Illawarra Mercury
Thursday, 19 May
Bed block chaos: A dozen ambulances queued, hallways jammed with patients
'The hospital is full': 12 ambulances queue outside Wollongong Hospital on Wednesday night, waiting to unload patients. Picture: Supplied.
Kate McIlwain
Building giant reassures Illawarra clients amid claims of collapse
No cause for concern: A Metricon display home at Wongawilli. The company says fears over its future are unfounded. Picture: Robert Peet
Merryn Porter
Two Illawarra aged care homes rank among worst for COVID deaths
Kate McIlwain
Austinmer streets visited by deer seeking northern exposure
Ben Langford
OPEN FOR INSPECTION: One of two rusa deer spotted on Hill St in Austinmer on Wednesday night.
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Top real estate agent's role in Elie Douna's $14.7m bank loan scam
Rosie Bensley
Fraud: Real estate agent Ben Feltham (inset) was sentenced over his role in Elie Douna's attempted $14.7m fraud. Image shows the proposed Avondale site and an artist's impression of the development. Picture: Adam Mclean
Federal Election
Where Labor will spend in the Illawarra if it wins the election
In focus: Each of Labor's election commitments in the Illawarra. Picture: Sylvia Liber
Connor Pearce
Lake Illawarra murder accused identified in court
Rosie Bensley
Staff was arrested on Wednesday over the murder of Matthew Davis (inset photos). Main photo: NSW Police
Lake Illawarra murder case: Police searching for another two men
Stephen William Staff, top left, has been charged with the murder of Matthew Davis, bottom left. Right: CCTV footage of the moments before and after the alleged homicide.
Connor Pearce
NSW legalises voluntary assisted dying
Phoebe Loomes
NSW has become the last state in Australia to pass voluntary assisted dying laws.
Rents jumped 44pc in a year in this Wollongong suburb = and could go up again
Brendan Crabb
Picture: Robert Peet
Building stress sees Illawarra buyers put premium on completed homes: report
Brendan Crabb
Picture: File image
Kiama dad loving life after quitting well-paid job in the mines
Mathew King, aka South Coast Kook, at his local beach in Kiama. Picture:Sylvia Liber
Rosie Bensley
Red Shield appeal 'more important than ever' this year, says charity
Rosie Bensley
Julie Harrison at the Salvation Army Shield Appeal launch event with her children Knate and Nikolas. Picture:Robert Peet
Opinion
Why is the footy not attracting massive crowds this season?
REFLECTION: The AFL must ask itself, is there another reason why fans aren't flocking to the footy. Picture: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
Rohan Connolly
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'Out of control': Corrimal ex-soldier jailed for bashing neighbour
Shannon Tonkin
Ex-soldier Bradley Baker will be released from custody in early June. Picture: Facebook
UAP volunteer accused of threatening to shoot people at Dapto polling booth
Natalie Croxon
Stephen Jones said the beahviour was the culmination of escalating abuse. Picture: Adam McLean
Photos
$7 million Berrima gaol to house a different type of guest
Janine Graham
Federal Election
What Cunningham candidates have to say about housing affordability
Newsroom
Federal Election
What Whitlam candidates have to say about housing affordability
Newsroom
How Gwynneville school's actions are helping make prosthetic limbs
Agron Latifi
Collecting plastic lids for Lids4Kids was the brainchild of St Bridgid's Catholic Primary School student Raen Gibson. These lids will subsequently be used to make prosthetic limbs.
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Trust a Gen-Xer to rub a fragile 20-something the wrong way at a dinner party
B. R. Doherty
Conversations with Friends is from the team behind streaming sensation, Normal People. Picture: Amazon Prime
How a mother's love is helping change the outcome for victims of childhood stroke
Michelle Smith
SUPPORT: Dee Banks co-founded Little Stroke Warriors after her daughter Emma, now 7, had a stroke before she was born. Picture: Lachlan Bence
As it happened: Labor releases costings, $7.4bn budget increase
Hannah Neale, Doug Dingwall
Prime Minister Scott Morrison crashes into Luca Fauvette during an under 8s soccer training session in Devonport. Picture: Eve Woodhouse

