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Photographer Mark Sundin trekked through the national park to take the exclusive pictures.

See the stricken bulk carrier being pulled to safety

Homeowners are bracing for another rate hike by the RBA.

Follow live as the RBA considers another jolt to household budgets

Looking down at the turf farms around Wilberforce and Freemans Reach, in the Hawkesbury region, north west of Sydney, on Sunday, July 3. Picture: PolAir - NSW Police Force Aviation Command/Facebook

Harrowing images as the NSW floods crisis grows

Resilient: Hayley Linea moved to Camden with her children Poppy Hallack, 5, and Luke hallack, 8, earlier this year. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Roads cut off, hundreds of residents evacuated, businesses underwater - flood devastation has returned to south west Sydney.

Devastation returns in fourth flood of year

Natural disaster declared: All the Illawarra travel info and weather details

Facing into the wind: The weather is expected to "improve" today. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Follow our live updates for roads, travel and other information.

Tow boats alongside the stricken Portland Bay. Picture: Mark Sundin (click the image for more photos)

The Portland Bay is now anchored off Port Botany.

Attempts to tow bulk carrier out to sea fail amid extreme conditions

GRIM REALITY: Australia has now recorded more than 10,000 deaths with COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. Picture: FILE

The average of 50 deaths per day would be equivalent to a passenger bus crashing and killing every passenger on board every single day.

Australia passed a grim COVID-19 milestone over the weekend

Pictures of stricken bulk carrier being pulled to safety

Formerly of Cedar Grove, AK has journeyed to Ukraine to help the people of the war-torn country. Picture supplied.

A local man has taken it upon himself to help the people of Ukraine.

'Morally bound' to help: AK's mission to Ukraine

The Portland Bay is currently anchored off Garie Beach in NSW and its crew are stranded without power.

New video shows bulk carrier rescue attempt off Illawarra coast

Roads cut off, hundreds of residents evacuated, businesses underwater - flood devastation has returned to Camden.

Devastation returns to Camden in fourth flood of year

SAVIOURS: Bendigo couple Scott Robbins and Kate Fuller were literally right in the path of a wayward NYC taxi cab that hit a cyclist and critically injured three pedestrians on June 20. Picture: DARREN HOWE 

The couple was enjoying a coffee and bagel at a Manhattan cafe moments before the accident.

Aussie couple save lives of pedestrians stuck in New York City cab crash

The Windsor Bridge is submerged under floodwater from the swollen Hawkesbury River, in Windsor, north west of Sydney. Photo: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

See the devastating footage of floods impacting across NSW

"Farmers are very resilient people. We do tend to find that glimmer of hope and cling to that no matter how small it is. And we know that this won't go forever."

How Illawarra farmers are coping with 455mm rain in just four days

Horses looking over flood waters towards Darkes Road; Flooded fields at Diamond Brothers Reserve, Dapto, the skatepark at Dapto. Pictures: Robert Peet

Council is working hard to keep roads open.

"Not out of the woods yet" Wollongong Lord Mayor after wet weekend

Closer Eye: Neil Livingstone told DPI officers that beehive checking should be done 'every two to three weeks, keeping a much closer eye on it'. Picture: Simone De Peak 

'I kept on saying, gee a month's a long time.'

Bee parasite surveillance should have been 'more frequent'

The Portland Bay bulk carrier off Garie Beach. Picture: Surf Life Saving NSW

The Portland Bay is currently anchored off Garie Beach and its crew are stranded without power.

Watch as bulk carrier Portland Bay struggles offshore persist

A local takes a photo of a road inundated by floodwaters in Camden in South Western Sydney. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

It's the fourth time in just six months that the lower lying areas in our busy little town in south west Sydney have been inundated with floodwaters.

Community spirit swells as flood waters rise - again

Dangerous surf conditions in the Illawarra. Picture: Sylvia Liber

"We are still seeing a steady stream of showers tracing into the central NSW coast," she said.

More rain expected for an already drenched Illawarra

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A man who repeatedly had sex with a 15-year-old girl has been jailed.

Vic man jailed for impregnating teen girl

Manufacturing delays: Orders have greatly exceeded Toyota's production capacity and the company has suspended bookings for the LandCruiser 300 Series in Japan. 

All LandCruiser 300 and 70 Series models sold in Australia, as well as the LandCruiser Prado, are manufactured in Japan.

Toyota suspends LandCruiser 300 Series orders in Japan

Moyra ODonoghue (left) and Ben Osmond (right). Picture: Supplied.

