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"The house was sold by the original owner; it was built by a local builder who had raised his family there."Read more he...
17/01/2026

"The house was sold by the original owner; it was built by a local builder who had raised his family there."

Read more here - https://shorturl.at/jOQ37

Serious crash on Macquarie Pass
17/01/2026

Serious crash on Macquarie Pass

The Illawarra Highway is closed in both directions at Macquarie Pass

Police seek help to track down alleged fraudster
17/01/2026

Police seek help to track down alleged fraudster

Shoalhaven seller left empty-handed in brazen $200k car scam.

We Illawarra folk love a classic underdog story, and as it turns out, I might have discovered New Zealand's most underra...
17/01/2026

We Illawarra folk love a classic underdog story, and as it turns out, I might have discovered New Zealand's most underrated city. I've been in Hamilton less than 12 hours, and as I meander along impossibly green tree-lined paths beside the city's lifeblood, the mighty Waikato River, I'm certainly starting to think it's been undersold.

Read more from Dayle Latham here: https://bit.ly/3NhwHuh

A Kiama Downs woman took her neighbour to court to claim $250 in damages to her clothesline and pot plants caused by fal...
17/01/2026

A Kiama Downs woman took her neighbour to court to claim $250 in damages to her clothesline and pot plants caused by falling tree branches.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4qz4Zrx

Bites and stings from snakes and insects are more common in summer, but animals closer to home are more likely to hurt. ...
17/01/2026

Bites and stings from snakes and insects are more common in summer, but animals closer to home are more likely to hurt. https://bit.ly/3LyiAAe

Bites and stings from snakes and insects are more common in summer, but animals closer to home are...

Is the Illawarra "Accidentally Wes Anderson" enough?If you’ve seen a Wes Anderson film, you know the look: perfectly sym...
16/01/2026

Is the Illawarra "Accidentally Wes Anderson" enough?

If you’ve seen a Wes Anderson film, you know the look: perfectly symmetrical, pastel-hued, and delightfully quirky. But according to a global map celebrating this aesthetic, there is a massive gap right over the Illawarra and South Coast. https://bit.ly/459ayEv

Hospitals, hockey rinks, and Westeros. https://bit.ly/4qs6x6I
16/01/2026

Hospitals, hockey rinks, and Westeros. https://bit.ly/4qs6x6I

Hospitals, hockey rinks, and Westeros.

Five stories you might have missed from Illawarra's first week back in court for 2026 https://bit.ly/4qq17Jg
16/01/2026

Five stories you might have missed from Illawarra's first week back in court for 2026 https://bit.ly/4qq17Jg

Five stories you might have missed from Illawarra's first week back in court for 2026

Extended hours will help employ more locals and curb antisocial behaviour, its manager says. https://bit.ly/49H42Gm
16/01/2026

Extended hours will help employ more locals and curb antisocial behaviour, its manager says. https://bit.ly/49H42Gm

Extended hours will help employ more locals and curb antisocial behaviour, its manager says.

We've compiled a list of seven Illawarra homes that aspiring buyers can inspect this weekend.Read more here - https://ti...
16/01/2026

We've compiled a list of seven Illawarra homes that aspiring buyers can inspect this weekend.

Read more here - https://tinyurl.com/3acma2r7

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