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ONLY THE LONELY: A new nationwide survey reveals a loneliness epidemic permeating the country, particularly impacting one in three young adults, aged 18-24.

REAL AUSTRALIAAll the lonely people. Where do they all come from?

Jodie Bruton

New challenge: Tim and Julie Strange visit HARS to show children Audrey and Imogen what 150 seats look like. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Woonona man gets to fly 149 mates to Tasmania after winning tourism comp

Greg Ellis

AMSTERDAM: A postcard-worthy destination of picturesque canals, cafes and innovative galleries.

Win a $27,000 cruise for two

Joanne Crawford

NSW fire emergency: what all the terms mean

NSW fire emergency: what all the terms mean

Nadine Morton

The emergency declaration is valid for \seven days from today.

State of emergency declared in NSW

Nadine Morton

New venue: Music lover Neil Townsend is getting the word out about his new music lounge and bar called Diamond Dogs. Picture: Adam McLean.

New live music venue and bar opens in Dapto

Greg Ellis

What to expect in Fashions on the Field around the Illawarra

What to expect in Fashions on the Field around the Illawarra

Greg Ellis

ONLY THE LONELY: A new nationwide survey reveals a loneliness epidemic permeating the country, particularly impacting one in three young adults, aged 18-24.

REAL AUSTRALIAAll the lonely people. Where do they all come from?

Jodie Bruton

New challenge: Tim and Julie Strange visit HARS to show children Audrey and Imogen what 150 seats look like. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Woonona man gets to fly 149 mates to Tasmania after winning tourism comp

Greg Ellis

Photo: Dean Sewell, SMH

REAL AUSTRALIAWe borrow the earth from our children

Team-mates: Di O'Toole and Gianna Mogentale hope they combine well again this weekend at the state relay titles.

Athletes off to relay titles

Valmai Loomes

Teammates: James Turner and and Karlee Symonds. Karlee, a T11 athlete, won her 60m (9.53sec) and 200m (31.63sec) at the Treloar Shield Round 5 at SOPAC.

Turner world 100m champ

Dave Ross

Helping hands: Three of the club's older athletes, Oscar, Andrew and Jonty, are there to support juniors such as Cameron, Sophie and Zoe.

IBS caters for all athletes

Valmai Loomes

Team-mates: Di O'Toole and Gianna Mogentale hope they combine well again this weekend at the state relay titles.

Athletes off to relay titles

Go James!: Athletics Wollongong's multi world athletics champ James Turner will compete in the World Para Championships in Dubai next week. Picture: supplied

Turner takes on the world

Dave Ross

The winning Elouera team of Shane Campbell, Rachel McKendrick, Connor'OLeary, Jarvis Earle, and Luke Weinert, Elouera Boardriders . Picture supplied by Ethan Smith of Surfing NSW.

Elouera boardriders take out the nudie Australian Boardriders Battle at Jones Beach, Kiama

Self portrait: Ben Quilty after Afghanistan 2012. Private collection, Sydney.

Documentary captures Ben Quilty confronting injustice head-on

Jim Kellar

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

New venue: Music lover Neil Townsend is getting the word out about his new music lounge and bar called Diamond Dogs. Picture: Adam McLean.

New live music venue and bar opens in Dapto

Greg Ellis

Self portrait: Ben Quilty after Afghanistan 2012. Private collection, Sydney.

Documentary captures Ben Quilty confronting injustice head-on

What to expect in Fashions on the Field around the Illawarra

What to expect in Fashions on the Field around the Illawarra

Greg Ellis

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Be swept up in rugged Icelandic charm

Be swept up in rugged Icelandic charm

Good value: Pennytel customer for one month, Margaret, has already signed her husband up for a sim card, and 1GB of data all for $10.99 a month.

On the look out for exceptional customer service

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The time leading up to Christmas is rife with offers too good to resist. So make the most of them early, like this Nokia phone offer from Pennytel, which can help you prepare for the good times ahead and even finish your shopping.

'Tis the way to stay in touch this Christmas

Be swept up in rugged Icelandic charm

Be swept up in rugged Icelandic charm

HAND UP: Collaborative AI, in which people and AI team up, will change the way we work.

Collaborate: AI can be your friend

Ben Jackson

DISCOVERY: Encouraging curiosity and creativity instils confidence and interest in learning.

Intervene early for a life of learning

Jen Walker

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

PROPERTY WATCH: 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: Anna Warr

'Invest in Wollongong': expert says region needs to keep building to meet demand, growth

Brendan Crabb

Picture: Supplied

Lots with a difference for sale at The Waterfront, Shell Cove

Brendan Crabb

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Esteemed company: Young Rural winner Eleanor Drury (second from left) with Young Urban winner Hannah Beder, Urban Inspirational Woman Harinder Kaur and Rural Inspirational Woman Pia Winberg.

Rotary salutes young inspirational woman

Dot Hennessy

#TrainHack participants will travel to Armidale on the XPT train.

