Tim Fernandez

Junior athletics participation is soaring in Olympic silver medallist Jessica Hull's home town where kids are being driven by their idol's historic success.

Australian inventor Lawrence Hargrave created history when he was lifted off the ground in a flying device he created in 1894. Now, 130 years later, he is remembered as a generous pioneer whose engineering breakthroughs influenced the world's first aeroplanes.

The University of Wollongong has approached staff across 25 disciplines for redundancies in a restructure the union fears could abolish its degrees in history, mathematics, geography and languages.

Sydney residents will see their water bills rise by 50 per cent by the end of the decade to cover the costs of overhauling ageing water infrastructure and connecting new housing developments.

Triple-0 received a call about an abandoned van on train tracks south of Wollongong four minutes before the collision involving the commuter train.

The Plasrefine plant at Moss Vale, recommended for approval by the NSW Department of Planning, is expected to process 120,000 tonnes of mixed waste plastic.

The latest in autonomous marine technology has been showcased during secretive AUKUS exercises on the NSW south coast with defence officials signalling Japan could soon be involved in the maritime activity.

The federal government has committed $5.4 million to a pilot program allowing 500 eligible households in Northern Illawarra to purchase electric appliances, heating and cooling systems, and home batteries.

The workplace safety regulator finds a new centre for women recovering from domestic, sexual and family violence in regional NSW has exposed its workers to "psychological injury", after the departure of most of its frontline staff.

A man who murdered his partner in a jealous rage has been sentenced to more than 23 years' jail in a sentence the judge says is an appropriate punishment for the "destruction of a woman by her partner".

A Defence air safety investigation has confirmed an Army Taipan helicopter was flying without recommended modifications to its engine before it crashed off the NSW coast in March last year.

A NSW Catholic high school will allow senior students to learn from home one day a week permanently following a trial that found the program helped students become more independent despite concerns about a lack of structure.

Australian Community Media will cut 35 editorial positions from newspapers across Australia in the latest budget cuts following the withdrawal of funding from Meta.

Emma McKeon has opened up about her struggles with swimming, after announcing Paris will be her last Olympic Games.

Former NBL player Harry Froling is hoping to defy the odds to return to the court after he suffered a brain injury in a one-punch assault. His attacker was jailed for more than a year for the attack outside a nightclub in Wollongong. 

Locals in the NSW Upper Hunter are reeling from two earthquakes that hit the regional town in as many days. Authorities are still assessing the extent of the damage.

A man who raped a 19-year-old guest on a rural property will spend about twice as long behind bars after an appeal court found the original sentence was too lenient. 

Anthony Albanese challenges the opposition leader to sack Barnaby Joyce for telling protesters to "load that magazine" and "say goodbye" to the prime minister and other senior Labor figures.

Blue Haven Bonaira was described as the largest council project in Australia when it was completed in 2019 but less than five years later, Kiama's local government has been forced to sell the business to repair the damage done to its bottom line.

Abhijeet Kulkarni will spend up to eight years behind bars after posing as young girls to solicit child pornography from several teenage victims across Australia.

One of the largest unfinished infrastructure projects in New South Wales could turn Wollongong and south-west Sydney into a region "of national significance", according to a new report.

The surviving families of the sailors aboard the SS Nemesis have held a memorial at the site of the wreck, uncovered by accident earlier this year, to mark 120 years since its sinking.

Ms McBride, 39, was stabbed during a clash between two groups of teenage girls in the Wollongong suburb of Warrawong in November.

A NSW councillor suggests her referral to the Independent Commission Against Corruption could be politically motivated ahead of local government elections.

Keith Eshman, who played one game for the Wests Tigers, has been cleared of four child sexual abuse charges. The jury was unable to reach a majority verdict on one count of sexually touching a girl under the age of ten.