Wollongong news headlines

A former St George Illawarra player who hoped to have his sentence halved after being involved in a violent hammer attack has been left disappointed and waiting for his return to professional rugby league.

An ex-NSW police officer has been accused of lying to a court about the contents of text messages during the sexual assault trial of NRL star Jack de Belin.

Police will allege that the man was involved in multiple break-and-enters and car thefts across the Wollongong, Lake Illawarra and Hume districts.

The last confirmed sighting of Pauline Sowry was made in December 1993, south of Sydney.

It comes days after three of the native birds were spotted with near-identical injuries hundreds of kilometres away in Maitland in the NSW Hunter Valley.

The carpark where the 68-year-old's body was found is expected to remain closed today.

A kennel was found tipped upside down at the base of an escarpment with an injured Australian Bulldog inside.

Police are now searching for the e-scooter rider, who initially stopped to assist the child but left before police arrived.

The SS Nemesis was found off the coast of Wollongong 120 years after it departed NSW in 1904.

Traffic has built around the city after severe and heavy rain caused flash flooding.

The 17-year-old from Wollongong is accused of talking to multiple teenagers with the intent to sextort them.

More than 6000 cyclists are expected to embark on the charity bike ride between Sydney and Wollongong.

Inspector Stuart Massey said the marine rescue volunteers were working with NSW Police to locate the swimmer.

A NSW woman who successfully obtained more than $70,000 through fake tax claims has been jailed for almost two years for her crimes.

He admitted to crafting an elaborate, yet unsophisticated plot to spend New Year's Eve with his mistress instead of his partner.

A convicted criminal who was accidentally released from prison has been arrested while drinking a cocktail near Newcastle.

A tradesman who fell off the roof of a two-storey home while allegedly being attacked by a promising young NRL player has detailed the moment he leapt between rooftops, allegedly trying to evade swings from a hammer.

It's understood the carcass that washed into the area was a juvenile.

Simon William Fleming was dressed in black combat fatigues, armed with a rifle and a gel blaster, pretending a silver briefcase was a bomb.

A man allegedly held hostage in a dive shop by a right-wing terrorist has been commended for the calm, kind way he handled the tense situation.

Emergency services went to the Kiama blowhole, near Wollongong, after reports the man had been fishing before being swept off the rocks about 6.45pm.

Police discovered a man's body in a Wollongong David Jones carpark this morning.

As the SES cleans up the debris from a freak storm which slammed NSW, authorities are hoping a storm forecast for this afternoon is not as severe as predicted.

An estimated 500 kilograms of paint leaked onto the road at the Bulli Pass, on the Princes Highway.

The eight-year-old's injuries include scars and burns to his chest.

Harry Froling was allegedly found unconscious on the footpath of Crown Street in Wollongong, a popular nightlife district, around 2.40am on Sunday.

The man from New South Wales allegedly reported himself missing and was found by police 8 minutes away from the apparent kidnapping site

Police say a man was confronted at a NSW home and called for help after being chased onto a roof.

A man has been charged over a deadly stabbing at Wollongong.

A handful of scientists spend an entire winter in the coldest, most inhabitable place on the planet.

Police made a horrific discovery after responding to reports of a young boy injured inside a home in Wollongong.

Transport for NSW said the car was found parked on a temporary clearway in Cabbage Tree Lane, Fairy Meadow.

More than 10 years after Comanchero bikie Darko Janceski was fatally gunned down outside his home the man accused of his murder has been acquitted.

Cockatoos have not only figured out how to open the lids of wheelie bins, but have outwitted human attempts to stop the birds getting inside.

Disaster funding has been approved for 37 local government areas in New South Wales as the flood crisis hitting the coast continues.

A man has been arrested after he allegedly poured petrol on a one-year-old girl during a domestic assault in Wollongong last night.

NSW Police confirmed what's believed to be the body of 19-year-old Brenden Hurd was located today in the water near Hill 60 Headland, Port Kembla.

Abdulkarem Alnadawi took six mates fishing in Bulli in his new runabout boat last October.

Police believe Matthew Davis was murdered last year.

A series of waterspouts have formed off the NSW South Coast, with residents around Wollongong filming the ominous weather phenomena.

An officer with the Dog Unit stopped to speak with the 27-year-old man, who ran into traffic and was struck.

A woman has been charged after allegedly driving five times over the legal limit with a young child in the car in the Illawarra overnight.

Emergency services were called to Shellharbour Beach just after 1pm this afternoon to reports of three men struggling in a rip.

A man has died after a rock fishing accident near Wollongong, south of Sydney.

A 55-year-old instructor and his 27-year-old customer were aiming to land on a beach but became entangled in a pine tree.

Emergency services were called to Todd Street, Warrawong, just after 9.30pm last night after reports of a stabbing.

A Tropical Cyclone Advice has been issued for the Northern Territory, including Darwin and the Tiwi Islands, as well as far north Western Australia through until after Boxing Day.

A paraglider has crashed into a tree and is suspended above the ground near the New South Wales city of Wollongong.

A fourth person has been charged over the alleged theft of half a million dollars worth of opals in the Illawarra earlier this year.

A surfer has been dubbed a hero after his quick thinking to save a group of men after their boat capsized off the NSW South Coast.