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HARD WORKER: Eh Moo loves working at the Green Connect urban farm in Warrawong.

Working at Green Connect's Warrawong farm life-changing for refugee

Agron Latifi
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NSW records 12 new cases of COVID-19, warnings of further restrictions

NSW records 12 new cases of COVID-19, warnings of further restrictions

Tiffanie Turnbull
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Disillusioned: A Mercury reader has complained of "appallingly deceptive and deceitful behaviour" of some real estate agents within the Illawarra. Picture: Robert Peet

SUBSCRIBER'It's gut-wrenching': Couple earning $180K struggling to find a house in Illawarra

Brendan Crabb

Flinders aspiring singer/songwriter Asher says the Yubo app helped her to come out as bisexual. Picture: Anna Warr

The app that helped Flinders teen come out as bisexual

Agron Latifi
2hrs ago

NSW records 12 new cases of COVID-19, warnings of further restrictions

BREAKINGNSW records 12 new cases of COVID-19, warnings of further restrictions

Tiffanie Turnbull
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'Gratuitous violence': Unanderra man jailed for vicious attacks on partner

'Gratuitous violence': Unanderra man jailed for vicious attacks on partner

Natalie Croxon

A big turnout of people were at The Swallowed Anchor on June 20 for the Pride to Plate event.

SUBSCRIBERPort Pride backing LGBTQIA+ community always

Agron Latifi
2hrs ago

EMERGENCY: Blackbutt resident John Finkernagel is concerned about the lack of crisis accomodation in the Illawarra. Picture: Adam McLean.

Illawarra's homeless crisis 'dire' as workers struggle to find homes

Zoe Cartwright

Heat map reveals postcodes of active COVID-19 cases in the Illawarra

'No evidence' to support charge against Balgownie bushfire accused: lawyer

Fairy Meadow newsagency sells second lucky Lotto ticket in a month

Wollongong prepares for quiet holidays at home amid lockdown threat

HARD WORKER: Eh Moo loves working at the Green Connect urban farm in Warrawong.

Working at Green Connect's Warrawong farm life-changing for refugee

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WALK THIS WAY: The rainbow crossing at North Wollongong.

SUBSCRIBERWollongong's a safer, more inclusive city, but there's still work to be done

Images of the man police would like to speak to about the incident. Pictures: Wollongong police

Police investigate child approach on train north of Helensburgh

A masked Lochie Endicott wipes down a table at the Broken Drum Cafe in Fairy Meadow on Thursday. Picture: Robert Peet.

'It's been tough': Fairy Meadow cafe reopens after COVID-19 alert

MOVING FORWARD: Wollongong Wolves player Ethan Kambisios heads the ball during last Sunday's game against Marconi. Picture: Adam McLean

Wollongong Wolves, Illawarra Stingrays home games called off

'Precious remnant': Illawarra Escarpment needs our protection

OPINION'Precious remnant': Illawarra Escarpment needs our protection

BREAKINGNSW records 12 new cases of COVID-19, warnings of further restrictions

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Working at Green Connect's Warrawong farm life-changing for refugee

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Illawarra Hawks: Froling, White head to Queensland for NBL1 North

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The app that helped Flinders teen come out as bisexual

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SUBSCRIBERPort Pride backing LGBTQIA+ community always

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SUBSCRIBERWollongong's a safer, more inclusive city, but there's still work to be done

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A man has died in hospital after an apparent overnight stabbing in Melbourne.

Man dies after alleged Melbourne stabbing

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NSW records 12 new cases of COVID-19, warnings of further restrictions

NSW records 12 new cases of COVID-19, warnings of further restrictions

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A COVID-19 lockdown has begun in the Woollahra, Waverley, Randwick and City of Sydney council areas.

Broader lockdown looming for Sydney

1hr ago

Queensland Senior Constable Dave Masters, 53, has been struck and killed on the Bruce Highway.

Brisbane cop hit and killed by stolen car

1hr ago

The Great Barrier Reef has suffered three major coral bleaching events since 2016. Picture: Shutterstock

Great Barrier Reef inspection not needed because science was clear: UNESCO

Dan Jervis-Bardy
2hrs ago

OUT OF POCKET: Alanna O'Connor; right: her aunty Chris O'Connor and her 19-year-old daughter Leeshia.

Homeless woman falls victim to real estate scam

Monique Patterson
2hrs ago

William Tyrrell was three when he vanished from the garden of his foster grandmother's home in NSW.

