13+ hour, 58+ min ago  (509+ words) Adelaide have produced another great escape in a gritty 17-point win over Melbourne to further fuel the belief of coach Matthew Nicks. The Crows trailed for much of Saturday's Adelaide Oval thriller before steaming to a 11. 13 (79) to 9. 8 (62) triumph with a…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (742+ words) The Illawarra recently farewelled an institution when Lucky Inn Chinese Restaurant shut its doors after nearly five decades of business. Just a few months ago, The Lagoon shut its doors, and last year we said goodbye to Mexican cantina Pot…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (215+ words) A Flinders Street apartment block approved a decade ago but still not built has been given the thumbs up to go even higher. A 75-unit development at 19-23 Flinders Street - the site includes the Palms Motel - was rejected by the Joint…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (13+ words) Auslan interpreter steals the show at country music festival Outback Trails Illawarra Mercury...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (558+ words) Tim Wand moved to Wollongong to escape the congestion and high-rises of Sydney - but now he's concerned the same thing is happening here. Mr Wand lives on Smiths Hill, overlooking Flinders Street and its increasing number of apartment blocks reaching…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (703+ words) Business owners in the Illawarra say they have noticed a downturn in customers due to cost-of-living spikes. With Business Illawarra signalling business confidence is already at negative levels, and expectations the situation will get worse, some small businesses are changing…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (624+ words) While house values are up slightly, the Illawarra region's unit market took a surprising dip during the past month. That's according to Cotality's latest national Home Value Index. And while it's too early to know the extent of the impact…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (22+ words) Illawarra Mercury The Songs of John Farnham: living legend charity concert announced...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (423+ words) The battle for the title of Wollongong's tallest building has a third contender with a new proposal for a 38-storey skyscraper in the CBD. But whether it takes the title will come down to the slimmest of margins: just 300mm. The…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (312+ words) The sky-high focus along Flinders Street continues, with another approved apartment block wanting to go even higher. In April 2023 Wollongong City Council approved a nine-storey block of serviced apartments on the north-western corner of Flinders and Gipps streets. The location…...