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Chief Titus Karack inspects the remains of his blackened village. Pictures: Paul Jones

'Their hearts are here': Vanuatu islanders return to volcanic home

Paul Jones
2hrs ago

Shame of Mt Poosley: Truck rest stop toilets a disgrace

Ashleigh Tullis

Locked out: Coal terminal workers Brent Grose, Ryan Warth, Nathan Patino and Gerry Montes at the picket line. Picture: Adam McLean

‘We’re not going anywhere’, say locked-out Port Kembla Coal Terminal workers

Glen Humphries
13m ago

Just got it: Rebecca Cooper leaves court after receiving a fine and a good behaviour bond for animal cruelty, assault and intimidation charges.

Illawarra woman who admitted beating her dog still allowed to own animals: court

Shannon Tonkin

FUNDING WIN: CMRP director Distinguished Professor Anatoly Rozenfeld and fellow UOW researcher, physicist Dr Linh Tran have been awarded funding from the European Space Agency. Picture: Paul Jones

European Space Agency funding for UOW invention

Agron Latifi
23m ago

WALK: Bikers 4 Heroes members Stu Butler (Captain America), Russell Parkinson (Deadpool) and Daniel Barnes (Spiderman). Picture: Adam McLean

Illawarra superheroes to walk among us on Australia Day

Agron Latifi
2hrs ago

Wollongong charity has status revoked after fraud case

Greg Ellis

Terara House was sold for $6.25 million.

Look inside the South Coast’s most expensive properties sold in 2018

Madeline Crittenden

Port Kembla Coal Terminal workers set to picket

Folk festival hits all the right notes for ‘Campbell the Swaggie’

French Navymen jet in to HARS to see an old friend

Anglicare told new Bulli link road is ‘not negotiable’

Chief Titus Karack inspects the remains of his blackened village. Pictures: Paul Jones

'Their hearts are here': Vanuatu islanders return to volcanic home

2hrs ago

Innovative mates: Lachlan Hingley, Dean Martelozzo & Jared Smith. Pic: Robert Peet.

Wollongong’s first vodka distillery – with tasting bar – opens

The new-look Fleetwood Mac.

New-look Fleetwood Mac to tour Australia with Neil Finn

Illawarra’s most expensive homes in 2018 – in photos

FOR LEASE: Trang will serve Pho no more.

Wollongong favourite Trang gone but not Pho-gotten

Amy Angeloska, Emily Noakes, Elise Callaghan and Katie Hayes at Kembla Grange Racecourse.

Time out in the Illawarra: social photos

‘We’re not going anywhere’, say locked-out Port Kembla Coal Terminal workers

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European Space Agency funding for UOW invention

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'Their hearts are here': Vanuatu islanders return to volcanic home

2hrs ago

Illawarra superheroes to walk among us on Australia Day

2hrs ago

Shame of Mt Poosley: Truck rest stop toilets a disgrace

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Look inside the South Coast’s most expensive properties sold in 2018

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OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: Dragons coach Paul McGregor believes he has all the pieces in place for a legitimate title charge in 2019. Picture: Dragons Media

Window wide open for 2019 Dragons

Mitch Jennings

NICE: Todd Blanchfield celebrates his dagger three in the Hawks win over New Zealand on Friday night. Picture: AAP

HOOPLA: The Penney drops for red-hot Blanchfield

Mitch Jennings

HEAVYWEIGHTS: Dave Andersen and Shawn Long go to work in the block. Picture: Robert Peet

HOOPLA: Inside men getting it done

Mitch Jennings

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: Dragons coach Paul McGregor believes he has all the pieces in place for a legitimate title charge in 2019. Picture: Dragons Media

Window wide open for 2019 Dragons

Breakers coach Kevin Braswell. Picture: AAP

WEC attracts scrutiny again

Mitch Jennings

Setting the foundation: Wollongong opener Dave Studholme scored a quickfire 22 in Sunday's final. Picture: Adam McLean.

Maddinson inspires victory

Cameron Mee

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WALK: Bikers 4 Heroes members Stu Butler (Captain America), Russell Parkinson (Deadpool) and Daniel Barnes (Spiderman). Picture: Adam McLean

Illawarra superheroes to walk among us on Australia Day

Agron Latifi
2hrs ago

Actor/director David Field at his Northern Suburbs home. David has starred in a slew of Aussie film including Chopper, Two Hands, Getting Square - and has directed his second film The Combination Redemption. Picture: Robert Peet

Illawarra actor wants to see more ethnic diversity in film

Desiree Savage

A patron sits and plays his accordion at the Illawarra Folk Festival in Bulli on Friday. Picture: Nick Hartgerink

Meet ]some of the folk behind Bulli’s annual folk festival

Desiree Savage

One of Australia’s top eye surgeons brings his talents to Wollongong

The start of a new year is a great time to review how much your mobile plan is costing you. In 2019 celebrate the peace-of-mind of a Pennytel mobile plan knowing your data usage is covered month to month.

A New Year’s resolution that will be easy to keep

Emma Brown

Don't let cash flow issues tie your business down in 2019. Keep growing with an easy to apply for equipment finance loan from LendingPro.

New year, bigger business

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One of Australia’s top eye surgeons brings his talents to Wollongong

Learning to drive or know someone who is?

