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Top Model unwraps in public

Scrumptious ... will Demelza stay a model for long eating all those chocolates? Picture: Charlie Brewer.

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Sun Nov 30, 2008

Illawarra Mercury

Court refuses bail for Mangerton murder accused

An ACT man found dead at Mangerton on Friday suffered a stab wound to his lower back, police have confirmed.

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Sat Nov 29, 2008

Illawarra Mercury

Wild winds wreak havoc at Dapto

The Dapto and Horsley areas bore the brunt of damaging winds that reached 95km/h on the weekend.

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Thu Nov 27, 2008

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Man stabbed to death in housing complex

A man has been stabbed to death in a Housing Commission complex at Wollongong in the New South Wales Illawarra.

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Illawarra Mercury

Court hears of rape ordeal

A 22-year-old Oak Flats man who subjected a female commuter to a hellish ordeal on a train between Wollongong and Kiama earlier this year has pleaded guilty to rape.

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Wed Nov 26, 2008

Illawarra Mercury

Parliament in uproar over Wollongong remarks

An Illawarra MP's Dorothy Dixer, a week-old copy of the Illawarra Mercury , Wollongong City Council's woes and a fired-up government minister combined to stir up question time in Federal Parliament yesterday.

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Tue Nov 25, 2008

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Households struggling as 'mortgage stress' spreads

Struggling suburbs...areas in Perth and Sydney are the latest to feel the pain. Audio: Mortgage defaults on the rise Mortgage defaults are getting worse and more widespread, a new report by ratings agency Fitch ...

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News.com.au

Near fatal rock attack

THE wife of a driver hit in a rock-throwing attack told yesterday how she had to press the brake with her hand from the passenger seat to stop the car as her husband screamed in pain.

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Illawarra Mercury

Taylor and Mundine to fight in Wollongong

Australian boxing's much anticipated showdown between Illawarra's Shannan ``The Blaster'' Taylor and Anthony ``The Man'' Mundine will take place at WIN Entertainment Centre next February.

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Mon Nov 24, 2008

Illawarra Mercury

Wollongong High School wins funding battle

Wollongong High School of Performing Arts received an early Christmas present after the State Government announced $4 million for new and upgraded facilities yesterday.

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The Post Chronicle

High-Protein Meals May Help Overweight Burn Fat

Higher-protein meals may help overweight and obese people burn more fat, the results of a small study suggest.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Rock attack was 'like being shot'

Impact...Chief inspector Ken McDonald examines the damaged windscreen of a car struck with a two-kilogram rock.

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News.com.au

Study: Cousins 'a media hero'

AFL star Ben Cousins was held up as a fallen hero after his drug arrest and glorified by the media, sending a "dangerously wrong" message to young fans, a study says.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Quick-thinking wife saved my life: rock victim

A man who was injured when a two-kilogram rock was thrown at his car on the New South Wales south coast yesterday says his wife's quick actions stopped them from having a serious crash.

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Sun Nov 23, 2008

Illawarra Mercury

Driver's lucky escape from F6 rock attack

A Sydney man is lucky to be alive after a 2kg rock was thrown through his windscreen on the F6 at Berkeley yesterday.

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Fri Nov 21, 2008

Illawarra Mercury

Two years' jail over NSW's biggest drugs bust

A Wollongong man has been sentenced to two years' jail for his part in the biggest drug laboratory bust in the state's history.

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Thu Nov 20, 2008

Transworld Surf

Australia's Next Top Models Go Surfing At Rip Curl Girls Go Surfing Day

The Rip Curl Girls Go Surfing Day presented by the New Ford Fiesta took place last weekend at over 60 beaches around Australia.

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Wed Nov 19, 2008

Paddock Talk

Reed And Moss Dominate Wollongong SX

Suzuki has continued its domination of the Australasian SuperX Championship with Chad Reed winning his fifth straight event aboard his Rockstar Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 in Wollongong, Australia at the weekend - ...

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Tue Nov 18, 2008

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Trio accused of Wollongong kidnapping

Three people are due to appear in court today accused of being involved in a kidnapping in Wollongong on the New South Wales south coast.

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Sun Nov 16, 2008

Illawarra Mercury

Medicine may be bitter pill

Illawarra job losses look certain as a result of yesterday's mini-budget, which NSW Treasurer Eric Roozendaal describes as "strong medicine for the state". Around 700 jobs will potentially be affected by the ...

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