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National
Digest
Battle lines drawn for final day as unvaccinated Hanson goes down with COVID
Labor's shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Steve Evans
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Will soil carbon fix the climate crisis?
Ellen Phiddian
CLIMATE SOLUTIONS: Cosmos science reporter Ellen Phiddian. Picture: supplied
Report slams Victoria triple-zero service
Callum Godde
Victoria's triple-zero call service will be rebranded and brought under government control.
Horses starved in soiled field, court told
Emily Woods
A woman is facing court accused of starving dozens of horses and keeping them in soiled paddocks.
Tas govt sorry for offensive place name
Ethan James
The Tasmanian government apologised after a racially offensive island name was published on a map.
Sport
Rain has Kembla Grange trainers looking to Sydney sky
Assessing his options: Kembla trainer Kerry Parker. Picture: Adam McLean
Cameron Mee
Memorable Australian political sport fails
Prime Minister Scott Morrison tackles Luca Fauvette on a soccer field in Devonport on Wednesday.
Cassandra Morgan
Everest still an option, but Price keeping open mind for Count De Rupee's spring
Cameron Mee
Hard to handle: Luke Price has experienced a frustrating campaign with star gelding Count De Rupee. Picture: Adam McLean
After years of delays, Kembla Grange track upgrade inches closer
Cameron Mee
Starting signal: Peter De Vries is confident track upgrades to Kembla Grange are imminent. Picture: Adam McLean
Cracker fishing on calm waters for Illawarra anglers
Shaun Budd with his Queensland Impoundment barramundi.
Gary Wade
Reath the Hawks' priority catch as NBL free agency opens
Mitch Jennings
Illawarra's Paralympians now sit alongside Olympic heroes
Cameron Mee
United as one: The Illawarra Olympians and Paralympians now recognised on the city's monument at Lang Park. Picture: Adam McLean
McKeon backs Swimming Australia selection policy
Cameron Mee
No place like home: Emma McKeon at Wednesday's unveling of the latest additions to Wollongong's Olympians and Paralympians Wall. Picture: Adam McLean
Federal Election
Federal Election
Which of these men should lead: Our say
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese shake hands at one of the leaders' debates. Picture: AAP
1hr ago
AEC tracking effects of flooding on voting impact
Sally Gall
Albanese's last-minute marginal seat blitz
Andrew Brown
Labor leader Anthony Albanese visited a childcare centre in the Sydney electorate of Bennelong.

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What's On
What's on
The Vanns headline free festival at Shell Cove Marina
From 10am to 10pm live music will ring through the Shell Cove Marina on June 18, including hits from The Vanns (above). Picture: Supplied
Desiree Savage
What's on
One of nation's best didgeridoo players coming to Wollongong
Desiree Savage
"We listen to a musician and we feel that vibe, and we feel that theres a certain presence of the spirit of music and the spirit of place and I wanted to be like that since a young kid," says William Barton. Picture: Keith Saunders Photography
Charli's sparkly celebration as cancer treatment comes to an end
Natalie Croxon
Charli Gerrey, 11, has come to the end of two years of cancer treatment. Picture: Adam McLean
Adventure Race mixes mountain biking, trail running, kayaks in Royal National Park
Desiree Savage
Picture: Max Adventure Race
It took a PhD to squeeze a crime novel out of Hayley Scrivenor
Desiree Savage
DEBUT AUTHOR: "I really always want the plot to pull the reader out of daily life and into my story," says Hayley Scrivenor. Picture: Adam McLean
Podcasts
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Farmers and fishers feud over riverside camping in Victoria
Farmers Judy Cardwell from Mitta Mitta and Belinda Pearce of the Kiewa Valley lead a protest to Melbourne last year over the issue of camping on licensed Crown river frontages. Picture: Mark Jesser
Tom Melville Laura Carolina Corrigan
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Living with climate disasters
Tom Melville Laura Carolina Corrigan
A home on Richmond Street, Woodburn. The flood damaged contents piled up on the nature strip. Thursday 7th April 2022 // PHOTO BY MARINA NEIL // NEWCASTLE HERALD // NRFLOODS22
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Goat yoga sets the baa for mental health care
Tom Melville Laura Carolina Corrigan
Grumpy Goat Co in Smithton Tasmania holds goat yoga sessions. Picture: Meg Whitfield

