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Dapto crash passenger recalls 'scary' moment of impact

Ashleigh Tullis
55m ago

An artist's impression of the faster train that the federal government could deliver between Wollongong and Sydney.

A 31-minute Wollongong-Sydney train trip is on fed govt radar

Glen Humphries

Plenty of people think Illawarra commuters will be waiting a long time before government promises of faster rail between Wollongong and Sydney come true. Picture: Robert Peet

People have no faith in politicians' promises of faster train

Glen Humphries
1hr ago

Charged: Father Ron Peters

Wollongong priest charged with indecent assaults on boy

Cydonee Mardon

During the evening peak, government promises will mean just one extra express train stopping at Thirroul station from Sydney. Picture: Adam McLean

Govt promise equals just one extra train during peak periods

Glen Humphries

The new Beyond Meat burger at Grill'd Wollongong. Picture: Greg Ellis.

Grill'd introduces Beyond Meat that looks, tastes and smells like meat but isn't meat

Greg Ellis

Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

South Coast man's abusive emails to Peter Dutton earns $5600 fine

On the way up: Wollongong is the fifth fastest growing regional destination in Australia for international visitor demand. Picture: Greg Ellis.

International visitor interest grows in Wollongong

Greg Ellis

One-sided upgrade to Stanwell Park footbridge baffles residents

Help for regional event careers

Elderly man hospitalised after truck, taxi crash at Dapto

Ex-real estate agent opens adults only art studio in Wollongong

Dapto crash passenger recalls 'scary' moment of impact

55m ago

No go: South Coast Labour Council Arthur Rorris announcing a trucking ban on the Port Kembla Coal Terminal. Picture: Adam McLean

UPDATED
Trucking ban at Port Kembla Coal Terminal after worker loses leg

Illawarra residents will go to the polls on Saturday. Picture: Robert Peet

Your guide to state election day in the Illawarra

Wollongong hasn't seen Bryan Adams for six years. He returns to the WIN Entertainment Centre on Friday, with tickets still available from Ticketmaster. Picture: Michelle Smith

Bryan Adams shares heartache ahead of Wollongong show

An artist's impression of the Dapto Mall refurbishment.

Sneak peek at Dapto Mall's $3.5 million facelift

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

Oak Flats ready for tough South Coast semi-final contest

25m ago

Determined Lake Illawarra seeking South Coast semi-final victory

55m ago

Dapto crash passenger recalls 'scary' moment of impact

55m ago

People have no faith in politicians' promises of faster train

1hr ago

Stingrays look to improve as Macarthur await

2hrs ago

Dragons captain stands by backline reshuffle

2hrs ago

Seeking wickets: Oak Flats all-rounder Brynley Richards will play a key role in this weekend's semi-final. Picture: Robert Peet.

Oak Flats ready for tough South Coast semi-final contest

Cameron Mee
25m ago

Batting leader: Lake Illawarra's Kerrod White. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

Determined Lake Illawarra seeking South Coast semi-final victory

Cameron Mee
55m ago

ON THE ATTACK: Illawarra's Hannah Beard. Picture: Georgia Matts

Stingrays look to improve as Macarthur await

Mitch Cohen
2hrs ago

Seeking wickets: Oak Flats all-rounder Brynley Richards will play a key role in this weekend's semi-final. Picture: Robert Peet.

Oak Flats ready for tough South Coast semi-final contest

25m ago

Early warning: Gareth Widdop. Picture: Grant Trouville.

Dragons captain stands by backline reshuffle

CAMERON MEE and TIM BARROW
2hrs ago

Crunch: Wests beat Thirroul in last year's Illawarra Rugby League grand final at WIN Stadium. Picture: Robert Peet

Corrimal out to keep Challenge Cup hopes alive

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TASTY: Brooke Hughes has opened The Sip Studio where adults can take part in an art class while enjoying a glass of wine. Picture: Robert Peet

Ex-real estate agent opens adults only art studio in Wollongong

Desiree Savage

The new Beyond Meat burger at Grill'd Wollongong. Picture: Greg Ellis.

Grill'd introduces Beyond Meat that looks, tastes and smells like meat but isn't meat

Greg Ellis

The new Wave FM breakfast show lineup - Adam Straney, Jade Tona and Travis Winks. Picture: Adam Straney/Facebook

Illawarra breakfast radio shake-up at Wave FM

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

Page turner: Over 80,000 books will be on display at Lifeline's Big Book Fair to be held from Friday, March 22 to Sunday, March 24 at Illawarra Sports Stadium, Berkeley.

Lifeline: Don't miss the Book Fair

Advertising feature

ADVICE: AD Group partnered with Colliers International to create a First Home Buyers Guide to buying off-the-plan in NSW. The full guide is available for free download via the Colliers International website.

