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Kiama's Cameron Vazzoler is in the Illawarra South Coast Dragons Under 23s train-on squad.

South Coast Dragons name strong squad

STEPPING UP: Wolves coach Luke Wilkshire, Dragons coach Paul McGregor and Hawks coach Matt Flinn. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

Sports giants' vision

Mitch Jennings

BIG CHANCE: Gerroa's Dean Bowen will be looking to build on a strong 2019 campaign when the Challenger Series kicks-off in March. Photo: ADAM McLEAN

Bowen on new series

Courtney Ward

Kiama's Cameron Vazzoler is in the Illawarra South Coast Dragons Under 23s train-on squad.

South Coast Dragons name strong squad

South Coast Black Cockatoos' Ryan James during the 2019 Koori Knockout. Photo: Graham Sutch

Bomaderry to host 50th anniversary Knockout

Courtney Ward

Sam Tracey, Josh Boicheski, Flynn Anthony, Rico Ross, Callum Hodgson and Angus McIlwaine with mayor Mark Honey. Photo: Sylvia Liber.

Kiama to host major junior championships in 2020

Cameron Mee

Where better to spend Chinese New Year than Sydney? Picture: Destination NSW

Your guide to Lunar New Year in Sydney's Chinatown

Bernadette Chua

PRIZE: You could win a cruise from London to Bergen, via Nordkapp and the Norwegian fjords, in Explore. Entries open on Saturday.

Win a cruise to Norway - and other great travel ideas

SCALE: Moored in Geiranger at the head of Geirangerfjord, after passing by stunning cliffs and small Norwegian villages.

Entries open: win a Scandinavian cruise with Viking

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Is Shrek the Musical worth a trip to the big smoke? Yup.

REVIEWIs Shrek the Musical worth a trip to the big smoke? Yup.

Gayle Tomlinson

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

ON THE ROAD: ARIA Award-winning artist Conrad Sewell will perform at Waves in February. Picture: Supplied

Conrad Sewell to visit the Illawarra, donate merchandise profits from tour

Brendan Crabb

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Have a break: This summer explore more of our vast continent without worrying about network coverage. With Pennytel you can get 98.8 per cent coverage across Australia's populated areas.

Keeping covered this summer

A selection of dishes available at the hip and happening Lazy Su. Pic: OutInCanberra

Ten iconic Canberra haunts for the ultimate foodie bucket list

Emma Elsworthy

How do you find a great driving instructor?

How do you find a great driving instructor?

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Have a break: This summer explore more of our vast continent without worrying about network coverage. With Pennytel you can get 98.8 per cent coverage across Australia's populated areas.

Keeping covered this summer

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Emma Brown

South Coast Leisure Times: summer 2019-20

South Coast Leisure Times: summer 2019-20

Dayle Latham

ON THE MARKET: Do you have an interesting real estate story that could be featured in an upcoming edition? Please email brendan.crabb@illawarramercury.com.au with details. Picture: Supplied

Luxury Jamberoo property with popular farm-stay cottage listed for sale

Brendan Crabb

VIEW: The 'Cloud Nine' penthouse apartment comes as part of the whole freehold building with four commercial tenancies on the ground level. Pictures: Supplied

'Cloud Nine' penthouse apartment at Gerringong has $6m price tag

Brendan Crabb

HOT PROPERTY: The three-bedroom, three-bathroom home is located at 98 Stafford Street, Gerroa. Pictures: Supplied

Gerroa house comes with $4 million price tag (and celebrity neighbours)

Brendan Crabb

HAPPY TIMES: Cobweb in his prime. He loved his garden ... it was his kingdom.

Love and loss ... the price we are willing to pay for our pets

Lyndell Whyte
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Kiama Uniting Church, a historical building on the corner of Manning and Bong Bong Streets. Picture: GEORGIA MATTS.

Get crafty at Uniting Church from February 3

Keep clear of dangerous, fire affected areas | VIDEO

SUBSCRIBERKeep clear of dangerous, fire affected areas | VIDEO

Matthew Welch

HAPPY TIMES: Cobweb in his prime. He loved his garden ... it was his kingdom.

