Wollongong beaches a no-go zone as flags come down to curb spread of COVID-19

Kate McIlwain
Updated March 31 2020 - 9:15pm, first published 3:45pm
Pictures by Adam McLean and Sylvia Liber

Wollongong's beach season will end a month early, with flags at all 17 patrolled beaches coming down at the end of the day on Tuesday as the council works to stop the spread of COVID-19.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

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