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Wendy Coppola wanted a large artwork for her blank wall, so she made one herself out of Lego.

A warmer than usual winter has spurred jacaranda, Illawarra flame trees, and Christmas bush into unseasonably early flowering as neighbourhoods are painted in striking purple and red. 

It has been more than 30 years since the HECS system widened access to tertiary education. But after a number of changes over the years, there is concern about inequity between men and women.

Mackenzie Hawkesby dreamed of playing for the Matildas as a little girl while growing up in Figtree in Wollongong, and this week she received that call-up to the national women's squad.

A prominent broadcaster has been recognised posthumously, and nine other residents celebrated for extraordinary contributions in fields ranging from health to the arts.

COVID lockdown has had almost no impact on the cost of property in the Illawarra, with open home restrictions merely serving to filter out non-serious buyers.

Brothers Roni and Ramsin Shuka express their grief over the death of their 57-year-old mother Saeeda, who became the fifth person to die in the current outbreak of the Delta strain of COVID-19 in NSW. 

NSW Police charge three men who allegedly knew they had COVID-19 but still travelled from Sydney to the state's Central West.

A woman has died and a child is in a critical condition after a horror car crash on the Princes Motorway near Wollongong overnight.

An "extensive investigation" is launched to probe whether a person who tested positive for COVID-19 two days after leaving hotel quarantine was infected at Sydney's Sofitel Wentworth.

A 65-year-old NSW man has been found guilty of causing a fiery 2019 crash in which two people were killed and nine others injured.

A pollution incident that saw coal sludge wash down a suburban creek in the centre of Wollongong has raised wider transparency concerns at South32's Dendrobium Mine.

Protestors try to deliver what they say is a contaminated water sample from a Figtree creek to NSW EPA in Wollongong.

Three girls accused of attacking another teen near Wollongong face a maximum 25 years behind bars if found guilty of the shopping centre assault.

Tiny humans can be surprisingly difficult to get to sleep, and parents are often driven to the end of their wits just trying — but experts say there is a solution for just about everyone.

New South Wales Police are investigating after a pedestrian was hit by a car and killed in the second road fatality in the Illawarra this week.

Shopping these days is no private affair as shopper surveillance ramps up towards the Christmas period. What you might not be aware of is that traders and their employees are also being keenly observed.

Brian almost lost his leg when he was 11 years old and spent a year in a caliper. But then he started to run, meticulously recording his mileage. Now he's looking back at the ground he covered.

Jean Whittle is celebrating her 90th birthday as well as her first experience of falling in love. She is enjoying the romance and happiness of her first relationship — from her retirement village.

Years after footage of a double amputee hauling himself up the stairs at a NSW train station sparked widespread fury, the NSW Government has promised the long-awaited fix with the election just weeks away.

Fifty per cent of people who snore loudly have sleep apnoea, according to a NSW doctor who says the condition can lead to serious illnesses.

The driver of a fuel tanker makes a lucky escape after his vehicle bursts into flames on the Princes Highway near Wollongong, forcing nearby homes and a childcare centre to be evacuated.

A Goulburn prison escapee and his girlfriend, accused of aiding his escape, appear at Port Kembla court in the New South Wales Illawarra region via video link.

Service at Figtree school remembers fallen ANZACS

An Illawarra catholic high school teacher jailed for possessing child pornography will be released in a fortnight after successfully appealing his sentence.