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Green dream in a fragile land

Green dream in a fragile land

Michelle Haines Thomas
2hrs ago

Award-winning Jamberoo artist to showcase 'photorealist paintings' at exhibition

Award-winning Jamberoo artist to showcase 'photorealist paintings' at exhibition

Brendan Crabb

Picture: Scott Rickard

UPDATED'Horrific scene': Castlemaine woman and driver identified after deadly train derailment

Bega MP Andrew Constance says the bushfire emergency has forced him to reset his approach to politics. Photo: Adam McLean

IN DEPTHMP's fears for mental wellbeing of bushfire survivors

John Hanscombe

Photo: Kiama SES volunteer Chris O'Byrne.

Wild weather strikes Kiama

LIFELINE: Rock lobster fisher Callum McCarthy with empty cray pots in Portland, Victoria, after orders for the crustaceans were cancelled. The Victorian Government has since thrown a financial lifeline to lobster fishers, rolling over quotas until next year. Picture: Anthony Brady

IN DEPTHCoronavirus puts $15 billion agricultural, seafood sector at risk

Andrew Marshall

Going places: Kiama Rotary Club supported 2020 National Youth Science Forum students Hugo Ikeda and Harry Sloan.

Rotary club backs youth

John Clarke

Green dream in a fragile land

Green dream in a fragile land

Michelle Haines Thomas
2hrs ago

Award-winning Jamberoo artist to showcase 'photorealist paintings' at exhibition

Award-winning Jamberoo artist to showcase 'photorealist paintings' at exhibition

Brendan Crabb

Bega MP Andrew Constance says the bushfire emergency has forced him to reset his approach to politics. Photo: Adam McLean

IN DEPTHMP's fears for mental wellbeing of bushfire survivors

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Grace Stewart's brilliance came to the fore on Saturday as the Hockeyroos beat their traditional rivals in a thrilling match.

Stewart graces the Hockeyroos with brilliance

Chad Poland (yellow cap) will be looking to defend is title. Photo Cooper Atkinson

Local clubs ready to show their power

#Sport

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

Peek through the famous keyhole to admire the secret gardens of the ancient order of the Knights of Malta and get a picture-perfect view of St Peter's Basilica. Picture: Shutterstock

Rome's hidden secrets brought to life in rockstar city

Teresa Ooi

Summer, sunshine and Spain.... take in the National Museum in Barcelona on your next getaway. Picture: Shutterstock

Deals of the week: Cruise the Baltic, a Spanish summer, best of domestic

Explore Travel

STUNNING: Follow the Midnight Sun through the Arctic Circle on a Viking Cruise from London to Bergen in Norway.

Last days: enter now to win a Scandinavian cruise

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Award-winning Jamberoo artist to showcase 'photorealist paintings' at exhibition

Award-winning Jamberoo artist to showcase 'photorealist paintings' at exhibition

Brendan Crabb

Fun day: Balgownie woman Stella Stead, with daughter Imogen, is bringing an early childhood conference to the Illawarra. Picture: Robert Peet

The face behind the early childhood conference coming to the Illawarra

Tareyn Varley

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

Dave Hughes.

ARIA Hall of Famer, star comedians added to Spiegeltent Wollongong program

Brendan Crabb

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

Residential property listings portal realestateview.com.au competes with Domain, which is majority owned by Nine Entertainment Co, and realestate.com.au, which is controlled by News Corp.

Catalano digital deal delivers property with a view

Smart technology: Today Acquire places property ads on news websites and social media outlets in view of people who are not actively looking to buy.

ACM pilots new digital platform to find the right buyer for your home

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

Green dream in a fragile land

Green dream in a fragile land

Michelle Haines Thomas
2hrs ago

Photo: Sylvia Liber.

Friends of Kiama Library welcome Bill Campbell

Vibrant sounds of sax and guitar in Gerringong

Vibrant sounds of sax and guitar in Gerringong

Green dream in a fragile land

Green dream in a fragile land

2hrs ago

PLANTING IDEAS: Celebrity gardener Costa Georgiadis encourages Camdenville Public School students to see what goes on a ground level when planting fire retardant native shrubs.

Costa sows hope after fires

Robyn Ainsworth

Market day: Kiama Makers and Growers Market is on this Saturday, February 22, at Black Beach, from 9am to 2pm.

