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Musician to attempt longest busking session world record at Tamworth Country Music Festival

Wollongong musician Scotty Burford has taken his latest world record attempt to the streets of the Tamworth Country Music Festival, where he hopes to busk for more than 26 hours straight.

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Father of NRL star Talatau Junior Amone refused bail over alleged hammer attack

The father of St George Illawarra player Talatau Junior Amone will remain behind bars on remand after he and his son faced court charged with attacking tradesmen south of Wollongong.

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Matt Jurman ready to push for new deal at Newcastle Jets

Off-contract Jets co-captain Matthew Jurman believes he still has a lot to offer beyond this A-League season and he hopes to prove it to Newcastle in the second half of the campaign. The 33-year-old former Socceroo played the full match against Western United in a 1-1 draw on Sunday in…

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Talatau Amone granted bail after allegedly assaulting tradie armed with a hammer

St George Illawarra Dragons rising star Talatau Junior Amone has been released on bail after he was charged with causing grievous bodily harm and intimidation after allegedly chasing a tradesman with a hammer south of Wollongong.

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Survey canvasses removal of Illawarra name from St George Illawarra Dragons

St George Illawarra Dragons fans in the Wollongong area are up in arms over a members survey that canvasses removing Illawarra from the NRL club's name.

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NSW man charged over fatal stabbing

A NSW man will appear in Wollongong Court, charged with murdering a 52-year-old man who died from stab wounds after a fight.

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Sydney: A Biography is Louis Nowra's love letter to his adopted city

Louis Nowra’s inspired biography of Sydney starts with a surprise visit to the city. He grew up in a housing commission estate in Melbourne. In 1959, while on a trip with his father to Wollongong in a truck to pick up a load of coke (for fireplaces, not drinking), his…

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Phoenix, Wanderers share spoils in ALM

The Wellington Phoenix and Western Sydney Wanderers have ground out a 1-1 draw in Wollongong as the ALM returned from its World Cup hiatus.

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St George Illawarra Dragons launch new high-performance centre in Wollongong

The St George Illawarra Dragons want to build a $50 million headquarters in Wollongong, with high-performance training facilities aimed and developing the next generation of male and female players.

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Wollongong distillery creates urban farm to grow garnishes, reduce hospitality green waste

An urban farm in Wollongong's CBD is taking 500 litres of commercial organic waste a week and growing fruits and herbs to give a distillery a flavoursome point of difference.

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Newcastle crews hope for southerly test in Sydney to Hobart

A trio of Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club (NCYC) boats are expected to do well if southerly conditions dominate in the Sydney to Hobart race next month. Four Hunter boats are in the 118-strong fleet set to contest the 77th edition of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's 628-nautical mile race,…

Newcastle Herald

Wollongong hairdresser becomes sixth salon in world with unique environmental certification

When COVID temporarily shut Isobel Foaye's hairdressing salon, she started the intensive process of proving the environmental and social credentials of her business.

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Renowned percussionist Claire Edwardes to feature in world premiere honouring women in steel industry

Claire Edwardes brings her collection of unlikely instruments to a new orchestral work that pays homage to women who fought to work in the steel industry.

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NSW's Shield lead grows to 239 against SA

Baxter Halt and Ben Dwarshuis have combined for a 54-run partnership to put NSW back in the box seat against South Australia in Wollongong.

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Patterson beats migraine for Shield ton

Former Test batsman Kurtis Patterson has brought up his first Sheffield Shield century in almost a year, helping NSW to 5-389(decl) against South Australia.

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Patterson past Bradman for NSW shield runs

NSW skipper Kurtis Patterson has become the 19th highest Sheffield Shield run-scorer in his team's history, edging past Donald Bradman.

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Man charged over five-hour Wollongong siege faces court

Trevor Leal, 25, allegedly held a man hostage during the stand-off in the city yesterday.

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Drink spiking across NSW at highest level in five years, data shows

Phoebe Gorman was enjoying a night out with her friends in Wollongong when her mind suddenly went "blank". What unfolded next was so traumatising for the then-19-year-old, she didn't enter another nightclub for nearly two years.

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Man charged after alleged NSW chase, siege

A man who allegedly led police on a pursuit through Wollongong and then took a hostage in a unit complex is due to face a NSW court.

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Wollongong siege suspect arrested after car chase, five-hour hostage situation

Police have arrested a man who barricaded himself inside a Wollongong unit block for five hours after a car chase through the city.

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Controversial former Wollongong lord mayor Frank Arkell subject of new biography

A new book about former Wollongong mayor Frank Arkell probes the "double life" of a man who had a lauded career in public while hiding a dark secret.

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Worker suffers serious burns in lithium explosion at North Wollongong battery warehouse

A worker handling old lithium cells has suffered serious burns to his face and chest after the explosion at an industrial precinct in Wollongong.

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Red Cross volunteer Sean Moran returns to Wollongong after four months in Ukraine

Sean Moran is experiencing "reverse culture shock" back home after spending four months assisting with repairs to parts of Ukraine's water, sewerage and heating networks.

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UCI World Championships leaves its mark on Wollongong, despite local attendance down

Australian cyclists claim the UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong as a success that will help to grow the sport, despite the team failing to win a rainbow jersey.

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Alleged Windang gunman Simon Fleming to fight terrorism charge in NSW Supreme Court

Simon Fleming pleaded not guilty to carrying out a terrorist act and multiple fire arms offences related to his arrest in the Wollongong suburb last year.

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