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Casey Christensen spiralled out of control and went on a 'criminal escapade' to feed her drug addiction, stealing from her ex-boyfriend's parents and punching her own mother in the face. Picture: Facebook

From carer to criminal: Dapto woman stole from quadriplegic ex-boyfriend's parents

Shannon Tonkin

Screengrabs of video of the raid provided by Australian Border Force.

Massive drug bust uncovers $144m cocaine shipment that came in via Port Kembla

Peter Brewer

A different kind of busy: Fairy Meadow man racks up 92nd criminal charge

A different kind of busy: Fairy Meadow man racks up 92nd criminal charge

Shannon Tonkin
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Busted: Rhys Morrison (top inset) was caught on CCTV (bottom inset) entering then exiting the building moments before it was gutted by fire (main picture). Pictures: Facebook, NSW Police, Sylvia Liber.

Parolee admits setting Dapto Bowling Club building ablaze

Shannon Tonkin

Ice-breaker: The use of crystal methamphetamine, or ice, has serious impacts on individuals, families and communities and is the subject of a statewide inquiry which heard evidence in Nowra recently. File picture.

My son won't last the winter: South Coast mum tells Ice Inquiry

Lisa Wachsmuth

Radio Doctor Illawarra general manager Frank Wallner says this year's flu season is putting pressure on the service.

Radio doctor Illawarra under pressure as flu call outs spike

Lisa Wachsmuth

A BlueScope crane operator has won his job back after tipping a large steel coil at the steelmaker's Springhill plant. Picture: Sylvia Liber

BlueScope worker with 40yrs service fights Christmas sacking

Glen Humphries

Benefits: Greg Stratton and Unanderra Hearts Soccer Club members are asking people to vote in the My Community Project so they can pay for fencing to keep motorbikes and cars off the field. Picture: Robert Peet

What's the most important community project in the Illawarra?

Ashleigh Tullis

Illawarra driver flashes gun at man who witnessed his burnout

Jamberoo Music Festival to hit all the right notes this weekend

Port Kembla $8.6m sale proof the region is 'firmly on the radar'

Nowra festival to host one-kilogram chocolate eating competition

Casey Christensen spiralled out of control and went on a 'criminal escapade' to feed her drug addiction, stealing from her ex-boyfriend's parents and punching her own mother in the face. Picture: Facebook

From carer to criminal: Dapto woman stole from quadriplegic ex-boyfriend's parents

CLOSURE: Gary Pearce and wife Jo-Ann have closure now the ashes of their son Gary Jnr are home with them. He had one last adventure, with his urn leading a cruise convoy in his honour on Saturday. Picture: Robert Peet

Gary Pearce's ashes taken on Wollongong convoy giving parents 'closure'

DON'T MISS: The festival will see the return of popular celebrity and television chef, Jason Roberts (right).

Nowra festival to host one-kilogram chocolate eating competition

23 fun things for kids to do in the Illawarra this July school holiday

23 fun things for kids to do in the Illawarra this July school holiday

Mu Boyan's 'Horizon' piece at Sculpture by the Sea in 2018. Photo: Steven Siewert

Wollongong's bid to steal Sculpture by the Sea from Bondi

Aaron Mack, Memes Radford, Aubree Strawberry and Alex Iping at the Layback Longboarders Winter Classic 2019 at Bellambi Point.

Time out in the Illawarra: social photos

A different kind of busy: Fairy Meadow man racks up 92nd criminal charge

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From carer to criminal: Dapto woman stole from quadriplegic ex-boyfriend's parents

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Parolee admits setting Dapto Bowling Club building ablaze

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Radio doctor Illawarra under pressure as flu call outs spike

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BlueScope worker with 40yrs service fights Christmas sacking

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St George Illawarra prepared to climb NRL finals mountain

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Not giving up: Tyson Frizell. Picture: AAP Image.

St George Illawarra prepared to climb NRL finals mountain

Cameron Mee

Dangerous: Nick Cotric is set for a stint on the sidelines after this tackle on Tim Lafai. Picture: NRL Photos/Robb Cox.

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Cotric facing ban as Dragons praise Lafai

Cameron Mee

In form: Shellharbour's Tylah Jenkins on the run. Picture: Karleen Minney.

