Today is August 31, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, the body of missing man Albert Sovrano has been found in Killalea State Park and an Illawarra mining contractor employing more than 120 people is closing down after South 32 decided not to renew a labour contract for Appin mine.

Today is August 28, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, a Woolworths spokesman has confirmed that the company is investigating possible contamination of a meat product purchased in the Merimbula store on Tuesday afternoon, and a quick response to a fire on Wednesday night stopped a gun shop at Oak Flats from going up in flames.

Today is August 27, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, a woman had a significant head injury and was taken to hospital after a three-car crash in Unanderra on Wednesday afternoon and a car-sale-gone-wrong is believed to have sparked a violent home invasion that saw two men injured at Dapto on Tuesday night.

Today is August 26, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, a Lake Heights man accused of illegally lighting 28 fires, some of which burned during January's catastrophic bushfire season, has been refused bail in court after prosecutors labelled him a "significant" risk to community safety, and retail workers across the Illawarra have been left in limbo with fashion retailer Mosaic Brands set to close up to 500 stores after it was "utterly derailed" by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today is August 25, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, Illawarra resident and Masked Singer contestant Christine Anu is unaffected by the recent COVID-19 outbreak that has halted production on the show and the body of a crew member of a ship, who had died while at sea, was taken onshore after it docked at Port Kembla.

Today is August 24, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, Kiama Council has taken drastic measures of cancelling their annual New Years Eve fireworks display in anticipation pandemic restrictions would make it nonviable, with other councils to follow suit. And police are thanking the community for their help in locating a missing teenage mum and her baby daughter, both of whom had not been seen since Tuesday.

Today is August 21, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, BlueScope's approach to safety "needs more work", company CEO Mark Vassella says, and hundreds of Illawarra drivers have been caught out by new mobile phone detection cameras since they began issuing fines in March.

Today is August 20, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, NSW Health authorities reported seven new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as hospitality workers are again urged to wear masks, and a ship docked at BlueScope's berths had its hold punctured when a front-end loader was dropped earlier this week.

Today is August 19, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, NSW Health says it has uncovered a new sequence of COVID-19 which could be circulating in the community, after a security guard who tested positive earlier this week was linked to a case in a quarantine hotel. And a dramatic high-speed police chase through the streets of Wollongong and Lake Illlawarra has ended when the car ran out of fuel in Warrawong.

Today is August 18, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, a Wollongong man has admitted to deliberately causing thousands of dollars worth of damage when he smashed three parked cars with a metal pole outside the Homeless Hub on Sunday night. And BlueScope has recorded a profit lower than the 2015 return that led to the cost-cutting at Port Kembla.