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A movement control order has been issued following the recent detection of the varroa mite in NSW. Picture: File

Queensland authorities have issued restrictions with the aim of protecting the bee industry.

Qld authorities issue restrictions as varroa mite threatens bee industry

Wingecarribee Shire Council Interim Administrator Viv May (L) watches Wolondilly MP Nathaniel Smith, Minister Natasha Maclaren-Jones and Goulburn MP Wendy Tuckerman and Vinnies NSW CEO Jack de Groot deep in discussion. Photo: Dominic Unwin

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Keeping victims of domestic and family violence in the rental market is central to a new partnership.

New rental support for Illawarra domestic, family violence survivors

Check out the video of this globally recognised wetland on the lower EP which is held in private ownership, and is the market.

Share your own private lake with prying eyes from all over the world

WEEK OF DISRUPTIONS: There will be a wave of industrial action this week by train drivers, teachers, nurses and midwives. Picture: AAP

It's been a long week of protests and strikes across the state.

Teachers, nurses, transport workers strike across NSW in week of heavy industrial action

POWERING AHEAD: Olympian Grace Brown rides up Dumphries Avenue in Mount Ousley. Picture: Anna Warr

The circuit will run over 267 kilometres.

Olympian gives tick of approval to Wollongong's UCI course

UNIVERSAL: Spacey Jane expanded their reach on their second album Here Comes Everybody. Picture: Sam Hendel

Spacey Jane mine the anxiety of the times on album two

Spacey Jane are writing songs for Everybody

All the pictures of teachers taking over Burelli St for historic strike

Wollongong teacher strike 2022. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

Pulling 60 to 70 hour weeks, supervising two classes at once from hallways, stagnant pay, and being buried under a "crippling" amount of paperwork: welcome to a day in the life of teachers in the Illawarra.

Turning schools into businesses: Why teachers hit breaking point

BACK AND BIGGER THAN EVER: Illustration of an influenza virus particle. Picture: Kateryna Kon / Science Photo Library / Getty Images.

The 2022 season has only just begun and already it's tracking toward a five year record. So what makes this year's flu so bad?

Is this year's flu worse than previous years?

Expect more sailing shenanigans in season 7 of Below Deck Mediterranean. Picture: Bravo/Binge

Like fashion or film, organic farming or journalism, the 'yachting industry' is a lot less glamourous than it sounds.

Below Deck is really just the seven sins on the seven seas

More than thanks, hear our voice: More than 2300 Illawarra teachers and their supporters marched through Burelli Street on Thursday. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

The crowd spread across Lang Park in Wollongong on Thursday, wielding placards and demanding an overhaul to the profession in the industry's second strike action in two months.

'Kids are paying the price': Thousands of burnt out teachers rally in Wollongong

Illawarra residents can now get a free flu shot until July 17. Picture: Adam McLean

The NSW government has extended its offer amid concerns about vaccination rates.

More time for Illawarra residents to get free flu shots

The scale of the task of shifting from fossil fuels to renewables has been revealed in a new 30-year plan. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The Australian Energy Market Operator's plan points to the $12.7 billion worth of investment in transmission projects needed to help power the transition from coal.

New 30-year plan to guide 'irreversible' energy shift

New track: Alfie Arcuri has just dropped his latest single, Overtime, about his experiences with anxiety. Picture: Supplied

"Anxiety is something that I've had to deal with for most of my life."

The Voice star Alfie Arcuri shines light on anxiety

Port Kembla Public School students marched proudly with their lanterns. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

A sea of vibrant lanterns lit up the streets of Port Kembla for a much-loved annual parade on Wednesday night.

Sea of lanterns spread joy through Port Kembla

Bo Moran, inset, has been cleared of recklessly causing grievous bodily harm after a paramedic's leg was broken outside Wollongong Hospital last year. 

Bo Moran denied he had recklessly caused the injury to a paramedic who was trying to move him away from an ambulance.

Man cleared of breaking paramedic's leg outside Wollongong Hospital

BACK AND BIGGER THAN EVER: This year's flu season is on track to beating a five-year case record as vaccination numbers remain low. Picture: Shutterstock

This year's season is a stark difference to the 2021 winter sickness period, which saw very few cases recorded nationwide.

Flu season on track to hitting five year record as vaccination remains low

Natalia Cricri is set to release her short film An Eight Letter Word Starting with A. Main photo: Christopher Starnawski. Inset: Sally Flegg

Would the global conversation be different if men were the ones who got abortions?