Teams vie for state crowns

Cameron Mee

Not giving up: Tyson Frizell. Picture: AAP Image.

St George Illawarra prepared to climb NRL finals mountain

Downward slide: Dragons coach Paul McGregor. Picture: AAP

NRL crunch time arrives

Returning: David Andersen will play for the Hawks against next season. Picture: AAP Image/Dean Lewins

Andersen returns, hoping to rocket Hawks in NBL title frame

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MUSICAL: Musician Mem Davis, pictured in Jamberoo ahead of this weekend's boutique festival. Picture: Robert Peet

Jamberoo Music Festival to hit all the right notes this weekend

Brendan Crabb

DON'T MISS: The festival will see the return of popular celebrity and television chef, Jason Roberts (right).

Nowra festival to host one-kilogram chocolate eating competition

Nicolette Pickard

WHAT ABOUT US: Shellharbour is already home to Sculptures at Killalea with accommodation options and the Illawarra Regional Airport making it a suitable destination for a larger art festival. Picture: Adam McLean

Why Shellharbour doesn't want Wollongong to get Sculpture by the Sea

Desiree Savage

Are you a stakeholder in the development of Northern Australia?

Are you a stakeholder in the development of Northern Australia?

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OUTLOOK: The ACM survey aims to find out more about what makes regional and rural communities tick.

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SPOT THE WILDLIFE: The Leopard is one of Africa's "big five" along with lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and buffaloes found in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park.

Southern Africa's natural wonders

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Are you a stakeholder in the development of Northern Australia?

Are you a stakeholder in the development of Northern Australia?

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A delightful Indian Ocean island cruise

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Take stock: An annual inventory of all of your in comings and out goings will show you where you can make savings.

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REPORT: An economist says Illawarra prices should be "pretty flat" in the next 12 months or so, and expected much of the growth to most likely occur in 2021-2022.

Report looks at the Illawarra's property prospects for next three years

Brendan Crabb

The Port Kembla site.

Port Kembla $8.6m sale proof the region is 'firmly on the radar'

Brendan Crabb

HOT PROPERTY: Prices at 1A Kembla Street, North Wollongong start from $2.35 million. Pictures: Supplied

Sydney-siders buy new luxury North Gong apartment for weekender

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

National recognition for Mercury suicide prevention campaign

National recognition for Mercury suicide prevention campaign

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

Design a logo for your chance to win $18k World Cycling Championships prize

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CLOSURE: Gary Pearce and wife Jo-Ann have closure now the ashes of their son Gary Jnr are home with them. He had one last adventure, with his urn leading a cruise convoy in his honour on Saturday. Picture: Robert Peet

Gary Pearce's ashes taken on Wollongong convoy giving parents 'closure'

Desiree Savage

Design a logo for your chance to win $18k World Cycling Championships prize

FLASHNBACK: Wollongong Hawks players in 2010 with their WE LOVE THE GONG shirts. Zac Delaney, Tim Coenraad, Larry Davidson and Tim Behrendorff. Picture: Orlando Chiodo

Destination Wollongong to ditch 'We love the gong' slogan

Desiree Savage

WHAT ABOUT US: Shellharbour is already home to Sculptures at Killalea with accommodation options and the Illawarra Regional Airport making it a suitable destination for a larger art festival. Picture: Adam McLean

Why Shellharbour doesn't want Wollongong to get Sculpture by the Sea

Desiree Savage

Busted: Rhys Morrison (top inset) was caught on CCTV (bottom inset) entering then exiting the building moments before it was gutted by fire (main picture). Pictures: Facebook, NSW Police, Sylvia Liber.

Parolee admits setting Dapto Bowling Club building ablaze

Screengrabs of video of the raid provided by Australian Border Force.

Massive drug bust uncovers $144m cocaine shipment that came in via Port Kembla

A still from footage of the fire by Top Notch Video.

Watch dramatic footage of massive Corrimal High inferno

Emily Mortlock; a still from CCTV footage of the glassing that shows Terry Richardson (Jnr) moments after he is hit.

