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Teenager bailed over alleged one-punch attack on NBL star Harry Froling outside nightclub

A 19-year-old man has been released on bail following his arrest over an alleged attack on basketballer Harry Froling outside a Wollongong nightclub.

ABC News · Jan 25, 2023

NBL player Harry Froling recovering from alleged assault during Wollongong night out

Brisbane Bullets basketballer Harry Froling is recovering in hospital after allegedly getting knocked unconscious during a night out in Wollongong, as police charge a 19-year-old man in relation to the incident.

ABC News · Jan 24, 2023

NBL's Froling injured in late-night attack

Brisbane NBL player Harry Froling remains in hospital after suffering head injuries when allegedly assaulted after a night out in Wollongong.

AAP · Jan 24, 2023

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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.

ABC News · Jan 19, 2023

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.

ABC News · Jan 18, 2023

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…

Newcastle Herald · Jan 17, 2023

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.

ABC News · Dec 23, 2022

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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.

ABC News · Dec 22, 2022

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.

AAP · Dec 18, 2022

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…

The Conversation · Dec 14, 2022

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.

AAP · Dec 10, 2022

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.

ABC News · Dec 7, 2022

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.

ABC News · Nov 29, 2022

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 · Nov 28, 2022

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ABC News · Nov 9, 2022

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.

ABC News · Nov 3, 2022

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.

AAP · Nov 3, 2022

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.

AAP · Nov 1, 2022

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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AAP · Oct 30, 2022

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.

ABC News · Oct 28, 2022

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.

ABC News · Oct 28, 2022

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.

AAP · Oct 27, 2022

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.

ABC News · Oct 27, 2022

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.

ABC News · Oct 19, 2022

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.

ABC News · Oct 18, 2022

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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