Illawarra Mercury

The flame trees are out before the jacarandas: how climate change affects our gardens The highest temperatures per month are slowly rising across the Illawarra.

The highest temperatures per month are slowly rising across the #Illawarra. #IllawarraMercury #ClimateChange #EnvironmentNews #IllawarraNews #SouthCoastNSW #BotanicalGardens

Diamonds land in Wollongong, ready for Wednesday night netball showdown Diamonds star: bringing pro sport to regional towns is important

The #AustralianDiamonds have made it to #Wollongong ahead of tomorrow night's international #netball clash with South Africa. #IllawarraMercury #IllawarraNews #LatestNews

Mick's appendix burst while he waited almost two days for surgery in Wollongong A spike in demand and bed block delays emergency treatment for patients.

A spike in demand and bed block delays emergency treatment for patients. #IllawarraMercury #WollongongHospital #Appendix #OurPeople #Appendicitis #EmergencyRoom #Healthcare #Wollongong #Illawarra #LatestNews #HealthNews

How do you prepare to say goodbye to everyone you love when you're only 36 years old? That is a question Balgownie man Luke Carroll asks himself every single day. https://bit.ly/4fQ6L2U

UOW expert green lights mouthguard concussion tech as 'least interventional as possible' This progressive technology could become the new normal.

While it's not entirely new, this progressive technology - mouthguards that light up to signal high impact and/ or force to the head - could become the new normal.

Roxee Horror's final act: a funeral to celebrate a life of sequined defiance Roxee Horror says farewell to Wollongong this Friday.

Moving to Queensland, Roxee will hang up her heels for good so, ever the lover of a party, she's organised her own funeral. #RoxeeHorror #IllawarraMercury #DragQueen #IllawarraDragQueen

Illawarra teacher allegedly squeezed student's buttocks on school farm 'Who wants a blow job?' the teacher allegedly asked as he grabbed a leaf blower.

An Illawarra teacher accused of sexually touching six students allegedly squeezed the buttocks of a male student several times while at the school farm, a court has heard. #IllawarraMercury #CourtNews #IllawarraNews

Workplace culture 'top-notch': Shellharbour Mayor Chris Homer quiet on CEO sacking The mayor says the council has 'always maintained transparency'.

#Shellharbour Mayor #ChrisHomer declined to explain why CEO #MikeArcher was sacked, despite stating "we've always maintained transparency" at the council. #IllawarraMercury #CouncilNews #ShellharbourCouncil

Shellharbour pilot involved in golf course plane crash out of hospital A probe into the crash has been launched as a student pilot remains in hospital.

A #Shellharbour flight instructor who was in an aircraft that crashed onto a golf course in north #Sydney has been released from hospital. #IllawarraMercury #MonaVale #GolfCourse

UOW Liberal Club slaps Gareth Ward with lifetime ban for 'abhorrent' behaviour Ward was the founding member of the university club

Convicted rapist #GarethWard has been hit with a lifetime ban from the #UniversityofWollongong Liberal Club, of which he was a founding member. #IllawarraMercury #UOW

Interest rate relief ahead for households after Reserve Bank cuts cash rate The cut was widely expected by economists.

#BreakingNews The Reserve Bank has cut the cash rate to 3.6 per cent, delivering the interest rate relief that many households have been hoping for. #InterestRates #ReserveBank #IllawarraMercury

How are we going to fix men? It's not all men, but there are so many bad ones to choose from.

In her column this week @jennaprice.bsky.social takes a look at #men. Turns out it's true. I'm a man-hater, #notallmen of course, she writes. #IllawarraMercury #CanberraTimes #Opinion

'Pretty hard to be an MP from jail': Kiama locals speak out about Gareth Ward The once-popular MP seems not to have much support any more.

#Kiama resident Margaret Bunch liked how #GarethWard represented the area but still feels it's time for him to go. #IllawarraMercury #HaveYourSay #KiamaMP #LatestNews

What changes to the national disability employment program mean for jobseekers An Illawarra-based organisation is among those chosen to deliver the new service.

More people with disability in the #Illawarra will have access to employment support and job-seeking services when the #federalgovernment introduces its new employment program. #IllawarraMercury #Explainer #DisabilityEmploymentProgram

Government pushes back on Gareth Ward's bid to keep serving as Kiama MP from jail Ward has filed a court injunction to oppose a motion to expel him from parliament

Lawyers for convicted rapist #GarethWard have filed an injunction to stop his expulsion from #parliament, which means he will remain #KiamaMP while he awaits his sentencing from behind bars. #IllawarraMercury

'Living in fear of our lives': the dicey 181-year history of Bulli Pass Today's Throwback Thursday looks at the history of Bulli Pass, which began as a track only men on...

