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Wollongong council plans to create commercial-only precincts in the CBD to meet a growing demand for office space. Photos: Adam McLean

SUBSCRIBERFears Wollongong's plan for commercial-only zones could turn streets into a 'ghost town'

Kate McIlwain

Detectives from the child abuse squad escort Kulkarni to Wollongong Police Station on Friday. Police: NSW Police

Wollongong man charged over alleged distribution of child porn

Erin Jamieson's Fairy Meadow shop, Sensory Studio Australia, is for kids with sensory needs. She is starting monthly morning teas for mums, dads and carers to be able to talk to each other in a safe environment with no judgement.

Coffee at Fairy Meadow for parents of kids with sensory needs

Tareyn Varley

Hundreds of travel agents will head to Darwin for the Corroboree Asia tourism convention in August.

Darwin to host major tourism convention

Colin Brinsden

Hannah Baxter and her children - Laianah, Aaliyah and Trey - were murdered by the kids' father on Wednesday. Picture: Facebook

OPINIONWhen will domestic violence in Australia be taken seriously?

Jenna Price

Lack of spaces: A shortage of on-campus car parking causes the streets surrounding UOW to fill up by 10am each day, the council's new study says. Picture: Adam Mclean.

SUBSCRIBERNew figures reveal why you can never find a parking spot at Wollongong uni

Kate McIlwain

Unusually high cases sees flu season start early in the Illawarra

Unusually high cases sees flu season start early in the Illawarra

Lisa Wachsmuth

Bega MP Andrew Constance says the bushfire emergency has forced him to reset his approach to politics. Photo: Adam McLean

'Disaster honeymoon' ends, sparking fears for South Coast bushfire survivors

John Hanscombe

Man, 59, rescued after getting stuck on roof at Mount Keira

SUBSCRIBERMangerton parolee denies owning 9mm pistol found under his bed

SUBSCRIBERTrio denied bail after Wollongong house ransacked, $25k in property stolen

SUBSCRIBEROak Flats fraudster accused of nicking elderly woman's purse only has months to live

Wollongong council plans to create commercial-only precincts in the CBD to meet a growing demand for office space. Photos: Adam McLean

SUBSCRIBERFears Wollongong's plan for commercial-only zones could turn streets into a 'ghost town'

A man has died after his car became engulfed in flames at Mount Kembla on Friday. Photo: supplied

Man dies in fiery crash at Mount Kembla

Swindled: Oak Flats great grandmother Gladys Edwards id glad the man who alleged stole $4000 from her bank account has been caught. Picture: Ashleigh Tullis

SUBSCRIBER'It won't change my nature': Oak Flats great grandmother speaks out after $4k swindle

Burning issue: NBA star Patty Mills during discussions over Indigenous cultural burning practices during his tour of the bushfire-ravaged South Coast. Picture: Twitter

SUBSCRIBERPatty Mills would be perfect solution to Hawks ownership woes

Selfless act: Nichola Pereira and Neal Byrne, with son Leo, have downsized their wedding and will donate $15,000 to bushfire victims. Picture: Adam McLean

Cordeaux Heights couple downsize wedding to donate $15K savings to bushfire victims

The view from a garage roof in Keira Street in Port Kembla. Picture: Kirk Gilmour

Boom! Port Kembla stack comes down - six years on

SKorea virus cases more than double to 433

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WHO worried about virus cases with no link

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Japan's new virus cases rise again

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SKorea virus cases more than double to 433

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Virus has infected over 77,000 globally

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PHOTOSPerth Glory's women secure upset win over Sydney FC in Wollongong

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Perth Glory celebrate after Morgan Andrews scored the first goal on Saturday in Wollongong. Picture: Sylvia Liber

PHOTOSPerth Glory's women secure upset win over Sydney FC in Wollongong

Joshua Bartlett

STRONG SHOWING: Zac Lomax was the standout in the Dragons trial victory over Newcastle in Maitland on Saturday. Picture: NRL Photos

