Councillor airs supermarket concerns
Wollongong councillor Dave Martin says Wollongong's mayor and general manager have been secretly negotiating to build a supermarket on community land at Thirroul.
View ArticleReport highlights bridge concerns
An interim report into the 90-year-old Stanwell Park viaduct on the NSW south coast rail line says no specific technical maintenance plans have been prepared for the bridge.
View ArticlePolice probe rape claims
Wollongong detectives are investigating the alleged rape of an 18-year-old Austinmer woman at Thirroul last night.
View ArticleNSW Govt orders stop-work on former theatre
The New South Wales Government has put a stop-work order on any demolition work on the former Kings Theatre at Thirroul, on the state's south coast.
View ArticlePublic discusses other uses for old King's Theatre
Organisers of a northern suburbs meeting about the future of the old King's Theatre at Thirroul, on the NSW south coast, say almost 200 people including the developer planning a police station and...
View ArticleDrink-driving charges flow from police crackdown
NSW south coast police have continued to charge people with drink-driving offences after operation Drink Drive 2 ended on Saturday.
View ArticleCouncil sees benefits in supermarket plan
Wollongong council says there would be significant benefits in integrating facilities from a neighbourhood centre in Thirroul, with a Woolworths supermarket.
View ArticleMP seeks probe into rail tunnel plan
The Shadow Minister for the Illawarra, Peta Seaton, has called for a NSW Government inquiry into plans to upgrade the Illawarra railway line, by constructing a tunnel between Thirroul and Waterfall.
View ArticleCall for ports work to include rail funds
A railway lobby group has called on the NSW Government to allocate additional funding to rail infrastructure as part of its new ports strategy.
View ArticleRTA northern Illawarra scheme boosting businesses
A new advertising campaign publicising northern Illawarra businesses affected by the closure of Lawrence Hargrave Drive appears to be having an impact.
View ArticleMinister offers police station assurances
NSW Police Minister John Watkins says a new million dollar police station proposal for Wollongong's northern suburbs will still go ahead, despite ongoing setbacks.
View ArticlePorn downloads put man on sex offender register
A Wollongong man has been placed on a sex offenders' register following an international child Internet porn police operation.
View ArticleTeens to front court over high speed chase
Three teenagers are to face charges in a Wollongong court today after a high speed car chase from Albion Park to Oak Flats.
View ArticleProblems arise in police station planning
The developer behind a new Thirroul police station says if he pulls out of the venture it could be up to 10 years before an alternative site is found.
View ArticleWatkins highlights $1b rail revamp
NSW Transport Minister John Watkins has arrived on a late train from Sydney to inspect first-hand work at Thirroul railway station on the state's south coast.
View ArticleLost bushwalkers found safe
A group of bushwalkers from Thirroul on the New South Wales south coast used their mobile phone to call for help last night.
View ArticleMan drowns off NSW south coast
A man has drowned off a beach on the New South Wales south coast.
View ArticleCouncillor fears cost shifting in rail bridge move
A councillor representing northern Wollongong, on the New South Wales south coast, has questioned why the council is taking over maintenance of a railway bridge at Thirroul.
View ArticleSwimmer hurt in Thirroul Beach mishap
A man is in hospital after reportedly diving into a reef at Thirroul Beach, on the New South Wales south coast, yesterday.
View ArticleAsbestos concerns halt Thirroul community centre
The general manager of Wollongong City Council, David Farmer, says the opening of the new community centre and library at Thirroul, on the New South Wales south coast, will be delayed because of...
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