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Varroa mite was detected in beehives around the Port of Newcastle on June 24

Natural beekeepers urge Australia to learn from the mistakes made overseas where bees have become dependent on pharmaceuticals while trying to control varroa mite.

Let them bee: Natural beekeeping teacher says miticides not the answer to varroa parasite

Each year more than 200,000 hives are required for the pollination of the Australian almond crop alone. Photo: File

The news that varroa destructor is on our shores is alarming.

There's more than honey at stake

The dusty brown shed in the Southern Highlands potato growing town will face-off against "an eight-metre length of rusty pipe with some handles and 'The World's Tallest Bin' painted on it".

Robertson's Big Potato makes the finals for Australia's Sh--test Big Thing contest

PAWS THE GAME: Chilean goalkeeper, Christine Elder, called a stop to play when the pup ran onto the field for a tummy rub. 

Chilean goalkeeper, Christine Elder, called a pause - or a paws - to the game while giving the pup a tummy rub.

Dog runs onto international soccer field, demands pats from players

Commuters at Wollongong railway station on Tuesday morning.

Rail staff are taking a 'go slow' day over safety concerns about the new fleet of trains.

Industrial action slows commute for Illawarra train passengers

Slowdown: Wollongong train driver and Rail Tram and Bus Union delegate Rob Kennedy said this week's industrial campaign starts with a go-slow on Tuesday. The South Coast and other lines are expected to be heavily impacted this week. Picture: Anna Warr

NSW commuters could find their train to Sydney going just 10 kilometres an hour on Tuesday.

Trains at 10km/h? Rail union's go-slow day on Tuesday

The King: Austin Butler plays the legendary Mr Presley himself in Baz Luhrmann's new film Elvis, rated M, in cinemas now. Picture: Warner Bros

There's no doubt that Elvis is an enjoyable movie, even at two hours and 40 minutes, but it's not as successful a musical biopic as Rocketman or Walk the Line.

Elvis movie is a good time despite it lacking depth

NSW Beekeeping shut down as parasite enters country for first time

TARGET: Varroa mites. Picture: Queensland Department of Primary Industry

Varroa Mite has been detected in Australia for the first time, locking down the beekeeping industry for two weeks, while the Department of Primary Industries scramble to contain the outbreak.

NSW Beekeeping shut down as Varroa mite parasite enters country for first time

There have been 128 deaths in this region so far in 2022 - in sharp contrast to the deaths in all of 2021 and 2020 when a total of 23 people died.

A fight against COVID apathy as Illawarra death toll mounts

Climate protesters tried to shut down the Sydney Harbour bridge before marching in the city.

Protesters took over the harbour tunnel in Sydney this morning.

Arrests made after climate change protesters block peak hour traffic

The findings reinforce the need for adequate resources for ICUs, especially in times of high demand.

Third virus wave biggest killer: study

An observer watches the take off on Sunday night.

American space agency NASA has successfully launched its first ever rocket from Australia.

See the moment NASA launches a rocket from the NT

GROUND ZERO: Merewether amateur beekeeper Nick Radford with one of his hives on Sunday. The detection of a tiny mite, Varroa destructor, in Newcastle means that hives in the immediate region will be destroyed to ensure the global pest does not invade Australia. Picture: Marina Neil

Newcastle at centre of Australian bee industry crisis.

Bee industry on edge of crisis as Varroa mite scare deepens

Jack Wang of the Hakko Bakery Cafe and the robot which delivers. Picture: Steve Evans

This coffee has your face on top - really.

Coffee, robots and your face are this cafe's future

Bruno (Damon Herriman) and Laura (Jackie van Beek) go to a new-age retreat to attempt to reinvigorate their marriage. Picture: Supplied

Everyone speaking gibberish may be a way of illustrating miscommunication, but it's radical.

A weird romp words can't describe

The training exercise brought together volunteers and emergency service personnel for a two-day exercise. Picture: supplied

Rescue agencies team up to find missing fishing boat

Smoke from Dapto substation fire. Picture:Sylvia Liber

Dapto substation fire under control, now in the hands of Transgrid

COLOURLESS: A field of stag-horn coral bleached white on the Great Barrier Reef during a mass bleaching event. Picture: Brett Monroe Garner/Getty Images

Coral might look like plants, but it's actually a living, breathing inverterbrae. So why are these marine creatures turning so white?

