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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.

ABC News · Oct 6, 2022

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.

ABC News · Sep 29, 2022

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.

ABC News · Sep 28, 2022

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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

The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2022

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.

ABC News · Sep 25, 2022

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

The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2022

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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.

AAP · Sep 24, 2022

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

The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2022

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.

ABC News · Sep 20, 2022

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.

AAP · Sep 19, 2022

‘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 - AU · Sep 18, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2022

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.

AAP · Sep 18, 2022

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ABC News · Sep 18, 2022

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.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2022

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 · Sep 16, 2022

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.

ABC News · Sep 16, 2022

2022 UCI Cycling Road World Championships puts Wollongong on the world stage

The world's best cyclists have converged on Wollongong as it hosts the UCI Road World Championships, but what will its lasting legacy be for the town and the participants?

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ABC News · Sep 14, 2022

Jaskaran Singh and Arpan Sharma sentenced over Wollongong CBD death of Libby Ruge

Libby Ruge was killed in 2020 after Arpan Sharma pulled the handbrake of a car being driven by Jaskaran Singh. Her mother says it's time to stop referring to acts of "stupidity" as "accidents".

ABC News · Sep 13, 2022

Life jackets to be made mandatory for rock fishers along Wollongong coastline

Life jackets will soon be made mandatory for rock fishers along the Wollongong coastline, including at Hill 60, where six anglers have died in the past two years.

ABC News · Sep 12, 2022

Historic Warrawong 'half house' set for auction in Wollongong as theories abound

With the original building plan for a full-size home, it remains a mystery how one of Wollongong's famous "half houses" came to be. But theories abound as its days appear numbered.

ABC News · Aug 26, 2022

Wollongong Resources eyes Russell Vale coal mine extension after South32 shelves Dendrobium plan

If approved an extension to the Russell Vale coal mine will see the company continue to build its workforce in the Illawarra region as production increases, chief executive says.

ABC News · Aug 24, 2022

BlueScope to repurpose historic Port Kembla buildings as part of plan to lease 200ha of unused land

Among more than 200 hectares of unused land owned by BlueScope in suburban Wollongong are several significant and historical structures that are abandoned relics of by-gone eras of the steelmaking business.

AAP · Aug 21, 2022

Dragons topple Gold Coast in NRL try-fest

St George Illawarra have overcome a second-half send-off to beat Gold Coast 46-26 in a high-scoring NRL shootout in Wollongong.

ABC News · Aug 17, 2022

Everything you need to know about UCI Wollongong 2022, one of the world's biggest cycling events

The NSW city of Wollongong is preparing to host one of the biggest sporting events in the world. But what does it mean if you live, work or travel to the area? We've broken it down for you

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