Police mark William Tyrrell's 10th b'day

2hrs ago

ANU climate scientist Nerilie Abram has been appointed to a 14-member international Climate Change Advisory Group. Picture: ANU Media

Aussie scientist appointed to international climate group

Andrew Brown

Hawks player Sam Froling. Picture: Anna Warr

Illawarra Hawks: Froling, White head to Queensland for NBL1 North

Joshua Bartlett
2hrs ago

STANDING UP: Luke Wilson and AJ Martin Petersen, with the rest of the Avondale club, are taking a stand against racism. Picture: Robert Peet

GAME ON: Avondale's stance on racism a step forward

Mitch Jennings

MOVING FORWARD: Wollongong Wolves player Ethan Kambisios heads the ball during last Sunday's game against Marconi. Picture: Adam McLean

Wollongong Wolves, Illawarra Stingrays home games called off

Joshua Bartlett

Hawks player Sam Froling. Picture: Anna Warr

Illawarra Hawks: Froling, White head to Queensland for NBL1 North

2hrs ago

READY TO GO: Joel King looks forward to Sunday's A-League grand final. Picture: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

A-League history is inside realm of Shellharbour's Joel King

Joshua Bartlett

Action: A number of Football South Coast clubs are pushing for changes to the association's constitution. Picture: Robert Peet

Clubs take next step in bid for Football South Coast reform

Cameron Mee

Parts of Sydney locked down as Bondi cluster worsens

DIGESTParts of Sydney locked down as Bondi cluster worsens

Heat map: Active cases are defined as people who have tested positive for COVID-19, are in isolation and being clinically monitored by NSW Health. Source: NSW Health

Heat map reveals postcodes of active COVID-19 cases in the Illawarra

22 new COVID cases in NSW, four Sydney areas in lockdown

22 new COVID cases in NSW, four Sydney areas in lockdown

Photo: File

11 new NSW COVID cases announced

Confirmed case: Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall has tested positive for COVID-19. Photo: File

NSW Ag Minister Adam Marshall tests positive for COVID-19

Breanna Chillingworth

Borders slam shut as NSW cases spike

DIGESTBorders slam shut as NSW cases spike

Sarah Aquilina

JAB: Jean Hutton gets her first dose of AstraZeneca with the help of registered nurse Jen Graves. Picture: Supplied/Nikki Davis-Jones

Spanish Flu to COVID: 105 year old gets her jab

Jessica Willard

Abundance of caution: Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College at Burraneer will move to remote learning for the next two days.

UPDATEDUpdated | Schools move to remote learning due to COVID-19

Merryn Porter

Tools of the trade: Sifan Hassan proudly displays her Nike ZoomX Dragonfly spikes after winning a race this month. Picture: Andrea Staccioli/Insidefoto/LightRocket via Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERAthletes size up shoe options

Tools of the trade: Sifan Hassan proudly displays her Nike ZoomX Dragonfly spikes after winning a race this month. Picture: Andrea Staccioli/Insidefoto/LightRocket via Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERAthletes size up shoe options

Greenwell Point's Tim Atherton is shattered he won't get a chance to qualify for the Olympic Games. Photo: Scott Powick/SMP images

Atherton 'absolutely shattered' by Olympics withdrawal

Greenwell Point's Tim Atherton is shattered he won't get a chance to qualify for the Olympic Games. Photo: Scott Powick/SMP images

Atherton 'absolutely shattered' by Olympics withdrawal

Focused: Saya Sakakibara. Picture: Adam McLean

SUBSCRIBERSaya Sakakibara determined to shine in return to Japan

Focused: Saya Sakakibara. Picture: Adam McLean

SUBSCRIBERSaya Sakakibara determined to shine in return to Japan

Cooper Winkelbauer. Picture: Supplied

What's on around the Illawarra this week: June 24 to 27

Brendan Crabb

NEW MUSIC: Young Albion Park singer/songwriter Aodhan recently released the single 'Daily Meditation' in the lead-up to his debut EP. Picture: Josh Groom

Albion Park teen singer-songwriter eyes debut EP release in July

Brendan Crabb

Refugee Action Collective Illawarra member Dylon Tomasi (front) at a previous rally. A rally in support of refugee rights will be held in Wollongong on Saturday, June 26.

WHAT'S ONJohn Hewson to join Refugee Week rally in Wollongong

Agron Latifi

Anna Winter, team leader, run the court-mandated drug diversion program in Tasmania's North-West. Picture: Brodie Weeding

LISTENWhy is everyone in this courtroom so happy?

Anna Winter, team leader, run the court-mandated drug diversion program in Tasmania's North-West. Picture: Brodie Weeding

LISTENWhy is everyone in this courtroom so happy?

Should you be worried about the mouse plague?

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Should you be worried about the mouse plague?

LISTENShould you be worried about the mouse plague?

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How to take the stress out of moving and guarantee your bond back

How to take the stress out of moving and guarantee your bond back

Grand occasion: Great excitement and business networking with the big screen and podium showcasing the winners. Photos: EventPix

Local Business Awards 2021 - finalists

Filling a void in the market

Filling a void in the market

Della Vreeland

How to take the stress out of moving and guarantee your bond back

How to take the stress out of moving and guarantee your bond back

President of the Koala Hospital, Sue Ashton

Black Dog Institute continues to support bush fire recovery

Gemma Purves

Four reasons why you need to visit a comparison site this winter

Four reasons why you need to visit a comparison site this winter

Della Vreeland

The view from the multimillion-dollar Werri Beach property.

SUBSCRIBERSold! Eye-watering price for Werri Beach house with this view

The view from the multimillion-dollar Werri Beach property.