Woman jailed for brutal glassing of surfing star's son at Fairy Meadow pub

8 of the most haunted places in the Illawarra and South Coast

8 of the most haunted places in the Illawarra and South Coast

Neighbours help residents, pets escape Wollongong balcony blaze

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Neighbours help residents, pets escape Wollongong balcony blaze

Ashleigh Tullis

Hundreds farewelled Gary Pearce at a funeral service on Thursday. Mr Pearce's brother Will drove in a truck in front of the hearse after the service. Picture: Adam McLean

Truck convoy to roar through Wollongong as tribute to Gary Pearce

Ashleigh Tullis

Friends of the Extinction Rebellion Wollongong staged a 'die in' in the Crown Street Mall on Friday, to protest around environmental issues. Picture: Robert Peet

Why dozens of people 'dropped dead' in the Crown Street Mall

Desiree Savage

BREAKTHROUGH: The new Prostate Urine Risk test could change the face of prostate cancer testing.

New urine test breakthrough for prostate cancer research

Before and after: Swipe to see amazing retirement village garden makeover

Before and after: Swipe to see amazing retirement village garden makeover

Geraldine Cardozo

What Aussies can learn from NZ's older workforce

What Aussies can learn from NZ's older workforce

Geraldine Cardozo

NSW being neglected and so is Wollongong: IBC boss

NSW being neglected and so is Wollongong: IBC boss

Adam Zarth

Mercury front page illustrates the power of words

Mercury front page illustrates the power of words

CITY LIVING: This Rusa deer made it most of the way down Mt Keira Rd, to within 500m of Crown St. Picture: Adam McLean.

COMMENT
Let's imagine if the deer were tormenting Turramurra

Ben Langford

DOUBLE CHECK: Veteran environmental activist Bob Brown has raised doubts about the Robbins Island renewable energy proposal. Picture: File

Robbins Island wind farm a 'new Franklin Dam', says Bob Brown

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Aussie researchers claim a breakthrough in boosting the effectiveness of chemo drug 5-Fluorouracil.

Protein key to cancer drug's effectiveness

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The Heffers and Murrumbidgee Irrigation have been involved in a decades long dispute over the accuracy of their water meters.

Murrumbidgee Irrigation escorted by security to remove water meters

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Julie Tam said she feels a lot better after speaking with the director of the MDMA festival.

Family speaks to NSW festival co-founder

Victorian man Michael Bowman has gone missing in Tasmania's Cradle Mountain National Park.

Hunt on to find missing Vic walker in Tas

Christine McGinn

Bones found on the NSW mid-north coast are believed to be those of backpacker Erwan Ferrieux, left.

Frenchman's family told of bone DNA result

Social Services Minister Anne Ruston has described the Australian pension as generous.

Minister in hot water over pension comment

Matt Coughlan

A County Court judge will decide on Tuesday whether Blair Cottrell can proceed with an appeal.

Extremist's racial hatred appeal pending

Red Lantana will kill cattle or at best predispose them to sunburn. Livestock new to an area can make the mistake of eating this.

Be aware of toxic feed says LLS vets

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Justina Twomey, Lake Cargelligo, Overall Pointscore Champion, with award sponsor Caron Chester from NSW Farmers

Judges of the future begin at Trangie

Kath Donoghue

Murray-Darling Basin rainfall remained below average for June.

More water for South Australia irrigators

Meat lovers will relish at Canada's Largest Ribfest, located in Spencer Smith Park in Burlington, Ontario from Friday 30 August until 2 September 2019.

Foodie festivals for gastronomic getaways

Oceania Cruises daily afternoon high tea served in Horizons Lounge.

Now is the time to book that cruise you've been considering

Bosnia: a land of stunning beauty.

Dreaming of a getaway? Here are your weekly travel deals

John Rozentals

Lydia Williams' unique childhood inspired her to write a children's book about a girl who lives in the outback and discovers a love for football. Picture: Nicole Cleary

Goalkeeper's journey brought to life in children's book

Lucie Bertoldo

DON'T MISS: The festival will see the return of popular celebrity and television chef, Jason Roberts (right).

Nowra festival to host one-kilogram chocolate eating competition

Nicolette Pickard

You often see a farm with a dilapidated traditional windmill no longer in operation and sitting proudly beside the windmill is a small solar cell and an electric pump. Less maintenance and more reliability!

Tech Talk: Solar revolution showing no signs of slowing

Mathew Dickerson