James and Rae Doak have been married more than 50 years and with a shared passion for giving back to the community they’ve made an indelible impact on the Illawarra and south coast. Today, they’ve been awarded an OAM for their service.
A south coast navy man has been arrested outside the gates of HMAS Albatross, after he was allegedly caught grooming teen girls for sex online.
A Bellambi man will be forced to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet following bizarre allegations he broke into a woman’s home and pulled the sheets off her body as she slept.
The owner of Shoalhaven Zoo has broken his silence to confirm the fate of the two juvenile male lions that attacked experienced keeper Jenny Brown leaving her with horrific injuries to her face and neck.
The University of Wollongong vice-chancellor has warned pay cuts are required and more than 150 jobs will be lost, as management battles to recover from a projected $90 million budget shortfall.
An 18-year-old girl finishes work and drives home only to be followed to her front door and assaulted by a stranger high on marijuana. As a magistrate considers his punishment, he now says he thought the victim was somebody else.
Police from the Illawarra and south coast will be out in force as RBT and drug tests resume ahead of the Queen’s birthday long weekend.
Police allege Dylan Ward came to their attention after he tried to obtain intimate photos from a 10-year-old girl in the UK using Facebook Messenger. The girl responded: “no you weirdo”.
A tradie has admitted to delivering a “quick cheek jab” on a senior citizen after a disagreement over a carparking space. The assault left the victim with permanent disabilities.
He knew his mate was wanted for the alleged murder of Illawarra man Daniel Clulow but that didn’t stop Matthew Ryan picking him up in the ute, letting him use his mobile phone, and then accompanying him on a dramatic police chase.
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