Kiama region community calendar

Bega MP Andrew Constance says the bushfire emergency has forced him to reset his approach to politics. Photo: Adam McLean

IN DEPTHMP's fears for mental wellbeing of bushfire survivors

STUNNING: Follow the Midnight Sun through the Arctic Circle on a Viking Cruise from London to Bergen in Norway.

Last days: enter now to win a Scandinavian cruise

With the gang hook removed from its eye, the shark was released and swam away. Picture: Sea Life Aquarium.

Rescue mission to save snagged shark

Tender and terrifying: this common centipede is curling itself around its young to protect them. Picture: Caleb Cluff.

This centipede is a crawling, caring mother

Peter Sugar describes a torrent of water, logs and fire debris sounding like a tsunami as it swept into Nerrigundah. Photo: Adam McLean

Trail of tears as fire-scarred South Coast mops up after the flood

John Hanscombe

Pot luck: Ray Hollingsworth with the ring he found at Gateway Plaza. Picture: Anthony Brady

Juliette, a builder's found your ring, but where's Romeo?

Kyra Gillespie

Macquarie Pass on the Illawarra Highway remains closed after landslips blocked the road.

Macquarie Pass works expected to be completed within days: Video

Clean-up: Road crews from Transport for NSW at work cleaning up Macquarie Pass after the weekend landslips. PIcture: Transport for NSW

Big clean-up job on Macquarie Pass after landslips - with more trouble ahead

Glen Humphries

TURNING THE PAGE: Rosie Craven is living with early stage Alzheimer's but is now able to enjoy hobbies such as reading again thanks to a new clinical trial.

Everything is Rosie thanks to new Alzheimer's drug trial

Rowan Cowley

LADY OF THE HOUSE: Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Prudence in Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, in cinemas nationally from February 27.

Dear Prudence comes out to play for unstoppable Miriam

Geraldine Cardozo

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

Two more people brought back to Australia from a cruise ship in Japan have contracted coronavirus.

Two more ship evacuees contract virus

The XPT that crashed north of Melbourne, killing two people, was reportedly speeding.

Investigation of XPT derailment continues

Hannah Clarke has been remembered by her family has a caring and devoted mother.

Hannah Clarke 'was scared to leave Rowan'

Australian peacekeepers involved in Rwanda in the 1990s will be recognised at a service in Canberra.

Rwanda peacekeepers honoured with citation

Two more people brought back to Australia from a cruise ship in Japan have contracted coronavirus.

Two more ship evacuees contract virus

Rebecca Gredley

The Clarke family has remembered Hannah as a caring and devoted mother.

Hannah Clarke 'was scared to leave Rowan'

Robyn Wuth

Ethan Harder, 20, shearing the second last sheep of his world record attempt on Saturday. Urging him on are his coach, former record holder Cartwright Terry (to his left), his partner Regina Jones (behind him) their daughter Leilah was born on January 30 and members of Team Harder.

World shearing record bid falls short

Mal Gill

The XPT that crashed north of Melbourne, killing two people, was reportedly speeding.

Speed factor examined after XPT derailment

Kaitlyn Offer, Karen Sweeney, Christine McGinn and Dan McCulloch

The causeway at Yinnietharra station where the water height reached 4.6m early this week.

It hasn't rained on this property in two years, yet all the rivers run

Aidan Smith

The Hume Police District's Rural Crime Investigators, Detective Senior Constable Michael Calleja and Senior Constable Dale Croker, at the South Eastern Livestock Exchange in Yass. Photo: supplied

Hume Police District hires former shearer as new rural crime investigator

Hannah Sparks

Allan Deans, The Grange, Coonamble, with Anne and Ray Williams, Magomadine, Coonamble.

Rabobank, farmers celebrate 25 years of co-operation

Daniel Pedersen

CALMING INFLUENCE: Pheromones can help pets deal with stress and anxiety.

Using the call of nature to help fur kids cope with modern life

Lyndell Whyte
1hr ago

MODERN LOOK: The clean lines and simple forms of the Soulsby House reference the site responsive, energy efficient and cost effective homes of post-war Australian Modernism. Photos: Felix Mooneeram

A clean, green and comfortable machine

2hrs ago

PERFECT MATCH: Ensure your beautiful dishes are complemented by beautiful glassware and a quality cutlery set.

The finer points on cutlery