What the abortion debate would look like if men got pregnant

More than thanks: NSW Teachers Federation Illawarra/Shoalhaven organiser Duncan McDonald pictured with an Illawarra Mercury article framed at the union's office - it documents the first Wollongong teacher strike in 1968. Picture: Sylvia Liber. 

Hundreds of Illawarra public and Catholic school teachers who have hit "breaking point" are gearing up to strike on Thursday.

'Breaking point': Illawarra teachers to stand together in historic joint action

Abortion rights protesters chant on the steps of the Alabama state capitol building during a rally and march on the capitol in Montgomery on Sunday, June 26. Photo: Mickey Welsh-USA TODAY NETWORK/Sipa USA /AAP Image

Australians have joined in the fight for women's rights with protests set for the major metropolitan cities.

People show solidarity and protest for women's rights

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Sydney commuters are in for a "messy day" as the rail union pushes ahead with industrial action.

'Long way to go' in train fight: RTBU

Mr Albanese says the relationship between Australia and France should be one of mutual trust.

France can 'trust me' after subs rift: PM

Heavy rain is heading for the Illawarra. Picture: Adam McLean

Parts of the region could see up to 100 millimetres in a single day.

Illawarra set for weekend drenching as BOM issues flood watch

Commissioner Shane Patton says the taskforce will target, disrupt and dismantle organised crime.

New Vic taskforce tackles organised crime

Sydney commuters are in for a "very messy day" as the NSW rail union pushes ahead with industrial action that will take out 70 per cent of the train fleet.

Sydney in for 'messy day' on rail network as union fight rolls on

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

Emergency services at the scene of the accident on lower Crown Street. Photo: Anna Warr

The woman is yet to be formally identified but is believed to be aged 68.

Woman dies after being hit by bus on Crown Street

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'

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

Bus driver charged after Crown St fatality

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

Crime scene: The site of the alleged assault on Sunday morning.

The injured man is in a critical but stable condition at Wollongong hospital.

Man critical after passer-by intervenes in domestic fight in Wollongong CBD

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"We've been working since 2019 with a staff deficit. And that's why midwives are distraught, because they can't provide the holistic care they want to."

Midwives expose crisis in Wollongong Hospital's maternity ward

Illawarra's used-car market is feeling the affects a a supply shortage.

Psst, tried to buy a used car lately? Finding an automatic is difficult

Melissa McKay, 35, appeared in Wollongong Court on Thursday. Picture: Lake Illawarra Police

Magistrate Claire Girotto warned McKay that if she did it again, she'd receive more than a slap on the wrist.

Magistrate warns Warrawong woman after tap and go stealing spree

Emotional day: Mass Vaccination Centre management staff Kerrie Francis, Tracey Hinke and Raychel Davis surrounded by other staff members. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

Vaccinations will still be widely available at GPs and pharmacies, and people are encouraged to get their boosters as two new Omicron variants are expected to increase infections and reinfections.

Inside Wollongong mass vaccination hub's emotional final day

Alarm bells: Shellharbour MP Anna Watson addressing council on Tuesday - she has expressed concerns about the search for a new CEO

A senior figure stepping away from an advisory role in the hunt for a new Shellharbour council general manager "rang alarm bells" for local MP Anna Watson.

'Alarm bells' over Shellharbour council CEO search

An artist's impression of the planned Reddall Reserve promenade. Picture:  dsb Landscape Architects

The vision for the multi-million dollar Reddall Reserve Foreshore has been unveiled by Shellharbour City Council.

New $2.5m vision for Reddall Reserve's foreshore unveiled

The Court of Criminal Appeal found exceptional circumstances warranted a reduction to the man's sentence.

Illawarra man wins appeal against sexual assault jail sentence

The rains are coming: June has been relatively dry so far in the Illawarra, the weather gurus say. Picture: Robert Peet 

Illawarra could cop 200mm of rain over coming days

Police at the site of the altercation on Sunday morning.

The 49-year-old Shell Cove man's head struck the ground during an altercation in Market Street.

Man still critical after passer-by intervenes in alleged domestic fight

Globetrotters Julian "Zeus" McClurkin and Scooter Christensen with Hawks players at Bald Hill in Stanwell Tops in April. Picture:Adam McLean

Audiences can expect a new slum-dunk contest, quirky on-court characters and even the possibility of being pulled onto the court.