Lomax stars in Dragons trial win over Knights

Mitch Jennings

GOOD FIT: Corey Norman says The Dragons won't miss a beat with Isaac Luke at hooker. Picture: Dragons Media

Cool hand Luke can fill McInnes void: Norman

Mitch Jennings

Perth Glory celebrate after Morgan Andrews scored the first goal on Saturday in Wollongong. Picture: Sylvia Liber

PHOTOSPerth Glory's women secure upset win over Sydney FC in Wollongong

Burning issue: NBA star Patty Mills during discussions over Indigenous cultural burning practices during his tour of the bushfire-ravaged South Coast. Picture: Twitter

SUBSCRIBERPatty Mills would be perfect solution to Hawks ownership woes

TIM BARROW

Debut: Angus Glover. Picture: Jono Searle/Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERHawks connection unable to prevent Boomers' Tall Black out

Tim Barrow

Longboats wait to take people around the island from the main beach of
Perhentian Kecil. Pictures: Michael Turtle

Sounds like my idea of paradise

Michael Turtle

Just how picture perfect can it really be? Picture: Shutterstock

The big let down: when the reality is something else entirely

Chris Leadbeater

Peek through the famous keyhole to admire the secret gardens of the ancient order of the Knights of Malta and get a picture-perfect view of St Peter's Basilica. Picture: Shutterstock

Rome's hidden secrets brought to life in rockstar city

Teresa Ooi

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Things to do in the Illawarra this week - February 18

Things to do in the Illawarra this week

Brendan Crabb

Award-winning Jamberoo artist to showcase 'photorealist paintings' at exhibition

Award-winning Jamberoo artist to showcase 'photorealist paintings' at exhibition

Brendan Crabb

Monique Clare. Picture: Supplied

'The show was something else': cellist Monique Clare on performing with Eminem

Brendan Crabb

Strong partnership: (From left) Ray Morcom's Mardi Smoother, Braiden Lowe and Andrew Morcom, and VERTO's Maria Meyers.

Perfect match: VERTO partnering with businesses and apprentices in mission to ensure skills future

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Strong partnership: (From left) Ray Morcom's Mardi Smoother, Braiden Lowe and Andrew Morcom, and VERTO's Maria Meyers.

Perfect match: VERTO partnering with businesses and apprentices in mission to ensure skills future

Autumnal hues of the USA and Canada

Autumnal hues of the USA and Canada

Emma Brown

Have a break: This summer explore more of our vast continent without worrying about network coverage. With Pennytel you can get 98.8 per cent coverage across Australia's populated areas.

Keeping covered this summer

NEW BOOK: Veronica Morgan (pictured) is probably best known for her role as co-host of Location Location Location Australia and Relocation Relocation Relocation Australia on Foxtel's The Lifestyle Channel. Picture: Supplied

TV presenter's new book offers tips on how buyers can get 'auction ready'

Brendan Crabb

Pictures: NEG Photography

Historic Kiama home on the market for first time in nearly 80 years

Brendan Crabb

Lendlease's Bingara Gorge Estate in Wilton. Picture: Supplied

'Don't bite off more than they can chew': Todd's advice for first home buyers

Brendan Crabb

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

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

Green dream in a fragile land

Green dream in a fragile land

Michelle Haines Thomas

Walk the walk: The simple act of walking daily can help boost your health and fitness no matter what your age.

Walking offers you plenty of benefits

Lukas Chodat

PLANTING IDEAS: Celebrity gardener Costa Georgiadis encourages Camdenville Public School students to see what goes on a ground level when planting fire retardant native shrubs.

Costa sows hope after fires

Robyn Ainsworth

Green dream in a fragile land

Green dream in a fragile land

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Coping with the extreme weather

Coping with the extreme weather

John Gabriele

Garrawarra Cemetery. Pictures: Christopher Chan

The forgotten souls of Waterfall's Garrawarra Cemetery

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

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

The Imperial Hotel at Clifton from a new angle — at Mt Mitchell, Stanwell Tops. Photo: Bushwalk the Gong

Is this Wollongongs most spectacular bushwalk?

