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Natalie Croxon

Desperate Illawarra family lives out of car amid housing crisis

Warren Doyle and his sons Cori, 15, and Troy, 17, are living out of their car. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Warren Doyle and his teenage sons have been homeless for several months, unable to find somewhere to live.

Nowhere to go: Desperate Illawarra family living out of car amid housing crisis

Kate McIlwain

UCI road closures: Cautious relief for stressed-out Fairy Meadow hairdresser

Glen Humphries

Growing: A proposed three-storey childcare centre in Dapto is sorely needed by the growing community, according to former children's educator Natalie Radloff Picture: Robert Peet

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A proposed three-storey childcare centre for Dapto is "absolutely necessary", according to a former childcare educator.

Dapto area parents are crying out for more childcare spaces

"There are significant staffing issues across the district. Any shifts/hours will be greatly appreciated. Overtime is supported."

Plea for Illawarra nurses to work extra shifts with 100 staff away due to COVID-19

Jorja McDonnell

TRASHED: Five crews responded to a structure fire at West Nowra Recycling Depot. Picture: Shoalhaven Heads Rural Fire Brigade


Five crews responded, facing a scare with potentially unexploded ammunition on the site

Firefighters feared unexploded ammo at Nowra recycling depot

The latest weekly respiratory report shows there were 4714 new cases of COVID detected in the region, which is a drop of more than 1000 from the peak two weeks ago.

Record number of COVID-19 deaths for Illawarra

Sex offender Michael Pearce, wearing black pants and a dark-coloured jumper, is seen on CCTV approaching an arcade game booth before molesting a teenage girl.

Michael Pearce approached the 15-year-old and her friends while they were in an arcade game booth.

Sex offender who molested girl in Wollongong Central sentenced

Brendan Crabb

Location, location: Why Ian and Janelle are embracing Wollongong unit living

Ian McBarron purchased an apartment off-the-plan in the 'Rise on Gipps' complex. Picture: Sylvia Liber

A boutique apartment complex in Wollongong is approaching "sold out" status, with the project due to be completed in early 2023.

Location, location, location: Why Ian and Janelle are embracing Wollongong apartment living

Man, 23, critical after car crashes into tree on M1 near Berkeley

The accident closed the northbound lanes on the M1.

Police said emergency services arrived to find the male driver trapped in the vehicle.

Man, 23, in critical condition after car crashes into tree on M1 near Berkeley

Staying put: One of the four new bus layovers - in Market Street, Wollongong - that has been the source of complaints from some residents. Picture: Robert Peet

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The newly-located bus layovers could be staying put for some time to come.

Wollongong's new bus layovers not going away soon

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ON TRACK: Corryong-born and Riverina-raised country music legend Lee Kernaghan is the focus on a new film Boy From The Bush, a documentary meets road movie, which is out in cinemas nationwide on Thursday.

Lee Kernaghan's new documentary road movie delves into the hitmaker's storied career

Boy From The Bush lights up the silver screen

Pharmacy Guild says anti-virals without prescription will relieve pressure on clinics; but GP's are pushing back

Health Emergency: Make COVID-19 anti-virals available without prescription

Sam Farraway at the Cudal Future Mobility Testing and Research Centre where Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Bus Trial is being conducted. 

The state government wants NSW to be a world-leading adopter of CAV technologies

Would you hop on a bus with no bus driver? Australian first trial ramps up

Veterans Affairs Minister Matt Keogh has apologised over the government's treatment of war veterans. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Minister apologises for failing veterans

CONNECTED: Is there such a thing as too much connectivity, experts ask. Picture: File

It's hard to see why having phones in schools is going to be a good thing: Expert.

From FOMO to NOMOPHOBIA: Why can't we ignore the call?

Yum yum: Parfait Patisserie apprentice Damien Wrong, baker Alex Miller, owner Troy Hindmarsh and apprentice Jess Drewell. RE, Parfait Patisserie won a suite of categories at the Wollongong Bakery Show. Picture: Robert Peet.

The Kiama patisserie that dominated region's revived bakery competition

Radio host Kyle Sandilands (left) and his fiancée Tegan Kynaston (right) welcomed their first child, a boy named Otto, on Thursday morning. Photo: WireImage.

