Illawarra sporting clubs are jumping at the chance to resume training as coronavirus restrictions ease. AFL South Coast team, the Wollongong Bulldogs resumed training this week under modified rules to maintain social distancing. Division 1 Women’s player Paris Talty said the team was eager to get back onto the field after an enforced hiatus. “We were meant to play Round 1 in April so we’ve been waiting a long time to get back into training,” Talty said. “We have modified our training so it is within the regulations. We have split our teams into groups of nine or under so…
Author: Rebecca Long
The NSW government has developed an industry matchmaking platform to connect businesses with manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) developed the Manufacturing Response Register with the aim to connect the local supply and demand of PPE. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said the digital platform will assist with expanding local supply chains. “This digital platform is the missing puzzle piece that will unlock widespread collaboration across the manufacturing sector and boost domestic capability by creating and expanding local supply chains,” Minister Andrews said in a statement. “Importantly,…
The number of international students who travelled to Australia in March dropped by 16 per cent compared to the same time last year. The Australian Bureau of Statistics released statistics on May 12 highlighted the drastic effect of COVID-19 on international travel. Spanish student Mikel Badiola planned to start post-graduate study at the University of Wollongong but, due to the coronavirus restrictions, chose instead to pursue study in his home country. “I have studied in Australia before and loved it, so I was really excited at the chance to come back,” he said. “The best option for me now though…
The NSW government has eased restrictions to allow two people to visit a household, but the have had no impact on the music industry. Wollongong band, Horsin’ Around has had to navigate how to communicate and practice online. Guitarist Ben Melton had to move back home due to losing work, and says it has been “almost impossible” for them to live-stream gigs online. UOWTV Multimedia · Restrictions ease but local bands still struggling NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said people can only visit different households in certain circumstances. Horsin’ Around and other bands will need restrictions to be further eased for…
Cardinal George Pell has spoken publicly for the first time since the High Court unanimously quashed his historical child sexual abuse conviction. In an interview with SkyNews, Cardinal Pell explained he was “not angry” at having spent 405 days incarcerated, but he raised concerns over what he described as the villainisation of him and the Catholic Church by the Victorian courts and the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC). The High Court found the jury should have entertained reasonable doubt as to Cardinal Pell’s guilt, stating: “ … the unchallenged evidence of the opportunity witnesses was inconsistent with the complainant’s account”. Cardinal…