In this week's #ThrowbackThursday Glen Humphries' dives into the history of #BulliPass. #IllawarraMercury #Illawarra #SouthCoast #History

'Lucky to be here': how a community's love brought Rob back from the brink On an autumn day in 2023, news spread like wildfire that Berry chef Rob Samon had been placed...

On an autumn day in 2023, news spread like wildfire that #Berry chef Rob Salmon had been placed on life support. Read his story here. #IllawarraMercury #SouthCoast #NSW #OurPeople

Get stuffed. Can fast food outlets stop taking over our towns? Another Macca's is not going to help any of these places.

Read @jennaprice.bsky.social latest opinion piece here. #IllawarraMercury #Opinion #FastFood #Maccas

'It's still got me!': Ray's unusual shark attack in Coledale in 1966 and a world first "If the shark had been in good condition, the lad would have been killed instantly."

We head back to #Coledale in 1966 to Ray's shark attack, which is a little more unusual than most and had #marinebiologists in awe. #IllawarraMercury #Wollongong #History #Illawarra #SharkAttack #FlashbackFriday

Cult leader Little Pebble asks supporters to fund fight against child sex charges William John Costellia and Sandra Susan Mathison were arrested following raids in Bangalee and Sydney.

The former #Shoalhaven cult leader known as The #LittlePebble has asked followers to donate $30,000 to help fund his latest legal battle. #illawarramercury #nowra #cultleader #illawarra #crimenews #latestnews

Trump is absolutely not daddy. Let me count the reasons Actual state daddies do not act like this.

#NATO secretary Mark Rutte has made headlines for calling US President #DonaldTrump "Daddy" at the NATO Summit at the Hague this week. #Opinion #IllawarraMercury #StateDaddy

Port Kembla man slashed Greek Club guest in the neck over alleged Hitler argument in 1944 Throwback Thursday: How the claim "Hitler win all the time" was apparently enough for a man to stab...

#ThrowbackThursday takes us all the way back to 1944 this week. #IllawarraMercury #IllawarraHistory #PortKembla

Six ways to celebrate the longest night of the year in the Illawarra From ocean plunges, ice skating and ice baths, to fireside dinners, saunas and flame-cooked wild meat - ways...

Here are six ways to enjoy the #wintersolstice in the #Illawarra this weekend. Don't miss out! #IllawarraMercury #Wollongong #IllawarraNews #What'sOn #WhatToDoThisWeekend

Too many of us are not as lucky as me. And that's extremely risky Finding a bulk-billing doctor is a bloody miracle and that's a problem.

My GP bulk bills me. My status has been grandmothered. It's a bloody miracle and I'm grateful, writes @jennaprice.bsky.social #IllawarraMercury #Medicare #Healthcare #IllawarraNews #GP #Illawarra #Wollongong #Opinion

Vinnies new Wollongong store is 'funky and fresh' and accessible for everyone The new store is only five shops up the street from the old location.

There's a new business in town - check out the new flagship Vinnies in #Wollongong. #IllawarraMercury #Illawarra #OpShop #IllawarraBusiness #Vinnies #VinniesOpShop

Port Kembla's Cakes by Rach rezoning could set a precedent If successful, the rezoning could allow any business to set up on that site.

A three-year battle between a #PortKembla cafe owner and #WollongongCityCouncil could be coming to an end. #IllawarraMercury #CakesByRach #News #Illawarra #BusinessNews

'Porn is rape training', support worker says as sexual assault cases soar A person is sexually assaulted every 17 hours in the Illawarra

A person is sexually assaulted every 17 hours in the Illawarra. #IllawarraMercury #Wollongong #Illawarra #LatestNews #News

Illawarra's 18 cold cases revisited after Pauline Sowry breakthrough Some cases are decades old and police need your help.

A lifetime of tears have been shed for 18 people in the Illawarra who left home and never came back. Read more about them here. #IllawarraMercury #ColdCases #MissingPersons #Wollongong #Bulli #PaulineSowry

The Illawarra had 1100 vacant jobs in May, so what's the hiring hold up? Only 53.9 per cent of advertised jobs in the region were filled in 2024, which means almost half...

The Illawarra's housing crisis is making it hard for the region's employers to fill vacancies, according to a local lobby group. #IllawarraMercury #HousingCrisis #JobVacancies #Wollongong #Illawarra #AusNews

Tremors felt in Wollongong as magnitude 3.5 earthquake recorded near Appin According to Geosciences Australia the shallow quake, which hit at a depth of 2km, struck just before 3pm.

Did you feel the #earthquake in #Wollongong last night? #IllawarraMercury