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Luke Herbert was the driver of a train that a boy ran in front of at the Bong Bong Road level crossing at Dapto last month.

As he ran in front of train Dapto boy gave driver the finger

Glen Humphries

Rollover witness in Wollongong murder case ‘bashed’ by accused killer in prison

Shannon Tonkin

RFS and NSW Fire and Rescue crews fighting a fire behind properties in the Princes Highway in Bomaderry. Picture: Adam McLean

The Illawarra’s worst August fire weather in more than a decade

Andrew Pearson

'Tonight you die': Mangerton man terrorised in his own home

Angela Thompson
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'Gotcha': Police arrest Unanderra teen Luke Frost after he fled the scene of two car crashes he allegedly caused during peak-hour traffic on Tuesday.

Teen charged over Towradgi crashes a ‘disqualified L-plater’: court

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One in two Wollongong patients out of pocket for Medicare services

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LET IT FLOW: Mike Dowd (right) and Jason Cooper at the Wellington Drive site. Picture: ROBERT PEET.

Remembering 1998 floods means planning for it to happen again

Ben Langford

Entries now open for Wollongong’s $20,000 EMSLA art prize

Northern suburbs unit spree continues in Thirroul

Wollongong by-election could cost ratepayers $300,000: lord mayor

Illawarra commuters’ long wait for a train home from Central

Luke Herbert was the driver of a train that a boy ran in front of at the Bong Bong Road level crossing at Dapto last month.

As he ran in front of train Dapto boy gave driver the finger

RFS crews Wingello 1 and Alpine fight a blaze near the sale yards at Bomaderry. Picture: Adam McLean

Wild winds fan fires across the Illawarra, South Coast

Corey Ring was killed in the early-hours crash that left his friends Tahlee De Clouett and Baxter Woodger with serious injuries. Pictures: WA Police; Facebook

Northern Illawarra mourns man killed in remote cliff crash

Pictures: Sylvia Liber

Towradgi road crash teen chased down, arrested

Death wish: A boy risks death by running across a Dapto level crossing in the path of an oncoming four-car train. Despite the risks, the South Coast line is one of the worst when it comes to people ignoring level crossings.

Watch as Dapto boy dices with death at level crossing

Illawarra pet lovers celebrate International Cat Day – your photos

Illawarra Music Foundry to foster young muso’s with $60k band comp

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One in two Wollongong patients out of pocket for Medicare services

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'Tonight you die': Mangerton man terrorised in his own home

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Cost deters 1m Aussies getting medical aid

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UGLY SCENES: Players from both Warilla-Lake South and Stingrays Of Shellharbour have been sent breach notices for their role in a brawl.

Group Seven names players after Shellharbour league brawl

Courtney Ward

Wake-up call: The Dragons are confident they will rebound from last weekend's loss to the Eels. Picture: AAP Image/Craig Golding.

Dragons desperate to avoid repeat showing

Cameron Mee

On the charge: Holly Czornobej runs with the ball. Picture: Georgia Matts.

Girls prepare for tag finals

Cameron Mee

UGLY SCENES: Players from both Warilla-Lake South and Stingrays Of Shellharbour have been sent breach notices for their role in a brawl.

Group Seven names players after Shellharbour league brawl

Local rivals: Illawarra's Kye Sawyer takes on a Kiama defender at the Snakepit on Sunday. Picture: Robert Peet.

Juniors hit the court

Cameron Mee

New opportunities: Illawarra Sports High has launched three new sporting programs for 2019. Picture: Adam McLean.

Sports High’s new era

Cameron Mee

EMSLA's 2017 winning artist Gina Kalabishis. Picture: Supplied

Entries now open for Wollongong’s $20,000 EMSLA art prize

Desiree Savage

Eleven things to do, see and hear around the Illawarra this week

Desiree Savage

Director John Bell's production of Puccini's Madame Butterfly for Opera Australia comes to IPAC this August. Picture: Georges Antoni

Opera Australia to audition young Illawarra singers during Madame Butterfly

Desiree Savage

Thousands of jobs: The report says a jail could attract 1489 jobs, while “the current industrial land use setting” could bring 3994 jobs to the region.

Dapto jail would rob Illawarra of 2500 jobs, new report finds

Kate McIlwain

Jailbreak: Wollongong councillors vote unanimously to oppose Dapto jail

Kate McIlwain

The wrong fit: In a proposal to be debated next week almost half of Wollongong's councillors have echoed protests from residents, who say the prison has no part in the future of West Dapto.

Wollongong councillors call on city to officially reject Dapto jail

Kate McIlwain

Imagine the places an equipment finance loan could take your business.

Equipment loans give smart businesses an edge

Emma Brown

Time to celebrate: There are plenty of benefits of getting older, and finding products tailor-made for you is just one of them.

Is this the best time of your life?

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YEAH, NAH: Regional NSW residents are four times more likely to be killed on the road than metropolitan residents.

How a few seconds of lapsed attention left Jamie almost unrecognisable

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Imagine the places an equipment finance loan could take your business.

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Quality care: Southern Medical Day Care Centre is a private day-only hospital in Wollongong offering oncology treatment and care.

