Wollongong news headlines

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.

A man has died and three others are fighting for life in hospital after a boat capsized on New South Wales' south coast.

Police suspect a parked car struck by a train near Wollongong this morning was deliberately left on the tracks to cause damage.

The 29-year-old was charged in August, only weeks after putting pen to paper on his NRL comeback with St George Illawarra.

A husband and wife and their two grandsons were swept off the rocks at Stanwell Park, south of Sydney.

A man has been arrested in Wollongong after a cocaine bust in Colombia.

The 23-year-old allegedly sent a text to his employer on Monday saying he had tested positive to COVID-19 and was unable to to work in Newcastle.

A father and son have been fined for breaching COVID-19 public health orders for attempting to leave the Greater Sydney lockdown zone following a potential exposure to a confirmed case.

A woman is in hospital in a serious condition after falling from the balcony of her Wollongong home.

Lockdown has been extended in Greater Sydney for another week as case numbers of coronavirus continue to grow.

Students in Sydney will be learning from home next week as the lockdown is extended.

Family members alerted authorities at 6am today when the men did not return on time.

A NSW hospital has undergone a deep clean of some of its birthing suites and immediate staff testing after one of its doctors came into contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case.

The Wollongong Ambulance officer has served for more than three decades and yesterday he was allegedly attacked at work.