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A month in photos from Illawarra Mercury photographers from May 2018. For a link&nbsp;to stories, click on the photo.&nbsp; Follow us on Instagram with @illawarramerc.&nbsp; Photos are available for purchase from the Illawarra Mercury’s Wollongong office or call 4221 2273.

Peter Cheremisemov and Marsha Cheremisemova play in a jet engine inlet at the Wings over the Illawarra air show at Illawarra Regional Airport. Picture: Georgia Matts. 

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May 19: People walk to the Wollongong Town Hall for the 2018 Comic Gong event in Wollongong CBD. Click on the photo for a link to the story. Picture: Adam McLean

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May 1: Shellharbour mayor Marianne Saliba swings on the Flying Fox at the new playground in Little Park, Shellharbour Village. Click on the photo for a link to the story. Picture: Robert Peet

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May 2: Tradesman work at a property in Campbell Street Woonona that's part of the reality show House Rules. Picture: Robert Peet

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May 3: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Glimore MP Ann Sudmalis at the announcement for funding of a new Shoalhaven River Bridge. Click on the photo for a link to the story. Picture: Robert Peet

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May 11: Police and paramedic personnel at Myuna Way in Mangerton where a man was attacked and robbed. Click on the photo for a link to the story. Picture: Adam McLean

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May 15: A surfer duck dives through a wave at Shellharbour. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

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May 14: Symbio Wildlife Park Zoo Keeper Jarrad Prangell poses with a Diamond Python. He was named Australasian Zookeeper of the Year at the recent the Australasian Society of Zoo Keeping conference. Picture: Georgia Matts.

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May 7: Fire NSW crews perform a hazard reduction burn in the Wiseman Park reserve on behalf of Wollongong council. Picture: Adam McLean

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May 9: An early morning jogger runs along Flagstaff Hill as smoke blankets the Illawarra from a controlled burn at Darkes Forests. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

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May 9: 19 month old Liam Kostovski and his mother Kristina feed the ducks at the Wollongong Botanic Garden. Picture: Adam McLean

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May 10: Urological surgeon Dr Peter Chin operates with Wollongong Private hospital's new ​Da Vinci surgical robot. The multi million dollar robot can be used for urology, colorectal, gynecological, head and neck and upper gastrointestinal surgery. Click on the photo for a link to the story. Photo: Adam McLean

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May 12: A wrestler front flips onto an opponent during the Rock and Roll wrestling event at the Snake Pitt in Gwynneville. Click on the photo for a link to the story. Picture: Adam McLean

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May 4: A forensic police officer inspects the scene of a stabbing in Denison Street Wollongong. The victim, 39 year old Steve Edwards was allegedly attacked by Michael Gale. Several days later Gale handed himself in to Wollongong Police station. Click on the photo for a link to the story. Click on the photo for a link to the story. Picture: Robert Peet

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May 3: Portrait of St George Illawarra NRL player Tariq Sims. Picture: Sylvia Liber. 

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May 4: Police officers leave Wollongong court with former Lake Illawarra police officer Daniel Poole. Cst Poole was attacked by Unanderra man Jason Cormack as the officer attempted to confiscate the number plates on Cormack’s unregistered Commodore. Click on the photo for a link to the story. 

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May 14: The Flametree Dancers perform at the signing of the Illawarra Wingecarribee Local Decision Making Accord held at the Warrigal Employment site in Windang. Picture: Adam McLean

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May 15: An actress performs during a media call promoting So Popera's latest production - A Chorus Line.. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

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May 2: Members of Lost Boys Leland Keen performing a scene at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre. Click on the photo for a link to the story. Picture: Sylvia Liber. 

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May 13: Children dance at the Mothers Day Classic at North Wollongong Beach. Picture: Georgia Matts. 

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May 2: Actress Mary Coustas with actor Nick Giannopoulos in character as Effie and cousin Nick at Anita's Theatre for the national tour of the comedy stage show Star Wogs. Picture: Robert Peet

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May 16: Lord Mayor of Wollongong Gordon Bradbery posing as a super hero on top of Council building to promote the Comic Gong event. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

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May 15: Balarang public school students Mischa Kumar and Cooper Bacon take part in the 2018 NAPLAN test. This is the first year the test has been able to be taken digitally. Picture: Georgia Matts.

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May 17. A project airship blimp flies in the sky at Kiama's Surf Beach during a trial run alerting beach goers that a mock shark has been detected in the water on a smart watch app. Click on the photo for a link to the story. Picture: Georgia Matts. 

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May 18: A fishing trawler takes on water in at Wollongong harbour. Fire NSW crews had to remove the boat from the harbour by crane. Click on the photo for a link to the story. Picture: Adam McLean

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May 17: A vehicle rolls onto it's side along Springhill Road causing major traffic jams during the morning commute for Wollongong workers. Picture: Georgia Matts

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May 22: Curator Anne-Louise Rentell sits among the donations of art works from Lituanian migrant Bronius "Bob" Sredersas at the Wollongogn City gallery. Sredersas donated the collection of art work in 1976 to the gallery and are part of the exhibition "The Gift: Remembering Bob Srederas. Click on the photo for a link to the story. Picture: Sylvia Liber. 22 May 2018

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May 19: Rachael-Anne Berry poses in her cosplay outfit Bombshell Harley Quinn at the 2018 Comic Gong cosplay festival. Click on the photo for a link to the story. Picture: Sylvia Liber. 

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May 24: 13 year old surfer Oceanna Rogers drops into a large wave at Shellharbour. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

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May 20: Dapto football club members stand arm in arm at the clubs first game after the death of Dapto first grade player Tory Brunning. Brunning collapsed in the dressing sheds at the Dapto Showgrounds at the conclusion of the first grade match against West on May 12. Click on the photo for a link to the story. Picture: Sylvia Liber. 

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May 21: One of the Illawarra Cancer Council's longest and most engaged volunteers Forrest poses for a story on his work volunteering for the past 17 years. Click on the photo for a link to the story. Picture: Sylvia Liber. 

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May 27: A Hyline Brown chicken sits on the steering wheel of a tractor at the Kareelah Berry Farm in Marshal Mount. Brothers Josh and Will East brought free range pasture-raised egg production to the family farm to add a new income stream in between berry season. Picture: Adam McLean

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May 29: Chief Inspector Steven “Johnno” Johnson's coffin sits on the stage of the Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre during his funeral. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

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May 25: Portrait of local bee keeper David West. Picture: Sylvia Liber. 

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A month in photos from Illawarra Mercury photographers from May 2018. For a link&nbsp;to stories, click on the photo.&nbsp;

Follow us on Instagram with @illawarramerc.&nbsp;

Photos are available for purchase from the Illawarra Mercury’s Wollongong office or call 4221 2273.

Illawarra Mercury photos of the month: May 2018

Illawarra Mercury photos of the month

A month in photos from Illawarra Mercury photographers from May 2018.

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