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14/09/2025
The usual suspects have been pushed down the leaderboard as an exhaustive analysis of NSW’s top 100 public schools reveals the institution ranked number one is not academically selective – or at least, not in the traditional sense. FULL LIST ➡️ https://bit.ly/4pEB0yz
13/09/2025
🚨 Labor's Katelin McInerney has taken the stage at her victory party, thanking her supporters. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Kiama electorate, Liberal candidate Serena Copley has conceded defeat. LATEST 👉 https://bit.ly/461FxTN
13/09/2025
🚨 BREAKING: Labor have officially called Kiama just hours after polls closed in the historic by-election. 📌 Their candidate, Katelin McInerney, will soon address her supporters 👉 https://bit.ly/461FxTN
13/09/2025
🗳️ Polls have officially closed in Kiama, with results for the high-stakes by-election expected to flow in soon. 📌 LATEST 👉 https://bit.ly/461FxTN
13/09/2025
🗳️ Candidates are starting to cast their ballots in the high stakes Kiama by-election, spurred from a historic District Court trial on the coastal seats now former member. 📌 Our full by-election coverage 👉 https://bit.ly/48bL0J1
13/09/2025
Liberal candidate Serena Copley was the first candidate to cast her vote in the South Coast by-election, placing her vote in the ballot box about 9am at Illaroo Public School, North Nowra. FULL STORY: https://bit.ly/4gonPxd
12/09/2025
Mark Speakman’s leadership hangs by a thread as Liberal powerbrokers prepare for a potential spill following today’s Kiama by-election.
🗳️ Exclusive exit polling conducted by the Daily Telegraph has revealed who looks set to win the crucial Kiama by-election on Saturday. 📌 See the results 👉 https://bit.ly/4nnyMBn
11/09/2025
💔 Liz Parnell, mother of Nate Parnell, has exclusively spoken to us about her and Nate's father, Tom, are coping after the tragic loss of their boy. They have also thanked the community for their enormous support. 📌 Our thoughts are with them during this heartbreaking time 👉 https://bit.ly/3VGWoVR
11/09/2025
📚 At just 14 and 15-years-old, these two Indigenous Shoalhaven teens have become something some lifelong writers struggle to achieve – published authors, with a book they hope will teach readers about the Yuin people. 📌 Meet them here 👉 https://bit.ly/47ySiq7
11/09/2025
💔 These Jervis Bay parents have shared their deep heartbreak after losing their teen son to su***de just days ago, and revealed their mission to advocate for youth mental health in honour of their boy. 📌 Read our chat 👉 https://bit.ly/3VGWoVR
10/09/2025
🗳️❓ With a by-election just days away in Kiama, we hit the streets to test how well locals knew NSW political leaders premier Chris Minns and opposition leader Mark Speakman. 📌 Watch the results 👉 https://bit.ly/4m5kS5R
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The South Coast News is a digital-only news platform part of News Corp’s community news division: NewsLocal. Your reporter Alasdair McDonald is based on NSW’s South Coast to deliver community-focused news from Nowra to Eden.
Other contributors to The South Coast News are State Political Reporter, Jake McCallum and Sport Reporter, Amanda Lulham. Based in Sydney, Jake reports on issues relating to South Coast urban affairs, infrastructure, health and education out of NSW State Parliament.
Also based in Sydney, Amanda reports the untold stories of juniors, rising stars, Olympians, Paralympians and top sporting stars in the community. She shares their journey to success and the importance of family, community and clubs.
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