricket kids bowed their heads for a minute’s silence Saturday morning as they prepared to play in memory of Phillip Hughes, Angela Thompson reports.

7.58am Presumably the kid's meal was more satisfying than the shark's.

7.53am Need a reminder of stupid things you shouldn't do? Well, here's a whole video full of them. Allow me to remind you, do not try these at home. Or anywhere else.

7.46am An 18-year-old reported he was assaulted, knocked unconscious and robbed by a number of men in Port Kembla early on Sunday morning. Police found some of the stolen items in a search and investigations are continuing. Find out more here.

7.40am Police  are unsure whether a newborn baby found at Maroubra beach was stillborn, died after birth or was killed.

7.36am A new exhibition at the University of Wollongong library takes a look at the Illawarra through the eyes of early European explorers. For the full story check out this piece by Jodie Duffy.

7.34am I don't know if this would stop you coughing but, looking at those ingredients, it'd stop you doing a lot of things. A spoonful of that and you'd soon be asleep.

7.30am In sport, Shellharbour’s Caitlin Foord showed her talents in Perth Glory’s 5-0 thumping of Sydney FC at WIN Stadium on Sunday. Foord scored a goal herself and set up another for team-mate Sam Kerr. Check out Mitch Cohen’s match report here.

7.24am Look! It's former Steeler Rod Henniker sporting the rather rare Kaiser Stuhl jerseys the team wore back in the day.

7.20am In news from across the ditch, Air New Zealand is investigating staff after reports off-duty staff ‘‘cuddled’’ an All Blacks player on the same flight. It seems there were also claims the staff members were drunk and abused fellow staff.

7.17am This weekend, a lot of very inventive people visited Wollongong to take part in Hackagong and pitch their ideas to judges in hopes of winning some seed money. Bree Fuller has the story.

7.12am A man has used his obituary to reveal his secret crime-fighting alter ego.

7am Here’s some music to get you going on a Monday - a mix of cellos and rock. This Croatian duo called 2CELLOS are pretty popular in some parts. And they sure can rock.

6.53am If you’ve just joined us, welcome aboard. Both the traffic and trains are looking good. It mightn’t hurt to pack an umbrella for work today, as the forecast is for some afternoon and evening thunderstorms.

6.45am These days, it's hard to believe this event was such a big deal.

6.41am A question about the need for sunscreen sparked Parrys Raines’ passion for the environment. Find out more in this story by Bree Fuller.

6.34am In local sport, the East Coast Rodeo Championships came to Shellharbour’s Ron Costello Oval over the weekend. Check out Mitch Jennings’ report and our photo gallery here.

6.26am In World news, a just-released North Korean report has given Kim Jong-un’s younger sister Kim Yo-jong the official title of ‘‘vice department director’’ of the Workers’ Party of Korea's central committee. It’s a rare piece of news relating to reclusive first family.

6.21am ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: It seems some sci-fi geeks are happy George Lucas doesn’t get to tinker with the upcoming Star Wars film. This stems from their disapproval at the way he went CGI crazy when he revamped the first three films.

To illustrate their point, they’ve made a ‘‘George Lucas’’ version of the new trailer, complete with unnecessary extras.

Here’s the original trailer.

And here’s the "George Lucas special edition"

6.14am and it’s time for some national news from the Sydney Morning Herald

* The Baird government $20 billion leasing of the poles and wires looks to be in trouble with the Shooters and Fishers Party saying it will never support the transaction.

* Injured Wallaby flanker David Pocock has been arrested after chaining himself to a digger to protest against a controversial coalmine in north-west NSW, according to activists.

* Public and private schools will be required to share all relevant information with each other about students they expel to ensure badly behaved or troubled children do not simply ‘‘become another school's problem’’, says NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli.

6.08am Here are some of the top stories from today’s Illawarra Mercury

* There are 221 public housing tenants in the Illawarra who have hidden extra income or financial assets from authorities, reports Brianna Parkins.

* The NSW Liberal Party have chosen the candidates for the Illawarra but are keeping the names secret until later this week, writes Shannon Tonkin.

* The $66 million Regency Tower project planned for the corner of Regent and Rawson streets could come to a halt, reports Shannon Tonkin.

6am Hello and welcome to another working week. Lets check out what we can expect in terms of the weather for another Monday

WEATHER: We can expect a mostly sunny morning with about an 80 per cent chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. The maximum temperatures is tipped to be around 27 degrees.

And, as for the traffic...

TRAFFIC: At this stage all the roads in the Illawarra are looking good.

And the trains?

TRAINS: Well, Sydney Trains is reporting good service on the South Coast line this morning.