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OKTOBERFEST ALL YEAR: The Bavarian's beer garden in Knox, in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, one of more than 20 opened in recent years.

Wurst is best: 550-seat Bavarian restaurant-pub to open in Shellharbour

Ben Langford
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Other options: Woonona Beach Committee's Julee Brienen, Beach Care Illawarra's Michael Barnett and Woonona Surf Life Saving Club's Stacey Paddon want an education campaign to combat tree vandalism. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Education not signs needed to combat tree vandalism at Woonona beach

Ashleigh Tullis
1hr ago

Shane O'Neill and his boys are remembered every November 18 with a small family gathering at the wharf.

Tathra wharf tragedy: 10 years on, grief and pain remains raw

Paul Cozens
2hrs ago

Unanderra resident’s $200,000 Lucky Lotteries win

Greg Ellis

Story time: Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery read a Christmas story to children during the launch of Wollongong Council’s Giving Tree Appeal. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Residents urged to dig deep this Christmas

Ashleigh Tullis

Tip-off helps police find stolen car in Bellambi

Ashleigh Tullis

The injured man's distraught relatives rushed to the crash site as emergency services worked to save his life. Pictures: Sylvia Liber

Illegal Unanderra trail bike rider fighting for life

Angela Thompson

Ian Jarvis. Picture: Facebook

‘I thought you were my friend’ - Kanahooka man jailed over stealth rape

Angela Thompson

Jarryd Hayne under investigation for alleged sexual assault

Picton Road crash site not earmarked for safety upgrade

UOW pays tribute to its many philanthropic founding donors

Gwynneville's Omar Mosque redevelopment on exhibition once more

OKTOBERFEST ALL YEAR: The Bavarian's beer garden in Knox, in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, one of more than 20 opened in recent years.

Wurst is best: 550-seat Bavarian restaurant-pub to open in Shellharbour

1hr ago

Ian Jarvis. Picture: Facebook

‘I thought you were my friend’ - Kanahooka man jailed over stealth rape

Jordan Chahal, Alexander Faughlin, Trent Cooper and Kane Hellyer took a helicopter ride to their year 12 school formal. Pictures: Adam McLean

Watch these Illawarra students fly into their school formal

Heartbroken: Parents Neil and Beverley Gorman and siblings Mark Gorman and Sharon Heyburgh of Michael Gorman, a truck driver who died in a crash, are calling for barriers to be installed on Picton Road. Picture: Adam Mclean

Heartbroken family’s plea after Picton Road claims another life

New cocktail bar: Jared Huk, Scott Mileto, Luke Symons and Ben Abraham at new Wollongong CBD nightspot Births and Deaths. Picture: Robert Peet.

New cocktail bar opens in Wollongong

All the photos from Melbourne Cup Day in the Illawarra

Wurst is best: 550-seat Bavarian restaurant-pub to open in Shellharbour

1hr ago

Education not signs needed to combat tree vandalism at Woonona beach

1hr ago

Tathra wharf tragedy: 10 years on, grief and pain remains raw

2hrs ago

Freaky Freckles set for debut

2hrs ago

Lowes gets dressed for Santa Pub Crawl success

2hrs ago

Driven Uni set for two-day play

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FIRST STARTER: Jockey Jess Taylor will ride the Theresa Bateup trained Freaky Freckles at Kembla Grange on Saturday. Photo: Adam McLean.

Freaky Freckles set for debut

Mitch Cohen
2hrs ago

Key inclusion: Uni bowler Rhys Voysey. Picture: Georgia Matts.

Driven Uni set for two-day play

Cameron Mee
2hrs ago

On board: Former Matildas player and television identity Amy Duggan will join the Southern Expansion bid if they gain entry to the A-League. Picture: Georgia Matts

Former Matildas player Amy Duggan backs Southern Expansion bid

Tim Barrow

FIRST STARTER: Jockey Jess Taylor will ride the Theresa Bateup trained Freaky Freckles at Kembla Grange on Saturday. Photo: Adam McLean.

Freaky Freckles set for debut

2hrs ago

STAYING PUT: Matt Dufty isn't going anywhere. Picture: AAP

Dufty not headed for Dragons exit door

Mitch Jennings
2hrs ago

Eager for runs: Kiama/Gerringong captain Manning Berry returns to the side after last week's Country Championships. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

Berry confident of rebound

Cameron Mee

EXHIBITION: Illawarra-based clinical psychologist Dr Nick Marsden will host 'Illuminate' at Timber Mill Studios, Bulli. The exhibition opens this Thursday. Picture: Robert Peet

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

Brendan Crabb

FESTIVAL: The McClymonts will be among the acts appearing at the event, which will take place on Saturday, May 11 at the Berry Showground.

Inaugural ‘Big Country Festival’ heading to Berry

Brendan Crabb

Alan Baxter.

