Re-elected Lib calls for ‘brave’ Wollongong Council
A majority of councillors managed to retain their positions in Wollongong with the election results declared on Wednesday, with one Liberal calling for his new colleagues to be braver.
A majority of councillors managed to retain their positions in Wollongong with the election results declared on Wednesday, with one Liberal calling for his new colleagues to be braver.
Police were called to the scene of a two-vehicle crash near Shellharbour Hospital. Despite the efforts of paramedics a motorcyclist died at the scene.
A 22-year-old Labor hotshot headlines the crop of fresh faces on Kiama Council with only four of nine previous councillors earning re-election.
A 50-year-old man charged with sexually assaulting four children over several years has been granted bail, prompting an appeal by police to keep him behind bars on remand.
Incumbent Wollongong mayor Gordon Bradbery has held off a challenge from Labor rival Tania Brown to win his third term in office, days after revealing retirement plans.
Shellharbour is set for a council shake-up with political tyro Chris Homer catching a wave of support to become mayor. Find out how he wants to transform the region.
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