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Wild new V8 muscle car has landed
13+ hour ago (471+ words) Ford Australia has revealed a race-inspired pack for the Mustang Dark Horse co-engineered with Triple Eight Race Engineering and its team principal seven-time Supercars Champion Jamie Whincup. The 2026 Ford Mustang Dark Horse T8 Spec pack is still in the last stages…...
Parking meters could help Kiama Council out of a $3.8 million budget hole
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (373+ words) Parking meters could be coming to Kiama - but it's only visitors who would have to cough up. But locals might have to reach into their pockets too, in the form of a 20 per cent rate hike. As part of the…...
Why council says Jamberoo Action Park can't put cars in its car park
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (322+ words) A year-long effort for Jamberoo Action Park to use its car park to park cars is in line to be knocked back. At Tuesday's Kiama Council meeting, councillors will make a decision on the park owners' plans to use part…...
A $16 million Clifton development approved after court action
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (279+ words) A $16 million townhouse development across the road from the Imperial Hotel at Clifton has been approved after court action. Plans for six units and a double-storey home were lodged with Wollongong City Council in February last year. After a deemed…...
Woman walks to hospital with head injuries after alleged assault
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (155+ words) A woman suffered head injuries in an alleged assault on Gladstone Avenue in Wollongong on Sunday morning. A witness said the woman walked to the nearby Wollongong Hospital, still bleeding from her injuries. Police were called to the hospital's emergency…...
Kyle is riding a skateboard from Melbourne to Perth to Bulli - to save his own life
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (842+ words) Warning: this story discusses suicide. Kyle Buchanan is embarking on the kind of journey that seems close to impossible, riding a skateboard 8000km from Melbourne, to Perth, to Bulli. But he's doing it to save his own life - and maybe someone…...
Metropolitan Mine staff and innovation earn award finalist recognition
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (324+ words) Metropolitan Mine is proud that its dedicated staff and innovative projects, have been recognised at the 2026 IMB Bank Illawarra Business Awards, with two finalists confirmed ahead of this year's presentation. Senior mining engineer Viviane Franco is a finalist in the…...
Hyundai's unique off-road Palisade tested
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (983+ words) For a long time, there has been 'proper' off-road SUVs and then everything else. If you were an off-road enthusiast, you'd only ever consider a ladder frame offering, like a Prado or an Everest, for example. Big, rugged, diesel and…...
Inside the rescue deal struck to complete abandoned Kembla Grange units
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (573+ words) Illawarra buyers left high and dry after the collapse of major Sydney property developer Bathla Group have been delivered some good news. Their apartment block at Kembla Grange featuring 108 apartments and 197 car spaces is set to be completed following a…...
Critical care paramedic with abseiler who suffered head injuries in fall
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (183+ words) A paramedic from a rescue helicopter has been winched down a sheer cliff face in the Illawarra Escarpment to help an abseiler with head injuries. A woman aged in her 20s was climbing in an area off Forest Walking Track when…...