Ben Langford

Latest figures show almost 35 per cent of energy generated in Australia from October 1 to December 31 last year was from renewables, outpacing the previous quarter to set the new record.

More Australian adults are throwing stacks of cash into collecting shoes, driven by a mix of fashion, nostalgia, comfort and hype. But scalpers are at the door.

More Australian adults are throwing stacks of cash into collecting shoes, driven by a mix of fashion, nostalgia, comfort and hype.

It is believed the problem is caused by tree roots penetrating into the sewer system.

The arrival of a late-night bowling alley in Wollongong’s CBD is also the catalyst for an expansion of the entertainment venues around the Holey Moley mini-gold bar.

The university said UOW would maintain all authority over entry and academic content.

The deaths of large numbers of seagulls in prominent places in Shellharbour and Wollongong can be explained by overbreeding, not poison or disease, a long-time seabird carer has said. Concerns had been raised that a disease or contaminant could be involved after many dead or disabled gulls were found near the Shell Cove Marina. Testing had been unable to find a cause of death, Shellharbour City Council said, but would continue with toxicology tests in coming weeks. But Betty Spilsted, who has be…

Many people are taking precautions ahead of predicted heavy rains this Friday but for Wollongong city pet care business owner Leah Bullough it’s more serious than for most. Ms Bullough is closing her business CuddleCubs on Corrimal St, expecting that her street will be flooded on Friday. She has a fair idea how things will go because she has seen it too many times before. “I definitely will have to close [with] with the expected rainfall - I’m pretty sure I’m the lowest point in my street,” she…

The University of Wollongong is losing its top human resources chief, its head of global strategy, and the executive dean of business and law, continuing a series of departures at the top in recent months which included the vice-chancellor (V-C). An interim V-C will soon be appointed to lead the university until a permanent replacement for former V-C Patricia Davidson is found, with an appointment expected within weeks, University Chancellor Michael Still told the Mercury. The university’s Pro-V…

It may be about to be sold to an international consortium, but South32 is pushing ahead with a long-awaited plan to capture and destroy methane at the Appin coal mine. More than two years ago the NSW Government announced South32 would be given $15 million to help develop the methane-capture technology. Last month planning documents, dated 2022, were lodged to start the approval process for ventilation air methane mitigation (VAMMIT) project. It was projected to help South32 reach its goal of net…