A gas explosion at a popular holiday park has injured at least five people, including two young children, with emergency ...

Home to migratory sea birds, seals and penguins, the history of Wollongong's five islands goes back well beyond Bass and ...

The killings happened on a day when Australians were honoring the victims of the Bondi Beach massacre, and just after gun ...

You've heard of bucket lists. But what about blink lists? Those fleeting, one-sunset, one-storm, one-rainfall wonders that ...

Residents near Narrabeen Lagoon told to leave as homes flooded and cars submerged across city ...

The incident occurred on Picton Rd at Cataract, near Mount Keira Rd north of Wollongong, at 11.55am on Wednesday. A NSW Ambulance spokesman said paramedics treated 13 people on the scene that were ...

Parental use of technology was negatively associated with cognitive and psychosocial outcomes as well as screen time in kids younger than 5 years old. Significant associations were found for cognition ...

A social media feud among teenage girls in Wollongong in 2023 escalated into a violent street fight, leaving Kristie McBride dead. The teenagers were sentenced in the NSW Supreme Court today. The ...

With NSW HSC students set to receive their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) on 18 December, some Wollongong locals spoke with the Mercury about their result and where it took them. Videos by ...

Speaking at an anti-racism rally in Sydney, deputy leader of the Australian Greens, Mehreen Faruqi, told Sky News: "The far right are emboldened in a way that I have never seen before." As Australia ...

There were pumping waves and historic wins on the final day of the Australian Junior Surfing Titles in Wollongong. Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been ...

Marta Yebra is a member of the ACT Multi Hazards Advisory Council and The International Academy of Astronautics. This year’s fire season in Australia feels unpredictable. One week brings torrential ...