ICAC recommends 139 charges against 11 peopleSource: illawarramercury.com.au
The Independent Commission Against Corruption has recommended 11 individuals be prosecuted for 139 criminal offences for corruption offences in a scandal it said was without precedent.
BBC airs theory that meteorites hit every 1000 yearsSource: illawarra mercury
The BBC and the National Geographic Channel are making a documentary based on the controversial theories of a Wollongong academic, who claims that meteorites hit the earth every 1000 years.
church website trashed by islamic hackersSource: illawarra mercury
AN Islamic organisation warning of the return of an empire founded 700 years ago has hacked into the website of a Wollongong church and published disturbing images and messages.
Schoolgirl wins next top modelSource: illawarra mercury
Keiraville stunner Demelza Reveley cried tears of joy when she won Australia's Next Top Model in the final at Luna Park last night.
Pyschologist attacks Tom CruiseSource: Illawarra Mercury
Hollywood actor Tom Cruise was used as a profile for domestic violence at a NSW Police conference in Wollongong yesterday.
Korean fellowship camp in WollongongSource: illawarra mercury
About 2600 people from around the globe descended on Wollongong last week for the International Youth Fellowship Global Camp, which officially ends on Thursday.
Beer saves man's lifeSource: illawarra mercury
Farmborough Heights father Craig Prideaux is living proof that beer can be good for your health.
Mr Prideaux's decision to take his aunt and uncle out for a drink at a local club in the middle of a storm on Sunday saved his life.
seagull kicked to deathSource: illawarra mercury
It was certainly the most expensive meat pie Scott Lawrence Kemp ever bought.
Snake lunches at Wollongong clubSource: illawarra mercury
A red-bellied black snake proved a slippery customer at Wollongong City Diggers club yesterday after it was discovered slithering out of the vent of a dessert display case.

Believe it or not Wollongong is a beautiful city. It is sandwiched between the sea and an escarpment covered by rainforest. It is a university city with a vibrant multicultural population, and yet it is starting to eat itself from the inside.
Violence is becoming commonplace.