Roy’s Restobar

Roy’s Restobar

Lively boozer for happy-hour drinks or a snackable dinner.

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Restaurant Santino

Restaurant Santino

Mood-lit haven for a big night out or relaxed pasta lunch.

Babyface Kitchen

Babyface Kitchen

A spunky and free-wheeling spark plug of the Coal Coast scene.

‘Well-kept secret’:Regional towns where Sydneysiders are driving rents higher

‘Well-kept secret’:Regional towns where Sydneysiders are driving rents higher

A string of regional areas recorded double-digit growth in the past year as city slickers chase more affordable rent and a lifestyle change.

  • bySue Williams
The four NSW hospitals grappling with skin disease outbreak
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The four NSW hospitals grappling with skin disease outbreak

People potentially at risk of an outbreak of scabies which has broken out across multiple hospitals in the Illawarra Shoalhaven area are being traced.

  • byKate Aubusson
Why Sydney needs to bring back this abandoned ‘missing train link’ from the ’80s

Why Sydney needs to bring back this abandoned ‘missing train link’ from the ’80s

The government has been urged to resuscitate a long-lost railway line from Port Kembla to south-west Sydney or risk wasting the potential of the city’s new airport.

  • byMichael Koziol
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The Sydney beaches that lost 20 metres of sand as big swells return

The Sydney beaches that lost 20 metres of sand as big swells return

A big swell this week has stolen much of the bonus sand deposited on the coastline during a relatively calm winter last year.

  • byCatherine Naylor
‘Why can’t they put them off Sydney Heads?’ Inside a community divided on its future

‘Why can’t they put them off Sydney Heads?’ Inside a community divided on its future

Wollongong locals are wary about plans to build a wind farm off their beaches,but open to persuasion.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
The regional property markets tipped to hit fresh records in the next year

The regional property markets tipped to hit fresh records in the next year

The COVID-era tree- and sea-change boom is over,but some states can expect to see their regional house price markets improve in the next year.

  • byJim Malo
Wollongong’s wind era powers up despite blowback from opponents

Wollongong’s wind era powers up despite blowback from opponents

Chris Bowen has finally given the go-ahead to the Illawarra offshore wind zone,but its detractors remain.

  • byNick O'Malley
Nine must-do highlights of a trip to the ’Gong

Nine must-do highlights of a trip to the ’Gong

An easy,90-minute drive south of Sydney,Wollongong offers a multitude of options for a day trip or a weekend away.

  • byKerry van der Jagt