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Questacon is an exciting and intriguing concentration of science brought to life in vivid techni-colour.

The ultimate family fun holiday itinerary in Canberra

Emma Elsworthy

Illawarra’s most expensive homes in 2018 – in photos

Brendan Crabb

Pictures: Supplied

‘Nirvana’ near Berry has $3.5m to $4m asking price

Brendan Crabb

PROPERTY: Do you have an interesting real estate story that could be featured in an upcoming edition? Please email brendan.crabb@fairfaxmedia.com.au with details.

Illawarra investor ‘resolutions’ for new year success

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

QPR ADVOCATES: The Illawarra Hawks playing group undertaking suicide prevention training as part of the #care2qpr campaign. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

Illawarra Hawks join QPR campaign for suicide prevention

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

Those gathered at the Illawarra Shoalhaven Suicide Prevention Collaborative's event in Kiama on Thursday heard from panel members about the success of the LifeSpan project. Pictures: Robert Peet

Celebrating region’s world-class approach to suicide prevention

Lisa Wachsmuth

Judie and Ron Clark with their son Aaron who died by suicide 22 months ago. Picture: Supplied

South Coast mother’s mission after son’s death by suicide

Lisa Wachsmuth

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Hope Solo in action for Seattle Reign. The former US goalkeeper will highlight the inaugural Football Writers’ Festival in Jamberoo on March 23-24. Picture: Craig Mitchelldyer / Associated Press

World Cup winner to highlight Jamberoo football festival

Agron Latifi

FLY IN VISIT: The former French Marine Neptune 566 at HARS Aviation Museum. A French Navy jet crew will visit HARS on Saturday.

French Navy crew to jet into Illawarra Regional Airport for HARS’ visit

Agron Latifi

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MAKING A SPLASH: Wests Illawarra Aquatic Swim Club member Regan Smith is looking forward to the Ocean Pool Challenge on January 21. Picture: Adam McLean

Wollongong teens make a splash with Ocean Pool Challenge

Agron Latifi

Take it slowly: It's easy to quickly pack on extra kilos over Christmas New Year but the trick to losing them is to take it gradually, according to fitness expert Lukas Chodat.

How to lose those Christmas kilos

Lukas Chodat

Picture: Robert Peet

Fuel tanker fire clean up under way at West Wollongong

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

Watch dramatic footage of massive Corrimal High inferno

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

Picture: Robert Peet

M1 closed until at least tonight after Wollongong tanker blaze

Flick through the gallery to see the top stories of 2018. Click on the photo to read the online story.

The Illawarra’s 21 most-clicked stories of 2018

Farah Cody, Kais Simmonite and Jye Bridal.

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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

Six charged, $2.8m worth of drugs seized in mass Wollongong police raids

GET IT RIGHT: Ensuring your seat belt fits properly could prove critical in a crash.

Seat belts: Are you using yours properly?

Professor Kiarash Khosrotehrani.

Cutting off melanoma escape routes

PROSTATE: Research shows some men would prefer to sacrifice survival odds rather than suffer the side-effects of prostate cancer treatment.

Prostate cancer: men trade-off survival for quality of life

Eileen Wood

ED SPACE: The value of living life with a kind heart

Julian O'Brien

Helping others is good for your own health

Toby Dawson

Editorial, January 18: Naar a step ahead of the competition

Scott Morrison doesn't mind the boos he received during the Australian Open.

Booing PM a 'great tradition': Morrison

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Aiia Maasarwe's father Saeed Maasarwe will be taking her body home for a proper Muslim burial.

Body of Aiia Maasarwe released to family

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More interstate help has arrived as Tasmania's firefighters face horrendous weather and bushfires.

Warning over uncontrolled Tas bushfire

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The 20-year-old man arrested over the death of student Aiia Maasarwe has faced court again.

Family to learn details of student's death

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Three men charged with murdering Brisbane man Robert Frescon have appeared in court.

Three face court over Brisbane murder

Christine Flatley
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Keith Urban. Main photo: Photo: Russ Harrington Cheryl Byrnes inset. Photo: Gareth Gardner

Tamworth's role in Keith Urban's path to fame, and vice versa

Carolyn Millet
Madeline Link
2hrs ago

Jeph Ko has been praised for his "remarkable grace", after he forgave two thieves who injured him.

SA hit-run victim praised for 'grace'

2hrs ago

SLEAFORD SIGHTING: Southern right whale Winkulari and her calf Ringkari at Sleaford near Port Lincoln on the Lower Eyre Peninsula. Photo: Marianne Stockham

Possible sighting of whale calf Ringkari at Kangaroo Island

Stan Gorton
2hrs ago

Back in time: The historic Mary Valley Rattler.

Relive history this Australia Day weekend

John Rozentals

Adventure Bay Retreat: Something special on Bruny Island. Photo: Brad Harris

Your weekly travel inspiration

John Rozentals

Wilpena Pound: a natural amphitheatre.

Find yourself in the Flinders Ranges

John Rozental

INSPIRATION: Homemaker centres are ideal hunting grounds to source materials and decorative items to create a unique alfresco space.

The ideal alfresco space

Lots of benefits: Worms not only munch through a lot of your food waste, but will also produce fertiliser that your plants will love.

Worms help reduce waste

For more recipes see australianlamb.com.au

Try this: Honey, pineapple and chilli lamb leg