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Former NRL player Wendell Sailor arrives at the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney.

Nine cops called in to take down ‘hostile’ NRL legend Wendell Sailor

Police were called after the dual international became aggressive with a taxi driver and found Sailor stumbling and swaying in the middle of a Wollongong road.

  • Adelaide Lang

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Index for Wollongong land story

This coastal block has million-dollar views. Its owner is fighting council for access

The owners of a block of land in NSW launched court action after a walking and cycling path was built in front of the property, blocking road access.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Waverley Council lifeguards at Bondi Beach.

The blind spot that’s making our beaches less safe

The presence of lifeguards and lifesavers on our beaches is not keeping pace with increasing visitation numbers.

  • Robert Brander
The Black Cockatoo bar has a retro vibe,

The Black Cockatoo

A fun grungy bar in Wollongong with ’80s records spinning all night.

  • Isabel Cant
The signature almond croissants.

Millers’ Local Bakehouse

These buttery, flaky almond croissants are 10 years in the making.

  • Bianca Hrovat
The meatball sub at Halfday Deli

Halfday Deli

A Wollongong deli serving sandwiches by day and pizzas by night.

  • Isabel Cant
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Fish of the day and chips at Rosie’s in Coledale.

The Good Food Guide to a summer road trip through Wollongong and surrounds

You’ll find a contender for the best fish and chips in the country, a retro servo with snacks and a fun vibe, outstanding baked goods and more.

  • Isabel Cant
Cheryl Grimmer index

Read the full confession of Cheryl Grimmer’s alleged killer

A man known only as Mercury confessed to murdering the three-year-old – but this key piece of evidence was thrown out and his murder trial collapsed.

  • Perry Duffin
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MP names man who confessed to murdering Cheryl Grimmer

A NSW politician has used parliamentary privilege to name a man who confessed to killing the three-year-old in 1970. Cheryl’s family has tearfully addressed media.

  • Perry Duffin
Three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer vanished from a beach in 1970. A man was charged with murder in 2017, but his confession was thrown out and the case collapsed two years later.

‘I want him in the ground’: Why family will name ‘Cheryl’s killer’

Five decades after a toddler vanished from a beach south of Sydney, her family vows to unmask the man who once allegedly confessed to her murder.

  • Perry Duffin