The radio host and his fiancée Tegan Kynaston welcomed their first child, a boy named Otto, on Thursday morning.

Kyle Sandilands welcomes his first child, Otto

A League of their Own streams on Amazon Prime. Picture: Amazon Studios

Surely this baseball remake must prompt we in the Down Under dugout to ask ourselves where are all the shows about our own sports?

Enough baseball. Where are the TV shows about cricket with Boonie, AB?

A basic one-bedroom cottage at Stanwell Park with a backyard leading directly onto the beach could smash price records when it goes to auction next month.

One-bedroom Stanwell Park cottage with beach at the back gate could smash records

NEW LOOK: Brisbane rock band Waax incorporated a more melodic approach to their second album At Least I'm Free, which is released on Friday. Picture: Finnian Mullen

Waax freed from rock rules and burning their own trail

CRASH LANDING: Fire fighters from the Corona Fire Department work to control the blaze on the eastbound Californian highway. Picture: Corona Fire Department.

Passersby watch on as the single-engine Cessna crash lands between moving cars.

Watch: Plane narrowly avoids hitting cars during crash landing on busy highway

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide handed down its interim report on Thursday. Picture: Andrew Sheargold

A backlog of 42,000 claims from injured defence members and veterans has left some people waiting for years.

'Deeply sorry': Veterans' Affairs must clear massive backlog, royal commission report says

Victims had fraudulent transactions on their credit card: ACCC.

Toll trolls scamming hundreds of unsuspecting Australians

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the government will push ahead with tax cuts for higher-income earners. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Ideas welcome but tax cuts stay: Chalmers

Lower house independents - from left: Sophie Scamps, Allegra Spender, Kylea Tink, Zali Stegall and Monique Ryan. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong 

Some will emerge as green-blue teal while others may seem more like blue-green.

One key tool for teals as varying shades emerge

Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian speaks at the National Press Club. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Despite Xiao's address and nascent ministerial-level talks, tensions between Australia and China are perilous.

Ambassador offers little to ease fears of a worried West

Australians are getting slugged at the checkout because of nonsensical decisions. Picture: Shutterstock

It would almost be funny if it wasn't so pointless and costly, but this policy's sole aim is driving up prices

Why would the government deliberately make things more expensive?

Tamboran Resources has claimed the Beetaloo sub-basin represents the "single largest emissions reduction project in Australia".

Aust should drop global warming target because it's 'unattainable': Gas company

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Manase Fainu has been found guilty of stabbing a man in a brawl outside a church dance. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Manly NRL player found guilty of stabbing

Court: Chaise Whittall (inset) has been convicted of affray in relation to a stabbing outside Dapto Leagues Club.

A judge has said more support can be provided to an offender outside of prison.

No jail time for Dapto stabbing co-accused

A 19-year-old autistic man has been jailed for raping his girlfriend while another friend looked on. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Grandmother interrupts man raping girl

A royal commission report into defence suicide has raised questions over parliamentary privilege. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Royal commissioners 'hampered' by rules

Paul Keating provided a character reference for an accountant convicted over lying to the ATO. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Accountant's 'misguided' loyalty to client

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

Sent home: The affected schools are Keira, Smiths Hill and Wollongong High Schools, and Wollongong, Mount Ousley, Pleasant Heights Public Schools, as well as Parameadows School for Specific Purposes.


Wollongong schools forced into remote learning during UCI bike race

At several locations across the CBD and inner suburbs, existing kerbs and traffic islands at intersections have been removed and replaced with a temporary orange bollard system.

Why orange bollards have been installed at Wollongong intersections

The scene of the incident. Picture: Anna Warr

Both northbound lanes were closed for several hours.

Road cleared hours after truck loses load on Princes Hwy near Blackbutt

The waters off the Illawarra could one day be home to an offshore wind farm

Wollongong is one of the chosen locations to explore offshore wind energy generation.

It's official: Wollongong picked as location for offshore wind farm

\Amelia May Nott wants to help find a solution to single parents' rental problems in the Illawarra. Shared living might be it, she says. Pictures: Robert Peet

Amelia May Nott is a single mum with two kids, two jobs, two cats and a bearded dragon - and a fixed term lease that's coming to an end.