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Vote now: Residents who are unable to attend a polling place on March 23 can vote at pre-poll places from Monday. Picture: Robert Peet.

State election 2019: where you can vote early in the Illawarra

Andrew Pearson

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Violent attack on high school student filmed, uploaded to social media

Ben Smyth

Sheik Abdul Rahman addresses hundreds at a public vigil for the victims of the Christchurch massacre on Monday evening. Picture: Adam McLean

'Peace be with you': Hundreds at vigil for Christchurch victims

Desiree Savage

KIDS RUN: Kids Run organisers Alex Blake and Alita Ashcroft with Buzzy Bee and students from Woonona Public School. The run will be held on Sunday, March 24. Picture: Robert Peet

Popular Bulli run all about getting kids active

Agron Latifi
10m ago

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Appin Road reopens after car, truck crash north of Bulli Tops

Andrew Pearson
2hrs ago

In December, more than 127,000 Australians were waiting for a home care package.

Why we're struggling to meet demand for in-home aged care

Michael Woods and Sarah Wise
2hrs ago

The crime scene set up after a machete attack at the Illawong Gardens public housing complex on Tuesday morning. Picture: Robert Peet

Charges laid after machete attack at Warrawong's Illawong Gardens

Brendan Crabb

Grace Street, Unanderra. Picture: Angela Ashfield

Series of flood rescues as heavy rains, storms hit the Illawarra

Brendan Crabb

Alliance stands up for TAFE ahead of NSW election

Illawarra man admits grooming young stepdaughter with pornography

Wollongong Hospital workers to protest over 'inadequate security'

Illawarra MP condemns senator's 'racist' remarks in wake of Christchurch tragedy

Vote now: Residents who are unable to attend a polling place on March 23 can vote at pre-poll places from Monday. Picture: Robert Peet.

State election 2019: where you can vote early in the Illawarra

Fighting for more: Blake Lawrie is the leading contender to replace Tyson Frziell on Thursday nigh. Picture: NRL Imagery/Greg Porteous.

St George Illawarra's Blake Lawrie eager to fill void left by Frizell's absence

'I want to get the kids right now': how a South Coast mum discovered stepdad's evil abuse

George Cross Falcons Community Centre treasurer Mary Borg (left) and volunteer Elizabeth Walker. Mary's mother, 82-year-old Polly Magro, and Elizabeth were at the centre when it was robbed on Monday morning. Picture: Adam McLean

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'We thought it was a joke': Volunteers shaken by Cringila community centre robbery

Picture: PEDRO GARCIA

Victory catapults Wollongong Wolves to top of leaderboard

Louise Williamson, Bethany McCarthy and Megan Puckeridge at the Rockin' Vintage Roll Festival at Ryan's Hotel Thirroul.

Time out in the Illawarra: social photos

Popular Bulli run all about getting kids active

10m ago

Hall reigns supreme in Murray Downs win

1hr ago

UPDATED
Appin Road reopens after car, truck crash north of Bulli Tops

2hrs ago

Why we're struggling to meet demand for in-home aged care

2hrs ago

Violent attack on high school student filmed, uploaded to social media

08:00AM

Charges laid after machete attack at Warrawong's Illawong Gardens

07:31AM

ON SONG: Port Kembla's Ron Hall won the over 70's section at the NSW Senior Amateur Championships. Picture: GOLF NSW

Hall reigns supreme in Murray Downs win

1hr ago

Fighting for more: Blake Lawrie is the leading contender to replace Tyson Frziell on Thursday nigh. Picture: NRL Imagery/Greg Porteous.

