‘Withdraw the merger, please’ – protests dog Baird’s visit

Kate McIlwain
Andrew Pearson
Updated October 17 2016 - 8:55pm, first published 6:00pm
Rallying together: Dozens of protestors greeted Premier Mike Baird in Wollongong.
Rallying together: Dozens of protestors greeted Premier Mike Baird in Wollongong.

Shellharbour Mayor Marianne Saliba seized the opportunity to publicly air her grievances with NSW Premier Mike Baird on Monday, confronting him twice as he visited Wollongong to speak at the Local Government NSW conference.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

Andrew Pearson

Andrew grew up in the western Riverina town of Hay and has strong ties to the region. He is a former DA journo who has a passion for breaking news and has covered everything from council and politics to crime and court.

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