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Stories fromExplore
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Budget can still be boujee
AESTHETICALLY PLEASING: The Samsung Galaxy A53 5G is of sleek design and comes in two stunning colours, awesome blue and black. Photo: Supplied.
Ash Lieberman
Are house and land packages worth the investment?
House and land packages are built with the buyer in mind and to tick as many quality-of-life boxes as possible. Picture: Shutterstock
Is a novated lease worth it?
Purchasing a car using a novated lease arrangement can typically save buyers thousands of dollars upfront. Picture: Shutterstock
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Stunning seaside location in Kiama
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Community
Socks 'n' Jocks call goes out across Illawarra, Shoalhaven
Winter warmth: Grace Rey is again asking people to donate new socks and underpants for the needy. Picture: Supplied
Merryn Porter
Charli's sparkly celebration as cancer treatment comes to an end
Natalie Croxon
Charli Gerrey, 11, has come to the end of two years of cancer treatment. Picture: Adam McLean
New Wollongong social group for domestic violence survivors
Connor Pearce
Bloom Project: Participants Kellie Martin (left) and Yvonne Eman (right) with Bloom Project coordinator Jessica Fuller. Picture: Adam McLean
Right support can create bright future
HAPPY DAYS: School heavily influences young people's involvement, training or study post-school.
Scamwatch: Scammers use social media to target renters
Photos and Video
Bed block chaos: A dozen ambulances queued, hallways jammed with patients
'The hospital is full': 12 ambulances queue outside Wollongong Hospital on Wednesday night, waiting to unload patients. Picture: Supplied.
Kate McIlwain
Austinmer streets visited by deer seeking northern exposure
Ben Langford
OPEN FOR INSPECTION: One of two rusa deer spotted on Hill St in Austinmer on Wednesday night.
Federal Election
Where Labor will spend in the Illawarra if it wins the election
Connor Pearce
In focus: Each of Labor's election commitments in the Illawarra. Picture: Sylvia Liber
Federal Election
What Whitlam candidates have to say about housing affordability
Newsroom
Lake Illawarra murder accused identified in court
Rosie Bensley
Staff was arrested on Wednesday over the murder of Matthew Davis (inset photos). Main photo: NSW Police
Lake Illawarra murder case: Police searching for another two men
Connor Pearce
Stephen William Staff, top left, has been charged with the murder of Matthew Davis, bottom left. Right: CCTV footage of the moments before and after the alleged homicide.
Updated
Man charged with murder of Lake Illawarra man Matthew Davis
Natalie Croxon
A 65-year-old was arrested on Wednesday over the murder of Matthew Davis (inset photos). Main photo: NSW Police
UAP volunteer accused of threatening to shoot people at Dapto polling booth
Natalie Croxon
Stephen Jones said the beahviour was the culmination of escalating abuse. Picture: Adam McLean
Stories fromThe Senior
Queenie van de Zandt performs love letter to Joni Mitchell | Photos, Video
Queenie describes her show 'Blue: The Songs of Joni Mitchell' as a love letter from one melancholy mother to another. Image credit: Kurt Sneddon.
Anthony Caggiano
Ex-soldiers 'overwhelmed' by compo process
Sam McKeith
The mother of a veteran says he was bullied, discharged, and failed by doctors before his suicide.
She made it to the rainbow
Therese Murray
ZEST FOR LIFE: Jazmin Theadora is a Nimbin local legend. Photo supplied.

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Comment
Collective effort needed on housing crisis
Councillor Gordon Bradbery Am
Why we've run our election special early: Editorial
Making use of waste to create employment: Letters, Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Illawarra Mercury launches new commenting platform
Readers will now need only one log-in to access news and comments on the Herald website. Photo: Shutterstock.
Have Your Say
Bull and doser words to define Scott Morrison: Letters, May 17, 2022
Scott Morrison visiting Bluescope Steeworks in Wollongong in September 2020. Picture: Adam McLean
Stories fromThe Land
Wet conditions delay large-scale sale at Brewarrina
Marian Macdonald
Ocean acidification and heating a threat to our seafood industry: South East Climate Alliance
James Tugwell
Abalone Narooma owner Stephen Bunney has been commerically diving for more than 33 years. Photograph: supplied
What school picked up the top led steer gong at Wingham Beef Week 2022? RESULTS AND PHOTOS
Samantha Townsend
St Joseph's High School student Elizabeth Gardiner with her Limousin cross Angus steer that took out the grand champion led steer or heifer at Wingham Beef Week. Pictured with judge Chris Knox and Chris Black from Wingham Exports
Life & Style
Review
Full-on flavours and great value
The succulent Jai Ho Tandoori Prawns and, left, the Chilli Chicken accompanied by a plate of super-light basmati ice
Ian Moore
Roll up for delightful involtini
Naomi Crisante
A cook with a family flourish
Naomi Crisante ... food brings the family together. Photo: Morgan Hancock

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UCI World Road Championships 2022
The Illawarra tourist spots that made it into Lonely Planet's new guidebook
Desiree Savage
Wollongong 2022
The local Airbnb set to make $54k in one week during Wollongong's UCI
Connor Pearce
Wollongong 2022
Volunteer army needed for Wollongong World Cycling Championships
Rosie Bensley
Susan Cole and other prospective volunteers gather in red as the UCI World Championships put out a call for 1500 volunteers. Picture:Wesley Lonergan
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