New guide to buying off-the-plan released

Brendan Crabb

Picture: Supplied

New release of ocean-front land in Shell Cove up for grabs

Brendan Crabb

DEVELOPMENT: David Shoebridge (far left) and Jamie Dixon (second from left) with supporters and candidates at Calderwood. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Illawarra Greens call for a Royal Commission into planning

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

Sunrise view of popular tourist attraction ancient temple complex Angkor Wat with reflected in lake Siem Reap, Cambodia. Picture: Shutterstock

Illawarra HSC students can take a schoolies trip to change lives

Desiree Savage

National Close the Gap Day activities at the University of Wollongong. Picture: Anna Warr

Illawarra's Aboriginal leaders call for more funds to close the gap

Agron Latifi

ON POINTE: The 12 of the 14 contestants of Stars of Wollongong Dance for Cancer, with two dancer partners, at Wednesday's launch. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Meet the Illawarra personalities lining up to Dance for Cancer

Desiree Savage

Sunrise view of popular tourist attraction ancient temple complex Angkor Wat with reflected in lake Siem Reap, Cambodia. Picture: Shutterstock

Illawarra HSC students can take a schoolies trip to change lives

Pippa Rendell (SCARF), Raquel Aldunate (IMS), Pia Angelucci (Australian Red Cross) and Chris Lacey (MCCI). Picture: Sylvia Liber

Illawarra residents urged to 'check in with your Muslim neighbours or friends'

Agron Latifi

A record 260 swimmers took part in the annual MS 24-hour Mega Swim at the University of Wollongong aquatic centre on March 16-17. They raised almost $40,000 for MS in the process. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Wollongong 24-hour Mega Swim raises almost $40,000 for MS

Agron Latifi

Wollongong hasn't seen Bryan Adams for six years. He returns to the WIN Entertainment Centre on Friday, with tickets still available from Ticketmaster. Picture: Michelle Smith

Bryan Adams shares heartache ahead of Wollongong show

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

The crime scene on a section of Crown Street footpath after a man was assaulted and robbed by two other men just before 9am on Thursday. Picture: Adam McLean

UPDATED
Man bashed, robbed on footpath outside West Wollongong school

Recognition: Zig Zag Hub co-working space student entrepreneural program founder Carmen Rudd is a finalist in the NSW Telstra Businesswoman of the Year Awards. Picture: Greg Ellis.

Wollongong entrepreneur Carmen Rudd up for prestigious award

Greg Ellis

Dragons continue to breathe fire against Bulls

Courtney Ward

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

Stunning historical photos of the Port Kembla stack

Lisa Wachsmuth

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

Andrew Pearson

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

Singer Tina Arena has been appointed a member of the Australia Council for three years.

Tina Arena appointed to peak arts body

20m ago

New federal agency raises $315m to lend for development of affordable housing.

Affordable housing body offers first loans

22m ago

Jesse Phan has been jailed for killing another resident at a Melbourne Salvation Army crisis home.

Vic man jailed over 'spilt milk' killing

25m ago

Timothy Ruge has been sentenced for blackmailing a user of gay networking app Grindr.

Man avoids jail over Vic Grindr blackmail

28m ago

Former NRL player Ben Barba (left) is expected to plead guilty to public nuisance charges.

Ben Barba expected to plead guilty: lawyer

Nicholas McElroy
55m ago

Pat Campbell''s moving cartoon depicting 50 Muslims in various stages of prayer, representing the 50 victims of the Christchurch massacre.

World embraces Pat Campbell's moving response to Christchurch

Megan Doherty
55m ago

The manslaughter trial of Lisa Barrett following two homebirth deaths has started.

SA homebirth manslaughter trial under way

1hr ago

Facebook users worried about the latest security issue have been advised to reset their passwords.

Worried FB users advised to reset password

Luke Costin
1hr ago

Albury Gold Cup meeting called off after rain hits track

John Ellicott
37m ago

What matters to The Land readers this election

Samantha Townsend
2hrs ago

Cyclone Trevor is set to bring heavy rain of up to 300mm a day to parts of the gulf country as it crosses the coast. Will it feed moisture into a cold front crossing NSW on Monday as the ex-cyclone drifts down ? It's a possible scenario.

Will Trevor be clever and bring some rain?

John Ellicott

Your weekly travel inspiration

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

The new Beyond Meat burger at Grill'd Wollongong. Picture: Greg Ellis.

Grill'd introduces Beyond Meat that looks, tastes and smells like meat but isn't meat

Greg Ellis

Many hands: If you plan ahead, stay organised and have many helping hands, then moving day will be somewhat stress-free.

How to move house stress-free

COMPACT HOMES: Tony Skinner builds tiny houses out of shipping containers. Picture: DARREN HOWE

Big dreams of tiny living for Tiny House Festival

Elspeth Kernebone