SUBSCRIBERSold! Eye-watering price for Werri Beach house with this view

Disillusioned: A Mercury reader has complained of "appallingly deceptive and deceitful behaviour" of some real estate agents within the Illawarra. Picture: Robert Peet

SUBSCRIBER'It's gut-wrenching': Couple earning $180K struggling to find a house in Illawarra

Disillusioned: A Mercury reader has complained of "appallingly deceptive and deceitful behaviour" of some real estate agents within the Illawarra. Picture: Robert Peet

SUBSCRIBER'It's gut-wrenching': Couple earning $180K struggling to find a house in Illawarra

A series of properties for sale in the Illawarra around the $1 million mark.

SUBSCRIBERThe 15 new Illawarra suburbs where the median house price is $1 million

Brendan Crabb

The three-bedroom home at 17 Overhill Road, Primbee will be auctioned on July 10. Pictures: Supplied

SUBSCRIBERLooking to buy in the Illawarra? Here's the suburbs getting 'less attention'

Brendan Crabb

PROJECT: An image captured earlier this week illustrates the progress and scale of the Shell Cove project. Picture: Rhys Collum

New aerial photos show sheer scale of Shell Cove project

Brendan Crabb

Hospitality business finds its feet: Kayahan Gunes with his father Steve Gunes at Evil Eye Cafe in Fairy Meadow discussing plans to open a second eatery of the same name on Cliff Road, Wollongong in July. Picture: Adam McLean.

Evil Eye Cafe plans to open second eatery on Cliff Road

Greg Ellis

UOW student's pet fashion moves from market stall to shopfronts

UOW student's pet fashion moves from market stall to shopfronts

Greg Ellis

Ted Hawkins. Picture: Supplied

Kiama man Ted, 87, wins national prize for fretwork

Brendan Crabb

Hospitality business finds its feet: Kayahan Gunes with his father Steve Gunes at Evil Eye Cafe in Fairy Meadow discussing plans to open a second eatery of the same name on Cliff Road, Wollongong in July. Picture: Adam McLean.

Evil Eye Cafe plans to open second eatery on Cliff Road

NEW BREED: Wollongong Eisteddfod president Tony Purdon with new committee members Catherine Sutton, Trish Belcher, Rowena Sanderson and Tracy Smith. Picture: Anna Warr

'New breed' ready to breathe life back into Wollongong Eisteddfod

Desiree Savage

LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS: Dr Monty Badami with Emilio Goytizolo want more opportunities for the Kiama community to come together and talk, in the wake of a tragic number of suicides in the area. Picture: Adam McLean

Kiama community searching for answers over youth suicides

Desiree Savage

Submit a photo of your child for our Babies of 2020 feature

Submit a photo of your child for our Babies of 2020 feature

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

Pictures: Chris Frendo, Janelle Rooney

Lost in Flin-deers: spooked animal bolts down streets, trashes side gate

Brendan Crabb

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

SUPERCENTENARIAN: Dexter Kruger is now Australia's oldest living man on record. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher.

GOOD NEWSMeet Dexter Kruger, 111, Australia's oldest man on record

Samara Ross

SHINGLES SHOTS: Free shingles vaccinations for 71-79-yr-olds to end this year.

Clock ticking for over-70s shingles shot

Eileen Wood

Self and part-funded retirees welcome budget measures. Image Shutterstock

Fully and part-funded retirees get some wins from federal budget

Eileen Wood

Hesitancy: People are now wavering over the COVID-19 vaccine and potentially putting off the flu vaccine as well. Picture: Shutterstock

Flu threat lurks behind vaccine concerns

Patrick Reid

'Precious remnant': Illawarra Escarpment needs our protection

OPINION'Precious remnant': Illawarra Escarpment needs our protection

Emma Rooksby, Helen Wilson

TRIO OF STARS: Hawks players Tyler Harvey, Sam Froling and Justin Simon who were all recognised with both club and NBL honours on the night. Picture: Adam McLean.

OPINIONThe Illawarra Hawks prove #ALLINIllawarra is not just a catchy hashtag

Julian O'Brien

Upper House MP Sam Farraway and Warrumbungle shire mayor Ambrose Doolan have welcomed the construction of the Coonabarabran groundwater pipeline. Photo: Supplied

Water security a step closer for Coonabarabran community

Billy Jupp

The 2020 The Land Sydney Royal Showgirl Jessica Neale, Cootamundra, with first runner-up, Steph Ferguson, Bathurst, and second runner-up, Kate Webster, Wagga Wagga.

Sydney Royal Showgirl gets a new name

Brian Russell flanked by Widden Stud's Antony Thompson and Derek Field at a recent Widden stallion parade in August, a place Brian loved to visit. Photo Virginia Harvey.

Brian Russell a stalwart of all things horse

Virginia Harvey

TAMING TEENS: Pre-pubertal desexing removes the risk of reproduction. Picture: Shutterstock

Desexing is the right thing for your cat and the community

RSPCA

Grow vegies for longer with cold frame gardening. Pictures: Hannah Moloney.

Elevating the seasonal growing game

Hannah Moloney

Apart from the big three elements of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, plants also require a readily available source of calcium. Picture: Shutterstock

Are your plants getting enough calcium from their soil?

John Gabriele