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🚨🏛️ The Queensland friend of a father of 11 killed in a horror crash near Wollongong earlier this month has faced court for the first time since being bailed. 📍 Read the latest ⬇️
The Queensland friend of a father of 11 killed in a horror crash near Wollongong earlier this month has faced court for the first time since being bailed.
Steelers star Hayden Buchanan has earned a chance in Jersey Flegg this season. FULL LIST: https://bit.ly/3zTRux9
St George Illawarra star Jack Bird has been given permission to speak with rival NRL clubs despite having 12 months left on his Red V deal.
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Rehabilitation progress has not prevented an Illawarra co***ne salesman from returning to jail after 18 months on bail with a judge saying his “serious crimes against the community” deserve more time in custody. Here’s the latest from court after his sentence 👇
The son at the heart of a drug house has been jailed nearly three years after police swarmed his mum and dad’s Illawarra home.
Isaac Laughton is one of a number of Steelers to get the call up to Flegg in 2024. FULL LIST: https://bit.ly/3zTRux9
Mackenzie Lear will give the Steelers plenty an X-factor in the middle against the Sharks. TEAMS: https://bit.ly/46dquEW
💔🙏 The fiancee of a motorcyclist who died in the Illawarra earlier this month has paid tribute to the father of 11, describing him as a “protector” who “always did his best to give us everything”. 📍 Read the full story ⬇️
The fiancee of a motorcyclist who was killed in a crash at Mount Ousley has paid tribute to the father of 11.
See where Kyle Flanagan ranks in Buzz's top 10 buys of the NRL season.
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Kiana Williams has joined the Devils this season and made a big impact for the club. FULL LIST: https://bit.ly/3WnqfE3
The Steelers made it back-to-back wins after a first half blitz was too much for the Eels to handle: https://bit.ly/46dquEW
🚨💔 A woman visiting NSW to celebrate a friend buying a new house has had her life turned upside down after being charged with negligent driving occasioning death in the wake of a horror crash in the Illawarra. 📍 Read the full story ⬇️
A woman visiting NSW to celebrate a friend buying a new house has had her life turned upside down after being charged with negligent driving in the wake of a horror crash in the Illawarra.
: Some emergency services systems are affected by the global outage but all three arms assured the public emergency service responses were unaffected. MORE: https://bit.ly/46dpKQn
Illawarra Hawks star William Hickey has been tearing it up in the NBL1 East for Albury-Wodonga. FULL LIST: https://bit.ly/3ScYCuS
: A major IT outage is affecting millions of people across Australia and globally, with banks, airlines and media companies facing issues. DETAILS: https://bit.ly/4f94ajM
Grace Smith of Wests has made a huge impact in her first year of tackle footy. FULL LIST: https://bit.ly/3WnqfE3
🏛️ A woman has described sitting with an Indigenous teenager as he took his final breaths following an alleged hit-and-run murder on the NSW south coast more than two years ago. 📌 Here is what we know 👉 https://bit.ly/4cL2TOu
There's a strong Illawarra contingent in our list of best local women's league players. FULL LIST: https://bit.ly/3WnqfE3
Yerremurra Wellington of Unanderra Hearts - Junior Club featured for Football NSW at the NAIDOC Cup: https://bit.ly/3W299dl
He did some good things with the ball, but fullback Tyrell Sloan’s defence remains a big issue for St George Illawarra.
How will Shane Flanagan address it?
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SPECIAL REPORT 🤢🔍 Mould, strands of hair, dodgy lithium batteries, coupled with saliva residues from testers unashamedly sucking on them before packaging – this is the horrifying truth behind your v**e. WATCH THE SHOCKING VIDEO 👉 https://bit.ly/4f13xZt
🏛️👮♂️ A disgraced police officer awaiting his to learn his fate for multiple horrid DV offences headbutted a 17-year-old kid at a McDonald’s after telling the teen he was being disrespectful towards women. 📍 Read the story ⬇️
A court has heard a former police officer remains “unrepentant” for a series of coercive control and domestic violence abuses which left his ex-partner fearing for her life.
🚨💸 A support worker from Helensburgh defrauded a 93-year-old woman out of $19,000 while helping her buy groceries during the pandemic. 📍 Read the full story ⬇️
An aged care worker defrauded her elderly client out of nearly $20,000 on trips to buy groceries during the pandemic, a court has heard.
Two men have been arrested and charged after an alleged armed robbery in Kiama last month. 📌 Here is everything we know 👇
Police have charged two men following an alleged armed robbery in the Illawarra.
🏛️🚨 A teen thug who called two women “dirty lesbians” while brutally bashing them in the Wollongong CBD has had his full-time jail sentence overturned. 📍 Here’s the latest ⬇️
A teen thug who called two women “dirty lesbians” while brutally bashing them in the Wollongong CBD has had his full-time jail sentence overturned after a judge found his ongoing prospects would be better.
The Waratahs U16s have an impressive record in rugby to defend this year and selectors want particular players to do it. Some of the traits and skills they want to see. ⭐ https://bit.ly/4fbCdYX
Tiarna West is set to add plenty of punch off the bench for the Steelers in the HNWP at home on Sunday: https://bit.ly/4cRR5K0
Sam Goodman broke his left hand against Chainoi Worawut.
He still wants a shot at the champ ➡️ bit.ly/462dr9s
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🚨Police have released CCTV footage in a call for public assistance, following an armed robbery in Kiama last month. Here is everything we know 👇
Police have released CCTV footage of a vehicle they believed was involved in an armed robbery in the Illawarra late last month.