St George Illawarra's Blake Lawrie eager to fill void left by Frizell's absence

Cameron Mee

LATE STRIKE: Stingrays veteran Michelle Carney scored the equaliser for Illawarra against North West Sydney. Picture: Georgia Matts

Stingrays leave it late to snatch point

ON SONG: Port Kembla's Ron Hall won the over 70's section at the NSW Senior Amateur Championships. Picture: GOLF NSW

Hall reigns supreme in Murray Downs win

1hr ago

Picture: PEDRO GARCIA

Victory catapults Wollongong Wolves to top of leaderboard

Mitch Cohen

Dragons continue to breathe fire against Bulls

Courtney Ward

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KIDS RUN: Kids Run organisers Alex Blake and Alita Ashcroft with Buzzy Bee and students from Woonona Public School. The run will be held on Sunday, March 24. Picture: Robert Peet

Popular Bulli run all about getting kids active

Agron Latifi
10m ago

Camp warden Leanne Senn, with Logan Senn and Odin Senn in the background at the Mount Keira Scout Camp. Picture: Robert Peet

Another Harry Potter inspired dinner set for Mount Keira Scout Camp

Desiree Savage

CREATIVE: Former president of the Illawarra Arts Society Daisy Huckel in her home and art studio, showing a felt work in progress. Picture: Anna Warr

Woonona artist opens her home as a gallery to raise money for charity

Desiree Savage

Clinical Associate Professor Smita Agarwal is a Ophthalmic surgeon at the Wollongong Refractive Laser Eye Insititute.

Cutting edge technology makes everything clear

Judith Whitfield, Advertiser content

First class: McGrath Sutherland Shire and First National Wollongong have joined forces to give the Illawarra region world class real estate advice and service.

The region’s best property experts have moved in at McGrath Wollongong

Kathryn Carter

The beautiful Maldives: In the Maldives the group will cruise some of the region's most spectacular islands, taking in pristine beaches and abundant wildlife. This is sponsored content from Travelrite.

Seychelles, Maldives and Andaman Islands make for the holiday of a lifetime

Clinical Associate Professor Smita Agarwal is a Ophthalmic surgeon at the Wollongong Refractive Laser Eye Insititute.

Cutting edge technology makes everything clear

Transparency: Product review sites can tell you which companies are transparent about their customer service statistics to help you make an informed decision about which Telco provider to use.

When human contact makes all the difference

Emma Brown

TRADITION: The knights are back for the 13th annual Berry Celtic Festival on Saturday May 25.

South Coast Leisure Times: autumn 2019

Dayle Latham

WORKS: Shane Wilson, project manager for Hutchinson Builders with Alex Lei from developers BRDB and Holly Charters from Colliers. Picture: Adam McLean

Completion date for Parq on Flinders development revealed

Brendan Crabb

One of the Victorian terrace houses in Wollongong for sale

Brendan Crabb

POPULAR: Jane Bruton and husband Bernard O’Bree (inset) began listing their property, 'Relax By The Sea' in Kiama Heights via Stayz about three-and-a half years ago. Pictures: Supplied

Short-term holiday stays on the rise in the Illawarra: report

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

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

KIDS RUN: Kids Run organisers Alex Blake and Alita Ashcroft with Buzzy Bee and students from Woonona Public School. The run will be held on Sunday, March 24. Picture: Robert Peet

Popular Bulli run all about getting kids active

Agron Latifi
10m ago

Sheik Abdul Rahman addresses hundreds at a public vigil for the victims of the Christchurch massacre on Monday evening. Picture: Adam McLean

'Peace be with you': Hundreds at vigil for Christchurch victims

Desiree Savage

CREATIVE: Former president of the Illawarra Arts Society Daisy Huckel in her home and art studio, showing a felt work in progress. Picture: Anna Warr

Woonona artist opens her home as a gallery to raise money for charity

Desiree Savage

KIDS RUN: Kids Run organisers Alex Blake and Alita Ashcroft with Buzzy Bee and students from Woonona Public School. The run will be held on Sunday, March 24. Picture: Robert Peet

Popular Bulli run all about getting kids active

10m ago

Community Billboard

All aboard to ride witches & wizards express at Illawarra Light Rail

Agron Latifi

Dragons continue to breathe fire against Bulls

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

A service and candlelight vigil was held at Gwynneville's Omar Mosque on Saturday night. Photo: Adam McLean

Illawarra leaders react to Christchurch mosque massacre

A service and candlelight vigil was held at Gwynneville's Omar Mosque on Saturday night. Photo: Adam McLean

Hundreds light candles at Wollongong mosque to mourn terror victims

Andrew Pearson

On bail: Sandy Keen leaves Wollongong courthouse on Friday after being granted appeals bail; (Inset) Dash Cam footage shows the bike and Keen's vehicle.

