Michael Oliver was arrested about 4pm on Saturday at an address on Fowlers Road in relation to a domestic violence incident.

After further inquiries, police applied for a search warrant and returned to the same address about 9pm.

During a search of the home, police allegedly located a shortened firearm, a crossbow, knives, a mobile phone, large amounts of power tools suspected of being stolen, along with an amount of ice.

The man was taken to Lake Illawarra Police Station where he was charged with common assault/intimidation (DV related), larceny, possess unauthorised prohibited firearm and supply prohibited drug.

He did not apply for bail at a bail hearing on Sunday and will return to Wollongong Local Court on Monday.