Jamberoo fiction author Alan Baxter’s London calling

Brendan Crabb

Three on-trend looks for men who want to look good this Spring Carnival season

Emma Elsworthy

Keep connected: While Australia is huge and mobile black spots exist, resellers like Pennytel with their constantly improving network coverage, are helping to give customers flexibility and value with their mobile plans.

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SCOTTISH FLAIR: See the spectacular Royal Edinburgh Tattoo when the Celtic cruise stops in Scotland.

See the best of British and more on a Celtic cruise

Three on-trend looks for men who want to look good this Spring Carnival season

E-Conveyancing – The Way of the Future

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Author in store: Trent Dalton author of Boy Swallows Universe at Collins Booksellers Thirroul with owners Amanda Isler and Deborah Thompson.

Bookstore now open in Thirroul

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CAMPING: The 'Bingie Campground', located about 13km from Moruya on the far South Coast is among the listings on the Youcamp landsharing website. Picture: Supplied

‘Airbnb for the outdoors’ looks to expand into Illawarra

Brendan Crabb

Open Homes | Sat Nov 17 – Fri Nov 23

House of the Week: Luxurious lifestyle

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

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

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

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

Suicide rates in the region remain higher than the state average, with around 40 to 60 suicide deaths each year over the past decade.

Join community celebration in Kiama on R U OK? Day

Lisa Wachsmuth

Family fun charity day at Maccas: McDonald's Warilla McHappy Day coordinator Mat Criado is getting ready for the most McHappy family day of the year. Pic: Greg Ellis.

McHappy Day on this Saturday in the Illawarra

Greg Ellis

STRONG: Beautiful toddler Penelope Dean is the sunshine of her mother Emily's life. The brave little girl has been treated for a rare tumour.

How McHappy Day helps brave tots like Penelope

Michelle Mexon

SNAPPED: AIF 2nd Division soldiers, Vignacourt, 1918. Picture: AWM P10550.140

Road to Remembrance

Family fun charity day at Maccas: McDonald's Warilla McHappy Day coordinator Mat Criado is getting ready for the most McHappy family day of the year. Pic: Greg Ellis.

McHappy Day on this Saturday in the Illawarra

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Detective Inspector Jon Rouse

Detective awarded for work catching child sex offenders

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

Jordan Chahal, Alexander Faughlin, Trent Cooper and Kane Hellyer took a helicopter ride to their year 12 school formal. Pictures: Adam McLean

Watch these Illawarra students fly into their school formal

October 16: International superstar Cher performs during her Here We Go Again! Tour at Wollongong Entertainment Centre. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

Photos of the Month: October

Here’s how Illawarra punters partied at Kembla Grange

Desiree Savage

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 photos from Melbourne Cup Day in the Illawarra

Chelse Marsh and Sarah Weise at the McGrath Foundation fundraiser at Humber Bar in Wollongong.

Time out in the Illawarra: social photos

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
1hr ago

Labor accused of ‘milking’ self-funded retirees

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HEALTH CONCERN: More older people are drinking to hazardous levels. Image Pixabay.

Boomers the new ‘risky’ drinkers

Eileen Wood
1hr ago

Why our prices have joined Sydney free fall

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Editorial: It’s time to get trucking for Convoy

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Reflection, taken on October 31 at Flagstaff Point by Hans Haverkamp.

Letters, November 16: A Dog’s Breakfast

Burning coal for energy, like Liddell station in NSW does, would be illegal under the Greens.

Greens want to make burning coal a crime

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Vic Libs' TV, fridge discounts no gimmick

1hr ago

Nichola Horton met with engineers to conduct a safety audit on the day of the Dreamworld tragedy.

Dreamworld ride 'unsafe', inquest told

1hr ago

Two people have been jailed for trying to use a drone to drop drugs and phones into a prison.

Qld duo jailed for drone drug delivery

1hr ago

The jury in Renas Lelikan's foreign fighting trial has been sent home until Tuesday.

Deliberations continue at NSW terror trial

Margaret Scheikowski
1hr ago

NSW woman guilty of killing ex-husband

Jodie Stephens
1hr ago

Audrey Zibelman

Victoria, NSW can't rely on NT for gas: PM

Rebecca Gredley
1hr ago

Court rules on murder victim's $1m estate

Melissa Iaria
1hr ago

A bellowing good time on Scotland’s west coast

Rochelle Tubb

The exterior facade of the QT building is a mixture of old and new.

Being a tourist in my own city and seeing it in a whole new light

Scott McRae

Old bottles of madeira … richly flavoured and seductive.

Life is but a SeaDream

John Rozentals

Get your safety sorted: In addition to following these tips, pool owners should have a professional assessment of their pool’s compliance in order to ensure their pool is safe for all users.

Stay pool safe this season

Below: Ms Young says the relationship she has with her children has completely changed.

The stark reality of drugs, motherhood and reversing stereotypes

Imogen Elliott

Some insurance companies will not pay for theft of luggage and personal effects left unattended in a motor vehicle unless they were left in a concealed storage compartment of the locked motor vehicle.

Is your 'unattended' luggage covered by insurance?

Noel Whittaker

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