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New Illawarra surfing therapy program to help veterans suffering from PTSD

New Illawarra surfing therapy program to help veterans suffering from PTSD

Ashleigh Tullis

Fed up: Young people stood in the middle of the road on Crown Street to protest the Morrison government and demand action on climate change. Picture: Ashleigh Tullis

Climate change protest causes major traffic disruptions in Wollongong CBD

Ashleigh Tullis

UOW Journalism Associate Professor Siobhan McHugh. Picture: Robert Peet

UOW podcaster adds international nod to recent awards

Agron Latifi

A walk to the train station lands man in Wollongong Bail Court

A walk to the train station lands man in Wollongong Bail Court

Damaging winds could be headed for Illawarra on Monday

Damaging winds could be headed for Illawarra on Monday

INUNDATED: Scott Johnston cleans up his Kembla St place after flooding in 2012.

Flooding: blame it on the rain, not development, study says

Ben Langford

Deadly: The scene of a 2017 crash where both truck drivers lost their lives on Picton Road. While more crash barriers are being added, they are not in this location. Picture: Glenn Miller

More barriers for Picton Road - but not at truck crash site

Glen Humphries

CELEBRATING DIVERSITY: Wollongong lawyer Hayley Kelloway speaking at the seventh annual Community Leaders Iftar Dinner at UOW Innovation Campus on May 21.

Stories shared and diversity celebrated at Wollongong Iftar dinner

Agron Latifi

Teen brutally killed in house party brawl near Campbelltown

Three injured after ute slams into power pole on Windang Road

Ivan Milat's nephew speaks about his 'favourite' uncle

Police investigate neighbourly stabbing at South Nowra

New Illawarra surfing therapy program to help veterans suffering from PTSD

New Illawarra surfing therapy program to help veterans suffering from PTSD

Accused: Police allege Mustafa Cay stabbed Tugay Tetik during a dispute over money following the sale of a kebab shop. Picture: Facebook

Man stabbed in dispute over sale of Unanderra kebab shop: court

Crown Ink, Wollongong

Who got the best tattoo in the Illawarra?

Shannon Haynes. Source: Facebook

Wollongong woman tries to shakedown her sugar daddy during sex

Design a logo for your chance to win $18k World Cycling Championships prize

Bronson Di Fonzo, Calani Cignarella, Blaze Di Fonzo and Coco Cignarella at Stars of Wollongong Dance for Cancer contestant Cristian Carvana's fundraiser at Lucia's by the Sea

Time out in the Illawarra: social photos

Great Scott fires for Wollongong Wolves

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Injury crisis deepens for Dragons after fifth straight defeat

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UOW podcaster adds international nod to recent awards

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New Illawarra surfing therapy program to help veterans suffering from PTSD

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A walk to the train station lands man in Wollongong Bail Court

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Norths spoil Bomaderry's party, Figtree rise continues

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Strike: Lachlan Scott scored twice for Wollongong against Manly on Sunday. Picture: Anna Warr

Great Scott fires for Wollongong Wolves

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OUCH: Tyson Frizell leaves the field concussed on Sunday. Picture: NRL Photos

Injury crisis deepens for Dragons after fifth straight defeat

Mitch Jennings

MERCURY. NEWS.Wollongong Bulldogs (blue/white/red) v Figtree (blue/white). pic of Figtree no 17 Callum McFadden . Picture: Sylvia Liber. 25 May 2019

Norths spoil Bomaderry's party, Figtree rise continues

Tim Barrow

Strike: Lachlan Scott scored twice for Wollongong against Manly on Sunday. Picture: Anna Warr

Great Scott fires for Wollongong Wolves

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Clean sheet: Tarrawanna goalkeeper Adam Rodriguez during Saturday's win over Corrimal at Tarrawanna Oval. Picture: Anna Warr

Albion Park bounce back, as Tarrawanna repel Corrimal

Tim Barrow

IN FORM: Prop Zac Blay was one of seven try-scorers for Wests in their 60-4 win over Corrimal on Saturday. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Devils and Butchers set for epic collision

Mitch Jennings

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Archaeologist Steve Skitmore rides along part of the Old Weetangera Road near Calvary Hospital. Photo: Tim the Yowie Man

Cycling Canberra's ultimate ghost road

Tim the Yowie Man

Crown Ink, Wollongong

Who got the best tattoo in the Illawarra?

Heritage trains to steam through the Southern Highlands

Heritage trains to steam through the Southern Highlands

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Winning team at IWIB Awards: Access Business Lawyers sponsored the Best New Business winner that went to Dr Olga Lavalle & Associates. Pictures: Greg Ellis.

2019 IWIB Award Winners: Winners can take a bow or a curtsy

Congratulations: Lauren Buhagiar (right) of Active Property Conveyancing who won Illawarra Business Woman of the Year at the 2019 IWIB Awards.

2019 IWIB Award Winners: Winning entrepreneurs

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FCAI's chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check their airbags even in older vehicles.

Faulty airbags have no respect for vehicle age

The magical Christmas markets of Austria and Germany ensure travellers will be spoilt for choice and able to stock-up on gifts to bring home to surprise loved ones.