Woman's shocking move on Memorial Drive caught on dash cam

Glen Humphries
Shannon Tonkin

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

Stunning historical photos of the Port Kembla stack

Lisa Wachsmuth

All the best protest signs at the Illawarra student rally

Agron Latifi

End-of-life doula Helen Callanan

Doulas provide support for the dying

Eileen Wood

ON REFLECTION: Simon Cullen with the Lookinglass artifical intelligence mirror.

AI mirror monitors Parkinson’s signs

BE SAFE: If you find it is too tricky or unsafe to fit a smoke alarm yourself, contact your nearest Fire and Rescue NSW station for advice.

Be alarmed about fire risk

Illawarra says 'Kia kaha', our Christchurch friends

Schools putting the well into our kid's well being

Julian O'Brien

What the Illawarra should expect from our candidates ahead of the election

Adam Zarth

Politicians have condemned comments from Senator Fraser Anning about the New Zealand shootings.

Morrison condemns 'ugly' Anning comments

The climate protests were estimated to be 10 times the size of those held in November.

Climate strikes attract 150,000 supporters

The PM has attended an interfaith prayer gathering for victims of the New Zealand mosque attacks.

PM attends service for NZ mosque victims

Katie Anne Castel has pleaded guilty to the 2017 manslaughter of her husband in Brisbane.

Qld woman threw knife into husband's heart

15m ago

Toyota's Altona factory will become a renewable energy hub to promote hydrogen powered cars.

Vic Toyota factory becomes hydrogen plant

Angus Livingston
25m ago

Annastacia Palaszczuk will meet with the Qld Disaster Management Committee about Cyclone Trevor.

Emergency crews ready for Cyclone Trevor

Christine Flatley
42m ago

Garbage truck driver Ian Juurik denies negligent driving causing the death of a homeless man.

Garbo thought man was 'pile of blankets'

Sarah McPhee
59m ago

Ruben McDornan (left) was the sole survivor of the sunken trawler FV Dianne.

Qld trawler 'sank with safety gear unused'

Aaron Bunch
1hr ago

Country Labor candidate for the seat of Dubbo Stephen Lawrence, NSW Farmers representative Adrian Lyons, Country Labor candidate for the federal seat of Parkes Jack Ayoub and Shadow NSW Finance Minister Clayton Barr.

Labor government will call an Inland Rail inquiry

Mark Griggs
1hr ago

Lynda Henderson has told the Aged Care Royal Commission of her friend's inadequate care.

Dementia carers battling system: inquiry

Matt Coughlan and Marnie Banger

The number of gastro outbreaks at childcare centres reported to NSW Health is above average for this time of year.

Gastro outbreak across childcare centres prompts warning

Eva Kolimar

Business as usual: Peppers Blue on Blue.

Your weekly travel inspiration

John Rozentals

Qualia: Exclusive packages for Hamilton Island Race Week.

Do you need some travel inspiration?

John Rozentals

Take a taste stop at Haigh’s Chocolates on Beehive Corner, Rundle Mall.

Take the time to soak up a little bit of Adelaide

Bronwyn Ridgway

SAFE AND SECURE: One benefit of telehealth consultations for rural and remote patients is the feeling of confidentiality it provides.

Using video chat to access mental health treatment

HealthShare

Cuddles: Shorewell wildlife carer, Lynne Jordan, with Sherman the orphaned wombat. Picture: Brodie Weeding.

Orphaned wildlife given a second chance

Libby Bingham

SIMPLE SOLUTION: If you're renting, invest in safety solutions that can easily be installed and moved without damaging or marking any walls or interiors.

How to childproof a rental