Today is May 28, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, the NRL has declared St George Illawarra Dragons player Jack de Belin will be eligible to play for the remainder of

May 27, 2021: Roadworks to begin on Princes Highway, Bulli and police receive complaint over Ward investigation leak

May 26th, 2021 4m 20s

Today is May 27, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, traffic conditions will change on the Princes Highway at Bulli this weekend, due to roadworks, and the NSW Police Fo

May 26, 2021: South Coast Dairy brand sells to Sydney company due to 'financial difficulties' and motorcyclist seriously injured in Shell Cove crash

May 25th, 2021 4m 13s

Today is May 26, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, due to financial difficulties and the restraints of a small processing plant, South Coast Dairy has made the decisio

May 25, 2021: HealthOne Dapto to open in Marshall Street on Wednesday and Clifton School of Arts 'still belongs to the community'

May 24th, 2021 4m 26s

Today is May 25, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, multiple services will come together in one large community health centre opening in Dapto on Wednesday, and Clifton

May 24, 2021: Live music in the Illawarra given a boost by the NSW government and Belmore Basin playground to close for cleaning, repainting

May 23rd, 2021 4m 33s

Today is May 24, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, eight Illawarra music venues have been given a hand-out from the NSW Government as part of a multimillion-dollar Liv

May 21, 2021: Site of new Shellharbour Hospital announced, major shake-up ahead and Wollongong venues call for cuts to red tape on dining outside

May 20th, 2021 4m 21s

Today is May 21, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, the site of a new $700-million Shellharbour Hospital has finally been announced, and Wollongong cafe, bar, and resta

May 20, 2021: Neighbours feared 'explosive' house fire could spread and Kiama Downs lead way in NSW inflatable rescue boat series return

May 19th, 2021 4m 13s

Today is May 20, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, neighbours to a Fairy Meadow house fire on Wednesday spoke of their fears after they awoke to loud popping noises, a

May 19, 2021: Work needed on how govt looks after water on the South Coast and new Safe Haven in Wollongong for people in suicidal distress to take refuge

May 18th, 2021 4m 6s

Today is May 19, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, plans to manage the water supply in the Illawarra, South Coast and elsewhere are not up to scratch, according to a g

May 18, 2021: Symbio at Helensburgh looking to get bigger and better and urgent recall for cars that could catch fire, even when switched off

May 17th, 2021 4m 19s

Today is May 18, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, making plans to spend money upgrading facilities is a good indicator of how successfully a business is navigating th

May 17, 2021: COVID-19 restrictions lifted but a mystery remains and NSW Labor seeks mining fund overhaul

May 16th, 2021 4m 19s

Today is May 17, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, COVID-19 restrictions put in place more than a week ago will be lifted as planned at midnight on Sunday, despite NSW

May 14, 2021: Only a few minutes shaved off a Wollongong rail trip to Sydney and mobile speed cameras nabbing more drivers just going over the limit

May 13th, 2021 4m 29s

Today is May 14, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, in the last decade, just a few minutes have been shaved off the travel time for Illawarra rail commuters travelling

May 13, 2021: Hunt for boys halts trains near Kiama and call for full-time magistrate at Port Kembla Local Court to reduce delays

May 12th, 2021 4m 29s

Today is May 13, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, three teens have been arrested over an alleged break and enter in Kiama, and Law Society of NSW President Juliana Wa

May 12, 2021: Police investigation underway after two armed robberies and Illawarra roads to benefit from millions in federal budget funding

May 11th, 2021 3m 59s

Today is May 12, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, a police investigation is underway into two armed robberies in the Wollongong area this afternoon, and the Jervis Ba

May 11, 2021: Jack de Belin rape jury hung for second time and no PMs to farewell departing UOW boss Paul Wellings after all

May 10th, 2021 4m 6s

Today is May 11, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, Jack de Belin faces the prospect of a third trial over rape allegations after a Sydney jury returned hung verdicts t

May 10, 2021: COVID-19 restrictions to remain in NSW for another week and Kiama father daughter camp by Habitus to help dads navigate parenthood

May 9th, 2021 4m 30s

Today is May 10, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, despite the state recording no new community transmitted cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm Saturday, most res

May 7, 2021: Council to consider opening a Coledale road just to close it again and Jarryd Hayne sentenced to five years and nine months for rape

May 6th, 2021 4m 42s

Today is May 7, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, Wollongong City Council is looking to "create" a new road at Coledale - and then close it, and COVID-19 restrictions

May 6, 2021: Crack down on Wollongong CBD 'hoons’, says MP Paul Scully and Appin mine injury could cost South32 $1.5 million

May 5th, 2021 4m 26s

Today is May 6, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, police need to crack down on out-of-town "hoons" causing problems in the Wollongong CBD, according to Paul Scully, an

May 5, 2021: Claims Tallawarra power station announcement a 'greenwash' and managers of Killalea State Park thank community for 'sharing their passion'

May 4th, 2021 4m 29s

Today is May 5, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, the state government is chipping in $83 million to help build a new power plant on the shores of Lake Illawarra - jus

May 4, 2021: Motorcyclist airlifted after crashing over guard rail on Illawarra Highway and Quiet Hour now offered at all Woolworths stores in the Illawarra

May 3rd, 2021 4m 1s

Today is May 4, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, a motorcyclist has sustained serious injuries after crashing over a guard rail on the Illawarra Hwy, near Robertson o

May 3, 2021: Wollongong hosts local round of the NSW SES Disaster Rescue Challenge and Corrimal safe cracked, but mystery of its origin remains

May 2nd, 2021 4m 27s

Today is May 3, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, Wollongong played host to dozens of emergency services volunteers on the weekend, who tested their skills in a series

April 30, 2021: AFP search Wollongong premises in cybercrime investigation and Awaken Church looks for new site after Regent Theatre sale

Apr 29th, 2021 4m 17s

Today is April 30, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, the Australian Federal Police has raided a Wollongong premises as part of a cybercrime investigation into an alleg

April 29, 2021: TAFE's plans for Wollongong 'a sham', unions say and Tania Brown to run for Wollongong lord mayor at next election

Apr 28th, 2021 4m 18s

Today is April 29, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, unions have slammed what they say is a proposal to cut "pivotal" TAFE jobs in the Illawarra, despite TAFE NSW disp

April 28, 2021: BlueScope expects earnings boost for 2021 and hundreds vie for moorings at Shellharbour's long-awaited marina

Apr 27th, 2021 4m 23s

Today is April 28, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, BlueScope has announced it expects a boost to underlying earnings before interest and tax for the 2021 financial y

April 27, 2021: Illawarra on its way to a COVID-19 economic recovery and community invited to information sessions about Albion Park Rail bypass project

Apr 26th, 2021 4m 29s

Today is April 27, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, while the Illawarra's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be going better than most, the regio

April 26, 2021: Residents stand together again for Anzac Day 2021 and police hunt for driver who fled Princes Hwy crash

Apr 25th, 2021 4m 14s

Today is April 26, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, thousands of people stood in silence at Kiama's Blowhole Point as the strains of the Last Post filled the air and