AUSTINMER is situated between two low headlands - this pretty beach continues to attract visitors all year around, with two rock-pools at the southern end providing safe swimming options. read more...

Gong shines in tricky new drama

Submitted by admin on Fri, 11/05/2012 - 9:00pm

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Tricky Business will generate hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of free national exposure for the Illawarra when it finally airs next week.

The Nine Network’s much-hyped TV series revolves around a mildly dysfunctional family of debt collectors and private investigators living and working in Wollongong.

Headlands Hotel development woes continues

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/05/2012 - 8:50pm

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The future of Austinmer’s dilapidated Headlands Hotel may still be in limbo, but the fallout from the most recent attempt to develop the site continues.

The owners of the iconic pub, Thirroul Property Holdings, went into receivership in June last year, three months after a Land and Environment Court bid to develop the site - by development partners Weriton Finance - only partially succeeded. Weriton received permission to build serviced apartments and a day spa on the site but its applications for seven bed-and-breakfast style dwellings were rejected.

Elicia sticks to the recipe

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/05/2012 - 1:45pm

Chedos

Partners: Chedo's new owner Elicia Ignjatovic with Nick Goreski.

THE first day Elicia Ignjatovic started work at Chedo’s Café in Coledale, she told her boss that one day she would be running the show.

Seven years later, the 26-year-old from Austinmer now manages the popular eatery, with the official “re-opening” on Wednesday, May 9.

Motorcyclist dies after Austinmer crash

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/05/2012 - 7:23am

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A motorcyclist who was flung off his bike in a crash at Austinmer yesterday has died, police said.

The 44-year-old Corrimal man was riding along Lawrence Hargrave Dr around 3.20am when he was thrown off the bike into a guard rail.

Alice battles rare disease

Submitted by admin on Mon, 07/05/2012 - 3:05pm

Alice

'Bright little spark': Alice with brother Henry and mum Kate.

By HEATHER SMITH

KATE Kocatekin says her 14-year-old daughter Alice has an “incredible presence”.

“She’s very pure – it’s her innocence which is so appealing,” said the Wombarra single mother of two.

'Poor maintenance' to blame for train derailment

Submitted by admin on Sun, 06/05/2012 - 8:21am

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The NSW transport safety watchdog has blamed poor maintenance for a coal train derailment at Clifton last November which inconvenienced thousands of commuters and left rail authorities scrambling for alternative transport arrangements.

The accident occurred just after midnight on Thursday, November 24, when an axle buckled on the 45-wagon coal train operated by Pacific National.

Crawl through ocean pools

Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/05/2012 - 11:12am

Swim

THE 10th annual Great Ocean Pool Crawl will make a splash in seven pools from Coalcliff to Towradgi this Sunday, May 6.

Participants must swim two laps in each pool as they raise money for the Cancer Council.

Registration is at the Palm Court Hotel in Corrimal at 9am. A courtesy bus will take swimmers to the first pool at Coalcliff for a 10am start.

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