by Jack Turner | Jun 15, 2025 | Feature, Govt & Politics, News
“The streets are filled with rubble, smoke, fire and gloom. And a dark wind blows. Those around you are clutching children, and rubble, and hoping that they have survived whatever just happened. The buildings have been twisted and the skyline is ablaze. The...
by Scarlett Lewis | Jun 9, 2025 | Feature, Government, Govt & Politics, News
A family lawyer in Wollongong receives pornographic Christmas cards from a client’s ex-partner. Another is told in court: “I know where you live.” These are symptoms of a critical gap in Australia’s response to coercive control that extends...
by Sophie Wright | Jun 7, 2025 | Feature, Youth Crime
The path from playground to prison cell is shorter than it should be, and far too well-trodden for some children in the Illawarra. By the time some youth hit their teens, their names are already known to police, courts, and youth detention. In a modest office in...
by Max Arnold | Jun 4, 2025 | Feature, Sport
Drizzling rain and overcast skies set the scene for the 2025 Peoplecare Wollongong Triathlon. Eager race entrants stood at the starting line in April waiting to begin the Standard Triathlon. Who cares if it’s raining? They’re about to get wet anyway. Before them...
by Lilian Cooper | May 21, 2025 | News, Sport
The Australian Olympic snowboard cross team have left the slopes behind to undertake an intense preseason training camp in Thirroul led by Illawarra Hawks trainer Alex Moore. Olympic snowboarder Josie Baff said the team are utilising the beach scene to get some...