Blue pool. Photo: Bushwalk the Gong

This Southern Highlands bushwalk has a blue pool, cascades and multiple lookouts

A video tour of the majestic Wollongong garden tucked under Mount Keira

A video tour of the majestic Wollongong garden tucked under Mount Keira

Bushwalk the Gong

Perth Glory celebrate after Morgan Andrews scored the first goal on Saturday in Wollongong. Picture: Sylvia Liber

PHOTOSPerth Glory's women secure upset win over Sydney FC in Wollongong

Joshua Bartlett

The view from Burragorang lookout and picnic area. Photo: Chris Piazzo, Piazza Wood Works

7 wilderness walks near Wollongong to add to your bucket list

Ashleigh Tullis

A still from footage of the fire by Top Notch Video.

Watch dramatic footage of massive Corrimal High inferno

TURNING THE PAGE: Rosie Craven is living with early stage Alzheimer's but is now able to enjoy hobbies such as reading again thanks to a new clinical trial.

Everything is Rosie thanks to new Alzheimer's drug trial

Rowan Cowley

LADY OF THE HOUSE: Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Prudence in Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, in cinemas nationally from February 27.

Dear Prudence comes out to play for unstoppable Miriam

Geraldine Cardozo

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

Hannah Baxter and her children - Laianah, Aaliyah and Trey - were murdered by the kids' father on Wednesday. Picture: Facebook

OPINIONWhen will domestic violence in Australia be taken seriously?

Jenna Price

A year ago, Angus Glover had not play basketball in two years ...

OPINIONA year ago, Angus Glover had not play basketball in two years ...

Julian O'Brien

'Communities can not subscribe to belief suicides are inevitable'

OPINION'Communities can not subscribe to belief suicides are inevitable'

Alex Hains

A vigil will be held in Brisbane for Hannah Clarke and her three children, who died on Wednesday.

Vigil to be held for Brisbane family

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Australian evacuees from China will be released from a Darwin camp after a 14-day quarantine ends.

First Darwin coronavirus quarantine ends

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Plans are underway to remove the XPT train wreck after investigators examined the derailment site.

Work begins to remove Vic derailed train

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A slow-moving tropical low could develop into Cyclone Esther in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

North Qld, NT set for cyclonic weather

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Gladys Berejiklian and Scott Morrison will speak at a Sydney memorial to bushfire victims.

State memorial for NSW bushfire victims

Steven Trask
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Seven Australians evacuated from a cruise ship in Japan have now tested positive to coronavirus.

Aust eases travel ban, virus cases rise

Georgie Moore and Robyn Wuth

The victim of a possible hit-run accident in Sydney has been identified as Antonio Plati.

Victim identified in fatal Sydney crash

Steve Zemek

Hundreds of travel agents will head to Darwin for the Corroboree Asia tourism convention in August.

Darwin to host major tourism convention

Colin Brinsden

Claire and Jon Welsh with their first pressed bale of Merino wool at Oban View, Guyra.

Why cattle producers are opting for sheep

Lucy Kinbacher

Ted O'Kane, NSW DPI Rural Resiliance Officer, Goulburn addressing the 'Strategies for 2020' forum at Boorowa.

Strategies for 2020

Stephen Burns

Livestock buyer Eliezer Robinson lost a bull and drowned a tractor when floodwaters from the Upper Orara, above Dairyville, swept across his flats. He was lucky not to lose this fence, which survived but showed the effect of receding waters

Record wet February - and the month is not over yet

Jamie Brown

CALMING INFLUENCE: Pheromones can help pets deal with stress and anxiety.

Using the call of nature to help fur kids cope with modern life

Lyndell Whyte

MODERN LOOK: The clean lines and simple forms of the Soulsby House reference the site responsive, energy efficient and cost effective homes of post-war Australian Modernism. Photos: Felix Mooneeram

A clean, green and comfortable machine

PERFECT MATCH: Ensure your beautiful dishes are complemented by beautiful glassware and a quality cutlery set.

The finer points on cutlery