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Kerryn McCann dies after cancer battle
Source: illawarramercury.com.au

Dual Commonwealth Games gold medalist Kerryn McCann has died after losing her second battle with cancer.

Rhonda, the 59-year-old who wants to be adopted
Source: illawarramercury.com.au

Most people adopt children, cats or even dogs, but Wollongong retiree Rhonda Bowen is seeking an elderly couple to adopt her.

ICAC recommends 139 charges against 11 people
Source: 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 years
Source: 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 hackers
Source: 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 model
Source: 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 Cruise
Source: 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 Wollongong
Source: 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 life
Source: 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 death
Source: illawarra mercury

It was certainly the most expensive meat pie Scott Lawrence Kemp ever bought.

Banjo-playing gunman on run, after killing Steve Holmes | The Daily Telegraph
Source: Australian News Network

THIS is the banjo-playing gunman being hunted by police after he allegedly shot dead a father-of-four who complained about his loud music.

Snake lunches at Wollongong club
Source: 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.

A beautiful place

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.

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