Oncology: In the fight against cancer

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‘There’s no slump here’: northern suburbs still going strong

Brendan Crabb

This property at 78 Woodhill Mountain Road, Berry is for sale with a price guide of $3.85 million. Pictures: Supplied

Historic Berry farm house offers old-world charm

Brendan Crabb

Complex owned by late Kembla trainer Bede Murray for sale

Brendan Crabb

Thanks to rehab and psychotherapy Bruce McMillan has sufficiently recovered from his own mental health problems and is now helping others with theirs. Picture: Robert Peet

How talking helped this Wollongong man after years of keeping suicidal thoughts to himself

Lisa Wachsmuth

CARER: Illawarra resident Nikki Bushell, whose daughter made an attempt on her own life nearly two years ago. Picture: Robert Peet

‘I thought I had to hide every knife’: A mother’s story

Brendan Crabb

Helping others: Shellharbour teenager Isabella Brennan was relentlessly bullied after making an attempt on her life three years ago; now she and her mother Kylie Hanigan share their experiences as members of the Illawarra Shoalhaven Suicide Prevention Collaborative. Picture: Robert Peet

Illawarra teens trial groundbreaking suicide prevention program

Lisa Wachsmuth

Thanks to rehab and psychotherapy Bruce McMillan has sufficiently recovered from his own mental health problems and is now helping others with theirs. Picture: Robert Peet

How talking helped this Wollongong man after years of keeping suicidal thoughts to himself

Rhiannon Mackie made an attempt on her life five years ago, but found the support she needed and is looking towards a bright future. Picture: Adam McLean

‘I have everything to live for,’ says Rhiannon after suicide attempt

Lisa Wachsmuth

Important role: Steve Gibbeson has helped create a supportive culture for members at Thirroul Surf Club and says community support is vital for anyone struggling with suicidal thoughts. Picture: Adam McLean

Thirroul man aims to reduce ripple effect of suicide after loss

Lisa Wachsmuth

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On song: There's still time to grab a seat at the Korimul Gang Show, which will be full of singing, dancing and comedy sketches. Picture: Supplied

Illawarra scouts and guides to take to stage for variety show

Lisa Wachsmuth

Former model and fitness trainer Emily Skye launched her business with a Facebook page and a blog. Photo: Paul Harris

Women of Influence 2018: the power of social media

Hannah Tattersall

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DONATION: UOW alumna Jules McCue and UOW Art Collection director Senior Professor Amanda Lawson check out the Winged Bull. Picture: Paul Jones

A rare May Barrie art piece donated to the University of Wollongong

Agron Latifi

About 30 people gathered in Wollongong on Monday, August 6 to mark the 73rd anniversary of Hiroshima Day.

Hiroshima Day event in Wollongong calls for ‘peace not war’

Agron Latifi

8 of the most haunted places in the Illawarra and South Coast

Michael Stone, Robert Zanin, Diana Zanin and Nicole Zanin at the 33rd annual Illawarra Police Charity Ball at the UOW Hall.

All the glamorous guests at the 2018 Illawarra Police Ball

A screenshot of dashcam footage taken by Grace Stevens where a ute had to pull off onto the side of the road in order to avoid a collision with a white car driving in the opposite direction.

Shocking dash-cam footage shows close call on Monaro Highway

July 12: A man photographing the sunset at Flagstaff Hill after a storm passed late in the afternoon. Photo: Adam McLean

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Construction work proceeds on the Port stack. Flick through the gallery for more photos.

Stunning historical photos of the Port Kembla stack

Lisa Wachsmuth

Photo: Sylvia Liber

See dreamy underwater photo series taken at Bushrangers Bay

Henry Zwartz

Harpist Yasmine Russell at the Jamberoo Music Festival on Saturday morning.

Jamberoo Music Festival a roaring success in inaugural year

Rebecca Fist

Time out in the Illawarra: social photos

OUTSOURCING: 1500 new private call centre staff contracted to help with sky-rocketing telephone wait times.

Centrelink being privatised “piece by piece”, says Labor MP

Eileen Wood

INCREDIBLE INDIA: We'll see the Gateway of India in Mumbai on our fully escorted cruise.

Join us to explore India’s incredible south

Samara Ross

CONFIDENT: Associate Professor Tim Thomas and Associate Professor Anne Voss from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute with Professor Jonathan Baell from the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

New drugs put cancers to sleep – for good

Super funds are not petty cash drawers

Jody Lindbeck

How culture adds colour to the big picture

Rob Shaw

CONTRACTED: Father Brendan Lee was disappointed by Penrith's poaching of Tigers coach Ivan Cleary. Picture: Edwina Pickles

Covenant is what keeps civilisation civilised

Father Brendan Lee

NSW conditions ease but fires still burn

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Labor calls for more ambitious NEG

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PM avoids stoush over euthanasia rights

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Twelve Apostles in the running for Seven Wonders of Australia title

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13 per cent of regional students had deferred their studies because they couldn’t afford it, a study has revealed. Photo: Shutterstock

Students from regional areas so poor they are struggling to eat

Sophie Boyd
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Luke Herbert was the driver of a train that a boy ran in front of at the Bong Bong Road level crossing at Dapto last month.

As he ran in front of train, boy gave driver the finger

Glen Humphries

Drought-hit NSW farmers doing it tough, with crops dying in the ground, say they've been overlooked.

NSW farmers despair as crops turn to dust

Tom Rabe

Robyn Lambley says a floor price for alcohol would turn the Northern Territory into a nanny state.

Alcohol floor price plan divisive in NT

Greg Roberts

Enjoy the delicious juices of a traditional sausage at Kaohsiung's night market.

Insiders tips about the world’s top rated foodie experiences

Werribee Mansion Hotel and Spa is a magnificent architectural sight.

A vivid history and flavour at Werribee Mansion

Scott McRae

The National Anzac Centre … helping cement Albany’s reputation as a commemoration centre.

Six highlights in your travel week | 10 Aug

John Rozentals

Ask Noel: Timing, or time in?

Noel Whittaker
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Chai-spiced cookies.

A chai spice in vanilla cookies

Stephanie Meades

High protein diet: Eating a range of healthy protein-rich foods is essential for muscle growth, according to fitness expert Lukas Chodat.

Eat regular protein for muscle growth

Lukas Chodat