Queues at Illawarra's Centrelink offices as more residents require assistance due to COVID-19 crisis

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Updated February 19 2021 - 4:12pm, first published March 23 2020 - 2:50pm
ALL AGES: Hard times in 2020 saw queues at Wollongong Centrelink offices stretch long out the door.
ALL AGES: Hard times in 2020 saw queues at Wollongong Centrelink offices stretch long out the door.

Long queues formed outside Illawarra Centrelink offices on Monday, with more people forced to seek government help amid the worsening COVID-19 crisis.

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Lisa Wachsmuth

Deputy Editor

Deputy editor and health reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, covering stories in the Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama local government areas. For news tips email lwachsmuth@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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