The announcement all NRL fans have been waiting for has finally been made this afternoon. The NRL 2020 Competition re-start is set for May 28, after the Innovation Committee and the ARL Commission…

Shellharbour City Council has announced a significant financial relief package, to help residents and businesses adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Council is offering financial relief to…

The Illawarra Business Chamber, says businesses are scrambling to make rapid changes to adapt and survive the economic impact of COVID-19. The special COVID-19 edition of the quarterly Business…

The COVID-19 situation for the Illawarra and Shoalhaven is stable, according to the latest data from the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District. They reports that as 8.30am today, Thursday April…

Wollongong City Council is supporting a request from NSW Police to close access to a number of popular sites over the Easter long weekend. The sites have been targeted as they’re areas people often…

With the public health orders and large swell heading for the Illawarra coast, Surf Life Saving NSW is asking the public to stay away from beaches over the Easter long weekend. With many beaches…

New South Wales has recorded its lowest daily rise in Coronavirus cases in more than three weeks as detectives seize evidence from the ill-fated Ruby Princess cruise ship that remains in isolation at…

The latest snapshot of COVID-19 cases, measures and impacts as of 0730 AEST April 9. -- NUMBERS * Confirmed cases in Australia: 6,013 * Australian deaths: 50 (21 in NSW, 12 in Vic, four in Qld, six…

The National Parks and Wildlife Service is closing the Royal National Park for the Easter long weekend. The shutdown runs from tomorrow until Monday. The Service said all roads, tracks, trails,…

NSW Police Rescue officers look on as the Ruby Princess, with crew only onboard, docks at Port Kembla, Wollongong, Friday, January 1, 2016. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) Detectives have boarded the Ruby…

The Victorian government has inked a deal to have ventilators produced locally within the state by June. Innovation and Trade Minister Martin Pakula says the government has awarded local firm Grey…

A Sanctuary Point woman has been arrested after allegedly assaulting and spitting on a supermarket worker at Vincentia Shopping Village yesterday afternoon. Police said the accused was asked to…

Detectives involved in the criminal investigation into why the Ruby Princess docked and let its 2,700 passengers off in Sydney last month have spent the night interviewing high-priority witnesses.…

Wage subsidies worth $130 billion will soon flow to workers around Australia as the federal government scrambles to save six million jobs. Federal parliament ticked off on the historic JobKeeper…

Tasmania has passed 100 coronavirus cases, with more health staff testing positive amid an outbreak at a hospital in the state's northwest. Nine new cases across the state were confirmed on Wednesday…

Three juveniles have been issued Penalty Infringement Notices (PIN's) after ignoring warnings to return to their homes. About 10.15pm on Monday April 6, officers attached to Wollongong Police went to…

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and payments company Square, said he is moving $US1 billion ($A1.26 billion) of his equity in Square to fund COVID-19 relief efforts and eventually other causes. Dorsey,…

Policing of social gathering restrictions will be ramped up in Tasmania's northwest where an outbreak of coronavirus has hit a hospital. Fifteen COVID-19 cases have been linked to the North West…

Officials are insisting Queenslanders stay in their homes over the Easter break to avoid a spike in new COVID-19 infections. For weeks, state and federal health officers and leaders have ordered…

Police on horses enforce social distancing regulations to slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Saturday, April 4, 2020. (AAP Image/Steven Saphore) NSW police…