ACMs William Huynh spoke to Moyra ODonoghue who has a mortgage on a house in California Gully in Bendigo, Victoria.

Homeowners rent rooms to ease cost of living pressures

Governments must work with businesses in the fight against climate change, says NZ's Jacinda Ardern.

NZ PM Ardern calls on business to step up

After 37 years and nearly 9000 episodes, television soap opera Neighbours will wrap up on July 28.

Last night with Neighbours on Ramsay St

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

The Illawarra has received a drenching with rainfall totals in excess of 100mm in 12 hours.

All the photos from the Illawarra's wet weekend

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

Bus driver charged after Crown St fatality

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

A 46-year-old man died after suffering stab wounds at a McCabe Street address.

Man charged with Warilla stabbing murder

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Historic premises: Shellharbour Workers Club president Mark Climo at The Imperial, Clifton, which the club bought and upgraded before it reopened in late 2021. Picture: Adam McLean

Even when it is raining, there is plenty to do in the Illawarra

Best activities when it is raining in the Illawarra

Corrimal man accused of threatening neighbour with 'spear' has charges withdrawn

ON TRACK: Jessica Hull practises during a return home to the Illawarra earlier this year. Picture: Sylvia Liber

She mustered the achievement in Oregon, Portland.

Hull impresses in record-breaking run

Body modifier Brendan Leigh Russell has been jailed.

A body modifier has been jailed for a maximum 10 years in prison.

No remorse and no responsibility: Body modifier handed lengthy jail sentence

WHAT'S ON? Reuben Ernest Brown (Uncle Ben Brown), Black Cockatoos, 1998, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 56 x 82cm. University of Wollongong Art Collection. Picture: Supplied.

Curated by Barry Pearce, 'Landscape of the Soul' explores a lifetime of landscape paintings by Arthur Boyd and returns to Bundanon after touring nationally, with works largely drawn from Bundanon's collection.

Arthur Boyd celebrated again in Bundanon's new exhibition 'Parallel Landscapes'

PRESTIGIOUS WIN: Bundanon art bridge designed by Kerstin Thompson. Picture: Rory Gardiner

Architect Kerstin Thompson on Bundanon's prestigious award win

HAPPY DAYS: Travis Smyth signs his autograph for a fan during the LIV Golf Invitational in Portland. Picture: Charles Laberge/LIV Golf via Getty Images

Five things we learned from the weekend in Illawarra sport

WELCOMED RETURN: Children's comedy duo The Listies will bring their latest show poking fun at bed time rituals to the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre this July. Picture: Theresa Harrison

The comic duo Matthew Kelly and Richard Higgins's latest show tackles an often tortuous family ritual of bed time! Higgins takes on the role of the exhausted parental proxy, trying to get an early night while his hapless, hopeless housemate, Kelly, deploys every trick in the book to stay up late.

The Listies return to Wollongong for the school holidays

GREY DAYS: The Illawarra copped yet another drenching over the weekend, which kept emergency services busy responding to damage and rescues.

Emergency services have conducted dozens of rescues as a large swathe of the NSW coastline gets battered by heavy rain.

600mm in two days: Illawarra cops more flash flooding, damaging wind

IN FOCUSED: Shawn Russell prepares to shoot during a game on Friday night. Picture: Geoff Adams

The side was missing captain Brett Stibners.

Roller Hawks keep building NWBL momentum

Wild winds overnight caused damage to about 40 homes in Bellambi and Corrimal.

Watch energy crews retrieve trampoline from power lines in East Corrimal

ROCK OF AGES: The Fairgrounds music festival returns to Berry in November 2022. Picture: Supplied

It's the ultimate festival for all ages to enjoy - with two days of music, markets, on-site swimming pool, dedicated kids area with carnival rides, plus food and wine.

Fairgrounds music festival brings rock and roll back to Berry

An east coast low is expected to cross the coast on Sunday night.

'Plenty more rain to come': Weather situation in Illawarra expected to deteriorate

HEARTBREAK: This year marks 30 years since the abduction and later murder of Anthony Prebble. Photo: Supplied

On the 30-year anniversary of Anthony Prebble's abduction and violent death, his family are still holding out hope that they will receive closure.

Three decades on and children are still hoping for closure in father's murder

Mystery: Police are appealing for information from people who might know what happened to Rodney on the night he disappeared. Photo: Supplied

Detectives want your help to solve a 35-year-old mystery.