Love and loss ... the price we are willing to pay for our pets

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Kiama Community Calendar

Kiama Community Calendar

Rotary Club of Kiama fights heart disease

Rotary Club of Kiama fights heart disease

SCALE: Moored in Geiranger at the head of Geirangerfjord, after passing by stunning cliffs and small Norwegian villages.

Entries open: win a Scandinavian cruise with Viking

The Brown family on Corrigans Beach, Batehaven, New Year's Eve.

Heroes of the home front: your messages of thanks

NEAR MISS: Police have released dash cam footage of a Ford wagon narrowly avoiding a head-on crash with a highway patrol car at Naringal. Picture: Supplied.

99km/h, a wet deck, a police car and a head-on waiting to happen

Keep clear of dangerous, fire affected areas | VIDEO

SUBSCRIBERKeep clear of dangerous, fire affected areas | VIDEO

Think you might have "survivor guilt"? Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAThink the Summer of the Not-So-Random Apocalypse didn't impact you? Think again

Janine Graham

HAY NOW: Cowell farmer Brenton Smith welcomes the donation as feed dries up in the district.

Hay arrives in Cowell following benefit concert

Rachel McDonald

Sheila Bower looks over the remains of what was her car port, including a speaker which flew more than 30 feet. Picture: Kate Healy

Burrumbeet unofficially records more than 200mm of rain in a few hours

Greg Gliddon and Pat Nolan

A personalised plea from one man to the PM asks him to join the dots "if only for God's sake". Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAPlease Mr Morrison, if only for God's sake, join the dots

REUNITED: Valda Dawson (left) with cousin, and neighbour, Dorothy Wallis.

Cousins reunited after six decades

Geraldine Cardozo

JUST LOVING IT: See Aussie singing legend John Paul Young. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

JPY shares the love

Cheryl Field

MULTI-LEVEL: The Smart Road vertical village will comprise 77 independent living apartments and community amenities, including a Montessori Early Learning Centre.

Vertical living: A smart idea for generations

Geraldine Cardozo

THIS IS HOME: Colin and Jacob Brennan, father and son, at their Nerrigundah home which was destroyed by bush fire on New Year's Eve.

Cole's special skills saved the day as fire rages through village

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Newspaper reports unearthed further revelations into the so-called $100 million sports rorts scandal

Minister's fate coming to a head

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Gold Coast musician and record producer, Brad Hosking applauds the city's thriving music scene.

Music beats at the heart of the Gold Coast

Investigators will visit southern NSW where the C-130 Hercules plane crashed, killing three.

NSW firefighting plane crash probe begins

Drought-stricken victims of a hay bale scammer say they are shocked that the man stooped so low.

Victims shocked by 'low-life' hay scam

Steven Trask and Steve Zemek

Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate says he's confident of being cleared of allegations in a CCC report.

Tate confident despite scathing CCC report

Sonia Kohlbacher

A doctor who fled Iraq rather than carry out mutilations could be named Australian of the year.

Australian of the Year set to be crowned

Matt Coughlan

Astronomers say a 'vampire' star may offers answers to the origins of life and solar systems.

Clues to origins of life in 'vampire' star

Greg Roberts

Gold rush: Felicity Urquhart and Lee Kernaghan are both in the running for eight Golden Guitars.

Golden night showcases year's best

Ann Walsh
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The Erickson air crane Gypsy Lady at Merimbula Airport and (inset) air operations manager Tamsyne Harlen.

The aerial orchestra of water-bombing efforts

Jacob McMaster

The Inder family of Wattle Grove Partnership, Dunedoo, Mick, Joe and Ned among their $281 top-priced first-cross ewe pen bought by Warren Osborne, Oberon. With them is Geoff Armstrong, Braeleny, Oberon, a returning buyer who paid second top first-cross ewe money of $250 for the Wattle Grove second draft.

Scanned Merino ewes sell to $265 at Dunedoo

Mark Griggs

Owl Woods a new nest for tree-changers

Owl Woods a new nest for tree-changers

NO BEEF: McDonald's new veggie burger is a straight-up-and-down vegetable patty, not a beef look-a-like.

When's a veggie burger a real veggie burger?

Shan Goodwin

Should lamington-flavoured hot cross buns be a thing?

Should lamington-flavoured hot cross buns be a thing?