Why has Australia's coral become bleached?

Austin Butler electrifies as Elvis. Picture: Universal 

It pulls you up to realise that this is Luhrmann's sixth feature film.

Baz Lurhmann's Elvis is an exhilarating and brilliant homage

Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Mark Paguio in Spiderhead. Picture: Netflix

You understand why Hemsworth would have been attracted to the production.

Hemsworth's Spiderhead is a slick, pacey futuristic thriller

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The report into Annastacia Palaszczuk's government "aspires to ... encourage openness from the top".

Qld integrity report a 'wake-up call'

CONNECTION: Internationally bestselling author Helen FitzGerald was a boarder at St Martin's in the Pines.

An internationally bestselling author talks about her new novel, Keep Her Sweet.

Back to where it all began for bestselling author

Drummer Ashton Irwin of the Australian band 5 Seconds Of Summer suffered stroke symptoms on stage.

5SOS drummer suffers 'symptoms of stroke'

Free vaccinations are available at 2000 GP clinics and pharmacies across Victoria until July 10.

Free flu jab rollout extended in Victoria

The operator of South Australia's Tesla big battery has been ordered to pay a $900,000 fine.

SA company fined over power rules breach

Sandra Mullaly is cheerful in her police photo but her time in the force was anything but.

Former cop says she was driven to breaking point by the organisation she once loved.

An addict broke her jaw. The force broke her spirit

Maria and Andrew Chatfield made the move to Far North Queensland with their children Elliott, Duffy, Somerset and Fletcher, 

Could you leave the Illawarra to build a life somewhere new, miles from family and friends?

'We moved away from Wollongong and don't regret it'

Finally: The final design for the Kollaras' Cliff Road development (main photo) and several earlier options. Pictures: supplied

After a decade of failure, the Kollaras family have finally gotten the green light for a multi-storey home on Cliff Road.

Kollaras' luxury Cliff Road homes get the go-ahead

Bullet to a balloon: Charbel Douna, 35, left Wollongong Local Court with a grin on Thursday. Picture: Grace Crivellaro.

An Illawarra property developer who fired a rifle to pop a balloon at a gender reveal party has been sentenced.

Calderwood dad-to-be sentenced for firing gun at gender reveal party

Not coping: The emergency department consultant, who has worked in hospitals for almost 20 years, told the Mercury some staff had already left and others were thinking about following them out the door. 

An emergency doctor with 20 years' experience has broken his silence on the crisis facing Wollongong Hospital emergency department, describing it as the worst I've seen anywhere. He said one patient last week waited in the ED for three days and 17 hours to be admitted.

Wollongong doctor sounds alarm after ED patient waits three days for a bed

Accused: Tony McEwan, 41, will remain behind bars.

Wollongong man accused of dousing baby with petrol identified

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Tragic: the scene after a woman was hit by a bus near the corner of Corrimal St and Crown St on Monday. Picture: Anna Warr

While TWU NSW State Secretary Richard Olsen said the union is uncertain whether the waiting area changes had any role in the tragic fatality, they will be calling for action.

Transport union calls for action after pedestrian fatality on Crown Street

Lake Illawarra Police officers are searching for Mark Unwin (left) and Murryadjah Kirby (right). Picture: Lake Illawarra Police

Lake Illawarra Police search for two men on outstanding warrants

The scene on Crown Street on Monday morning. Picture: Anna Warr

Bus driver charged after Crown St fatality

Wollongong Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery said council simply doesn't have enough money to match what the community would like to see done in the city. Picture: Robert Peet

The "pathetic" rate rise of 1.8 per cent is well under what Wollongong ratepayers really should be paying, according to Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery.

'You're going to be disappointed' - Wollongong council budget tight says Lord Mayor

POWERHOUSE: Rod Wishart holds the record for the most tries (68) and points (1044) ever for his beloved Illawarra Steelers.

Rod Wishart takes great delight in the fact that he has scored the most points (1044) and tries (68) for his beloved Illawarra Steelers in the NRL.