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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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Masks, magpies and a silver medal: at the cycling worlds with Grace Brown

Over the past week the Australian has given exclusive insight into her home world championships campaign

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UCI Road World Championships ends in Wollongong and honours it with Bike City status

The Road World Championship crowds have dissipated and the elite racing bicycles are packed away, but Wollongong is enjoying its newfound identity as an official Bike City, the first in the southern hemisphere awarded the title.

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Mathieu van der Poel charged with assault before Road World Championship race

Dutch cyclist retires early from Wollongong race following alleged night-time altercation with teenagers at hotel

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Shocked Van Vleuten rides through pain to cap stellar year with road race gold

Annemiek van Vleuten stole the show with a stunning victory in the road World Championships that cemented her place as one of the all-time great women cyclists

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Van Vleuten stuns with cycling world title

Dutch cycling legend Annemiek van Vleuten has overcome an elbow fracture to claim a stunning women's world road race title at Wollongong.

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Cycling journalist believes governing body blocked him from world championships for critical reporting

Iain Treloar says Union Cycliste International blacklisted him after he examined its links to a Turkmen autocrat and a Russian billionaire

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UCI Wollongong cycle race fails to bring big hospitality boost

A world cycling event that has taken over the streets of Wollongong is so far failing to attract an expected boost in patronage to some bars, cafes and restaurants.

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Norway win again at cycling road worlds

Soren Waerenskjold has won the men's under-23 time trial at the world road cycling championships, giving Norway a second gold medal in Wollongong.

The Guardian - AU

‘It was terrifying’: swooping magpies alarm world road championship cyclists

It is swooping season in Wollongong and several top riders at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships have been scared by the local birds’ behaviour

The Guardian - UK

Road World Championships: Tobias Foss shocks favourites in men’s time trial

Tobias Foss beat a field containing Stefan Küng, Tadej Pogacar, Remco Evenepoel and Filippo Ganna to claim an unlikely title in Wollongong, Australia

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Foss the boss claims shock world title

Norwegian Tobias Foss has stunned a star-studded field to win the men's elite time trial on day one of the world road cycling championships in Wollongong.

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Australia's Grace Brown wins silver at world road cycling championships

Grace Brown earns a podium finish in the women's time trial at the world road cycling championships in Wollongong.

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Road cycling worlds promise thrilling racing against scenic backdrop

The event returns to Australia for the first time in 12 years but getting the peloton to Wollongong has not been without headaches

Newcastle Herald

Midway keen for West Best Bloc Fest catch-up

Taking a leaf out of the book of Wollongong surf rockers Hockey Dad, the pair have forged ahead as a power duo since early 2021.

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