The injured Sea Eagles forward is reportedly yet to receive an offer from Manly for 2025.
NRL Market Watch ➡️ bit.ly/4cOLXWU
Check out the Steelers women in action during their round one HNWP clash against Mounties: https://bit.ly/4cRR5K0
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EXCLUSIVE 👷🏗️ Four construction businesses across the state have fallen into liquidation every day in the last financial year – as NSW tradies make up more than half of all trade-based insolvencies across the country. See why industry leaders and surviving business owners say they need help 👉 https://bit.ly/3zkDg8s
🏉📸 Catch up on the latest Illawarra South Coast Dragons preseason content: 📌 60+ photo gallery from trials 👇 https://bit.ly/471qeHV 📌 Squad previews & players to watch 👇 https://bit.ly/47CpxFu
⚽🐐 Shellharbour's footballing GOAT Caitlin Foord has spoken. It is 10 years to the day since the Matildas last played in Wollongong when the side beat China 2-0. A year earlier, a then 17-year-old Foord featured in back-to-back games at WIN Stadium against New Zealand. 🤔 Will we ever get to see Foord and the Matildas in Wollongong again?
CALLING ALL FITNESS FANS 🏋️♀️ Do you know a dedicated personal trainer? 🤸♀️ We're searching for the Illawarra's best PT and we need your help! Nominate your choice by dropping their name, photo, location and business in a message directly to our page. 💻 Nominations close on Thursday, November 23.
BEST PERSONAL TRAINER 💪👟 New year's resolutions are coming soon and gyms will be busier than ever. Do you know a PT who thinks abs aren't a 'waist' of time? 😉 Nominate your favourite by messaging our page with their name, photo, business and location. 👇 We'll then put them to a vote! Nominations close on Thursday, November 23.
📣 CALLING FOR THE REGION'S BEST PERSONAL TRAINER 🏆 🥊 We are searching for Illawarra's best personal trainer and we're hunting for nominations.🤸 🏋️ Nominate your choice by messaging our page with their name, a photo, location and business and why they should win. 💬 Nominations close Thursday, November 23.
🏉🗣️ Hear from Sean Timmins, new head coach of the Illawarra Steelers, on what it means to lead the club he also played his junior rep footy at. 📌 FULL STORY 👇 https://bit.ly/47Cbccb
💪👏 Chloe van Ommen knows the toll cancer can take on a family with the inspiring 20-year-old using her experience to help other young people figure out how to cope when the insidious disease enters their lives. 📌 Read the full story ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Fx6bWs
😶🗣️ Shellharbour mayor Chris Homer has called out what he has "copped" from Labor MP Anna Watson after she labelled Kiama MP Gareth Ward the "real mayor" of the LGA. 📍 Watch the exclusive video here 👉 https://bit.ly/48PDbGX
✈️😠 Member for Shellharbour Anna Watson has continued her calls for mayor Chris Homer to take responsibility for attending a bogus budget announcement about the city's airport. 📍 Watch the video here 👉 https://bit.ly/48PDbGX
📚 Last minute cram for the HSC English papers? Our experts have provided tips for English students 👩🎓exam 1 👉 bit.ly/3thZFQE exam 2 👉 bit.ly/3PQaTUe 👀WATCH the video 👇
⚽️🏆 The Fraternity Club was pumping last night for the Matildas. The comprehensive 4-0 win against Olympic champions Canada sent Australia through to the knockout rounds. 🇦🇺 How far can our girls go?
🚨The manhunt for two armed offenders who allegedly attacked an employee and stole cash in a robbery at Warrawong continues, as police release CCTV in a public appeal for information. 🎥 See the vision below 👇 📌Full story 👉 https://bit.ly/43BvMrQ
What a way to be greeted at the airport, this Jervis Bay couple are goals! #airport #couple #surprise #jervisbay
The total number of arrests related to large-scale cocaine supply in the Illawarra region has risen to eight, after NSW Police's bikie-busting Raptor Squad arrested a further four men. 📽️ WATCH THE VIDEO 📌 STORY https://bit.ly/3WPVq9K
😡🗣️ Watch as a Shellharbour Council meeting descended into chaos after four councillors abandoned the chamber after debate about an Australia Day event, in an incident described as a “new low point”. 📍 Read the full story ➡️ https://bit.ly/3mSS87T
HEATHCOTE CANDIDATES VIDEO 📽️ Watch the full video of the Heathcote candidates from the Liberals, Labor, Animal Justice and Greens answering key election questions, and a bit more about themselves... 👇 Watch all five 'seats of power' videos: https://bit.ly/40ikE0J
TEASER 👀 NewsLocal interviewed some of the candidates in Heathcote to learn how they'd protect against bushfire, what they're listening to on Spotify and what they'd wear to a fancy dress party... 🚨 WATCH THE FULL VIDEO: https://bit.ly/40ikE0J
Ice has destroyed countless lives across NSW, through addiction, jail time and loss of life. 💉⛓️ 📍 Jose Porcia, a former banker has shared his journey from addict and smoking meth at work, to recovery: bit.ly/NSWMethRecovery
☔⛈️ Nearly 400 incidents and more than 20 rescues were recorded in the Illawarra by the SES on Thursday due to the wet and wild conditions. 📍 Read about the crazy storm 👉 https://bit.ly/3JUEJp2
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