European Christmas market magic

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IDEAS: If you are preparing to sell your property over winter, there are a series of inexpensive ideas that could help turn your open house into a sold house. Picture: File image

Tips to help turn your open house into a sold house

Brendan Crabb

'White just transforms anything': why a Berry couple enjoys Hamptons style

'White just transforms anything': why a Berry couple enjoys Hamptons style

Brendan Crabb

Dapto High students participating in this week's 'Girls in Property Program'. Picture: Supplied

Dapto High students exploring career options in property, construction

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

National recognition for Mercury suicide prevention campaign

National recognition for Mercury suicide prevention campaign

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

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

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

Illawarra Hawks join the QPR campaign for suicide prevention

Design a logo for your chance to win $18k World Cycling Championships prize

Volumes and pages from the 1828 Census. Picture: Supplied

Australia's first ever Census set to visit Shellharbour

HISTORIC MOMENT: Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin here on July 21, 1969, standing on the Moon in a photograph taken by mission commander Neil Armstrong. Across Australia and around the globe, hundreds of millions tuned in to watch as the human race took its first steps in space. Once the realm of science fiction, it was now a reality. Picture: NASA

Race to space began as a daring dream

By Helen Sim

Design a logo for your chance to win $18k World Cycling Championships prize

Congrats: Illawarra Mercury Journalism Prize winner Zoe Bradbury with partner Aengus Ylias at the Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts Awards Night at the City Beach Function Centre. Picture: Robert Peet

UOW student sets sights on long journalism career

Agron Latifi

Superintendent Chris Craner (right) and Wollongong Police District officers on Thursday. Picture: Sylvia Liber

You really are crime stoppers: top cop tells Wollongong

Desiree Savage

New Illawarra surfing therapy program to help veterans suffering from PTSD

New Illawarra surfing therapy program to help veterans suffering from PTSD

Wollongong Police Station was been condoned off on Saturday morning. Photo: Ashleigh Tullis

Wollongong Police Station evacuated after suspicious item dropped off

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

Watch dramatic footage of massive Corrimal High inferno

Victim: Father of five Daniel Merrett was killed in the Albion Park Rail crash. A man has appeared in court over the incident, charged with murder.

Extra charges laid against man accused of Albion Park Rail murder

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

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

ROLE MODEL: For years Briar Nolet suffered unexplained seizures when she danced, but she didn't want to give up her passoin. Picture: Supplied

The Next Step's Briar Nolet refused to give up dancing

Desiree Savage

Midnight Oil, Anita's Theatre in Thirroul, Thursday May 23. Picture: Anna Warr

All the photos from Midnight Oil at Anita's Theatre in Thirroul

Desiree Savage

'He's in a bad way': Ivan Milat's nephew speaks out as the end nears

'He's in a bad way': Ivan Milat's nephew speaks out as the end nears

Kayla Osborne

Associate Professor Stephen Macfarlane is part of a clinical trial looking into treatment for Parkinson's disease dementia.

Trial of new drug to treat Parkinson's dementia

MEET AND GREET: Academics from University of Sunshine Coast with international students, attending a familiarisation tour of the Cooinda Aged Care.

Uni 'roomies' to move into aged care home

SMART MOVES: Thinking of downsizing to a granny flat? Make sure you formalise decisions and get legal advice before moving in.

Estate planning: avoid granny flat pitfalls

Elections are over, now we need to plan for region's success

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Elections are over, now we need to plan for region's success

Community needs to look out for each other after tragedy

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Community needs to look out for each other after tragedy

Suicide prevention campaign recognised

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Suicide prevention campaign recognised

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced his new cabinet line-up.

Morrison's high expectations for cabinet

Tom Gleeson has been nominated for the TV Week Gold Logie.

Gold Logie nominations revealed

Coalition senator Arthur Sinodinos will succeed Joe Hockey as Australia's ambassador to the US.

Sinodinis, Fifield to take on US, UN roles

Barnaby Joyce is no longer Special Envoy for Drought Assistance and Recovery.

Only one envoy and it's not Barnaby Joyce

The Liberal's Bridget Archer is still slightly ahead of Labor in the seat of Bass.

Count continues as Morrison names ministry

Colin Brinsden

Liberal Premier Will Hodgman's Tasmanian budget will commit $100m for farmers and rural communities.

Tas budget offers $100 million to farmers

Logie nominees Tom Gleeson, Sam Mac, Eve Morey, Amanda Keller, Rodger Corser and Costa Georgiadis.

Nominations for the Logie Awards

Ken Wyatt is the first indigenous man appointed federal minister for indigenous Australians.

Historic day for new indigenous minister

Sabor general manager Graham Reu spoke at a recent educational day, outlining the difficulties and intricacies of pig semen.

Semen issue a pig deal

Hannah Powe

Supreme exhibit of Casino Beef Week, the rising two year old Yulgilbar Nevada, 800kg, by 777 Vegas, Exhibited by Yulgilbar Pastoral Company and led by Samuel Barnsley with judge David Greenup, Rosevale Santa Gertrudis, Jandowie, Qld, stud manager Rob Sinnamon, sponsor Thomas George and members of the Beef Week committee Brody Lisha, president Frank McKey and retiring member Belinda Dockrill.

Stud cattle and led steers a highlight of Casino Beef Week

Jamie Brown

This cold snap risk warning offered by predictive program Ask Bill is just one of its many amazing features. the program's development proved to be a highlight for the retiring Sheep Co-operative Research Centre.

CRC boss says Ask Bill predictive tool was a sheep highlight

Jamie Brown

Berry: An arty, food-oriented town.

A Berry fine destination for a foodie escape

John Rozentals

The highway near Glen Innes: A picturesque window on the New England region of NSW. Image: Destination NSW.

Your weekly travel inspirations

John Rozentals

GOTTA DO IT?: Australian travellers surveyed by Hotels.com were more willing to pay out big ($1000 per night) to stay in five-star luxury in Anaheim, California in 2018.

Getting more bang for your five-star buck

Vote for your favourite fish shop

Vote for your favourite fish shop

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The imposing facade of Retford Park's main house, complete with tower. Picture: Tim the Yowie Man

A voyeuristic peek behind the doors of famous Bowral estate

Tim the Yowie Man

If you are planning to travel cashless, make sure you always have a back-up card.

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Going overseas? Hints and tips for travelling without cash

Noel Whittaker