Decrepit digs to luxe lodgings: Swanky apartments given tick
A luxury apartment complex set to replace an asbestos-ridden crumbling cesspit has been approved for a South Coast town, despite concerns of a “significant” height limit increase.
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Coop flown: How jailbird hatched great escape in tradie’s stolen ute
A convicted jailbird has fessed up to making a great escape from a South Coast prison, stealing a plumber’s ute and dashing 200km to Canberra in a wild 10-day police manhunt, it can be revealed.
Mega hospital ‘full steam ahead’ despite $70m budget blowout
Video: A major regional hospital is rising on the South Coast with construction “full steam ahead”, despite a last minute cost blowout in the millions Premier Minns hoped “would be the last”.
‘Horrendous’: Home destroyed, dogs dead in horror inferno
A South Coast family has been left devastated after their beloved “forever home” was reduced to ashes during birthday celebrations, with their two dogs killed in the blaze.
Delusional garden shed gunsmith jailed
A man who “hears voices” as a result of a brain injury has been jailed after he was busted hoarding homemade and modified guns in a South Coast garden shed.
‘A real shame’: Parents’ dummy spit after council ditches daycare
A South Coast council attempting to toddle away from the brink of financial ruin have angered parents after slashing an affordable daycare service.
Developer’s goal to turn small tourist town into ‘mini Double Bay’
A huge $34m apartment complex has been approved for a South Coast tourist town, with the developer behind the project saying he wants to see the area transform into a “mini Double Bay”.
Accused prison meth smuggler fronts court
A woman accused of sneaking methamphetamine into a South Coast prison did so in a bid to provide an inmate with the drug, a court has heard.
Accused home invader allegedly stabbed in botched break-in
A man’s alleged break-in went south when someone inside the home allegedly stabbed him repeatedly shortly after he entered the dwelling. Here’s what happened.
Another teen charged after alleged train station murder
A 13-year-old boy has become the fifth person charged by a police strike force set up after the alleged murder of Jack Westren near an Illawarra train station, as detectives continue to investigate the fatal stabbing.
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