Penny Burfitt

In 2024 a nurse reported racist abuse from some residents and family members. A year later, instances of abuse have plummeted and staff say it is because of a new program promoting respect.

Patients swelter in an Illawarra hospital ward after an air conditioning unit fails during a heatwave.

A University of Wollongong student says she left the institution after being unable to complete core subjects due to course cuts. 

Share the Dignity and the Australian Society of Psychological Medicine back calls for vending machines providing pads, tampons and underwear in NSW hospitals.

Patients in New South Wales hospitals say they haven't been given pads and tampons when they need them. 

When Samantha Bruce got her period in hospital she wasn't able to get a pad or tampon. She says the response left her feeling "small and dehumanised".

A NSW court is told heard Milenko Snjegota had limited capacity for reason when he allegedly murdered his 74-year-old father in their home near Wollongong.

Bisalloy Steel's Unanderra site has been the target of multiple pro-Palestine pickets, and has defended its trade with "several Israeli" companies during its 2025 annual general meeting.

RePoly accuses a Southern Highlands community group of spreading misinformation about its proposed plastic recycling plant as a campaign against the project is launched.

A video appearing to show a person climbing on a humpback whale found dead, entangled in a shark net in NSW, has been criticised by a marine rescue group.

The discovery of a dead whale entangled in a shark net off Coledale Beach ignites fresh debate on New South Wales's controversial shark net program.

A total of six children and an adult have been charged with murder after 25-year-old Jack Westren was allegedly stabbed to death at Shellharbour.

Mosa Vaimalu has pleaded not guilty to charges of dangerous driving over the crash that left one man dead and two people seriously injured.

Investigators say something went wrong very quickly after take-off to cause a light aircraft to crash and burst into flame.

Shellharbour Council approves a plan for a tiny homes planning pathway which it says could be adopted statewide, as owners face uncertainty around legal installation.

The federal government says it will not make a decision on the location of the nuclear submarine base until later this decade, but Illawarra institutions — from unions to churches — are sending a strong message now. 

A former police officer received a 12-month intensive community correction order after he lied about accessing privileged text messages.

Police say the attack on a home in Fairy Meadow, near Wollongong, was targeted and that they are investigating potential links to gang and black market activity.

The housing crisis has prompted many Australians to find different solutions to the age old need for a roof over your head.

Friends Gem and Renata have saved money buying a home together with their respective families in Wollongong, and say the pay-off goes much further.

Two men are charged with making and selling homemade firearms, after a cache of guns are seized during an investigation on the NSW South Coast.

Xuan Su Nguyen was attempting to dismantle a cannabis cultivation operation when police arrested him and nine others in a bust on a Calderwood property.

Fire and Rescue NSW says a fatal house fire at a property south of Wollongong on Tuesday is not being treated as suspicious.

Stephen Douglas died in a 7-minute attack by a patient during a home visit. The situation bore "significant similarities" to another workplace stabbing 12 months earlier.

"Officer A" perjured himself during a pre-trial stay application when discussing accessing text messages between NRL player Jack de Belin and his lawyer, and will face sentencing in September.