Inaugural #Trainhack postponed due to bushfires

Gemma Purves

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Who will it be for 2020?: 2019 Australian of the Year award winners. Photo: Salty Dingo

32 great Aussies vying for national honours

Award winner: Zone Commander for Fire and Rescue NSW, Tony Waller, during Rotary's recent visit to Wollongong Fire Station.

Firie earns national award

Dot Hennessy

Photo: Dean Sewell, SMH

REAL AUSTRALIAWe borrow the earth from our children

How cartoonist Pat Campbell saw the "now is not the right time to discuss climate change" message

REAL AUSTRALIAFire burn and cauldron bubble

Port Macquarie - a lifetime ago: Well, about a fortnight ago anyway. Photo: Brittany Daly

REAL AUSTRALIAA dollop of tolerance goes a long way

Stitching together the fabric of localism

REAL AUSTRALIAStitching together the fabric of localism

Where the action is: On the ground - across much of the state of NSW yesterday. Picture: Marina Neil

REAL AUSTRALIABeneath the noise, miracles are taking place

A young man ponders exactly what happened on the NSW Mid-North Coast just days ago. Photo: Jamie-lee Schmitzer

REAL AUSTRALIAWhat's up with the weather

Gregor Heard

It has taken a community to come together to get a hold on what have been the worst fires we've seen in more than 20 years. Photo: Talaya Abbott.

REAL AUSTRALIAMake a fire plan. Whatever else you're doing can wait

Gayle Tomlinson

What's left? This photo from Wytaliba, near Glenn Innes in northern NSW, is from local resident David Pieters

REAL AUSTRALIANSW is on fire: when flames and fuel meet

Wait: The most important word in cricket

OPINIONWait: The most important word in cricket

Janine Graham

END THE STIGMA: No one should be made to feel ashamed for seeking help or guidance when a life is in danger.

OPINIONWhy we need to keep talking about suicide

Father Brendan Lee

Some hope amongst the climate change foolishness

OPINIONSome hope amongst the climate change foolishness

Dr Mary McMillan

RAINBOW RIBBON: Queensland AIDS Council CEO Rebecca Reynolds, Arcare CEO Colin Singh, Local Liberal state member for Bonney, Sam OConnor at the opening of Arcare Parkwood.

Queensland's first LGBTI aged care opens

OUCH: Corticosteroid injections versus orthotics.

Heel pain: to jab or not to jab?

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Polio survivors at Polio Australia's 2017 health and wellness retreat on the Sunshine Coast.

Demanding action for polio survivors

Rowan Cowley

Scott Morrison says a digital environmental portal for companies will speed up major projects.

PM's one-stop environmental digital portal

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SA's fires are burning at Appila in the Mid North, and Price and Yorketown on the Yorke Peninsula.

Houses thought lost in SA blaze

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Perth's Murdoch University has cut ties with Prince Andrew over his links to Jeffrey Epstein.

Murdoch Uni cuts ties with Prince Andrew

2hrs ago

Minister for Government Services Stuart Robert didn't apologise for the robodebt system. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

Robodebt up for review but many will miss out

Scott Morrison has urged business leaders to 'make the case for change' in industrial relations.

Red tape, industrial reform on PM's agenda

Paul Osborne
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The Hazelwood fire started inside a worked-out coal mine in February 2014 and burned for 45 days.

Hazelwood mine operator guilty over fire

Benita Kolovos

Federal minister David Littleproud says bushfire assistance will be extended to NSW and Qld victims.

Government extends bushfire relief

Zainab Abdirahman-Khalif had her terror conviction overturned on appeal.

SA terror acquitted's 'marriage proposal'

Kathryn Bermingham

The Cracken! World first strike to release giant cod over the 100 pound
mark is just one part of this epic inland fishing movie filmed in 12 locations
across Queensland, NSW and Victoria.

Total Native 2 - Inland Australia's epic new fishing film

Tim Rose of Premier Meats, Tenterfield, displays his winning boneless hams.

Best Christmas hams in state

Mark Griggs

Armatree Hotel's Ashleigh (lining up drinks) and Lib Walker, Armatree, between Gilgandra and Coonamble, celebrate their second successive Best Bush Pub award

Armatree wins best bush pub

AMSTERDAM: A postcard-worthy destination of picturesque canals, cafes and innovative galleries.

Win a $27,000 cruise for two

Joanne Crawford

Our team took blood samples, four DNA samples and imbedded two GPS tracking devices while myself and eight others worked hard to keep the animal upright. Photos: Scott McRae

Combining conservation with wanderlust

Scott McRae

Working out how to switch off all the lights in a hotel room shouldn't be that difficult ... should it? Picture: Supplied

Room for improvement: What hotels could be doing better

Michael Turtle

Where is it going? It pays to be careful about how you bequest your assets.

Plan carefully to control how your assets are divided

Yucca Zehnder could also be used as a room divider and is available in many colours.

The art of hydronic heating

INSPIRED: The Doonan Glasshouse boasts minimalist details, a pared back palette and a lush, tropical backdrop surrounding this modern family home.

Bathroom tips from inside the Doonan Glasshouse