Today is November 23, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, a man died and three children were taken to hospital on Saturday evening, after the children were swept into the water at Woonona Beach, and Albion Park High School is the latest Illawarra school to ban the use of mobile phones.

Today is November 20, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, the protection of family pets will be a standard condition in all Apprehended Domestic Violence Orders, following the passing of the NSW government's domestic violence bill, and the NSW Government has announced a slew of new COVID-safe festive season rules, and has confirmed that New Years Eve in Sydney will be "very different" to previous years.

Today is November 19, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, students stormed the University of Wollongong's Academic Senate meeting on Wednesday morning to protest against slated fee hikes and cuts to staff numbers, and a 57-year-old man has sadly died, after an out-of-control ute ploughed into his Stanwell Park property on Wednesday morning.

Today is November 18, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, the state budget was a mixed bag for the Illawarra, according to the region's Labor MPs, and after a deadly week on Wollongong's roads, the city's Deputy Mayor said there was no better time for the council to make getting around safer for cyclists.

Today is November 17, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, the Rural Fire Service is warning Illawarra residents not to get complacent with a cooler summer on the way, after Monday's fire danger rating was at Very High, and BlueScope is looking to pay companies to set up at the Port Kembla steelworks and build wind towers, solar farms and other renewable energy infrastructure.

Today is November 16, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, Mount Kembla children's author Jody Cauduro had little hesitation in supporting Paul Scully's annual Kids Book Drive on Friday, and after years of speculation about Wollongong's much-loved Regent Theatre, the new owners of the former cinema have lodged plans that they say will help the old venue return it to its hey-day.

Today is November 13, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, Illawarra residents can take part in an online forum which aims to investigate the issue of homelessness amongst older women, who are reportedly the fastest- growing group of homeless people in Australia, and Keira MP Ryan Park has hit out at the NSW government's "continued refusal" to replace school demountables in his electorate.

Today is November 12, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, the impact of media concentration on Australian democracy is set to be explored in a new Senate inquiry secured by the Greens on Wednesday, and Wollongong's most popular beach is up for another big disruption, as the council prepares to begin a massive overhaul of the surf club and sea wall at North Wollongong.

Today is November 11, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, Wollongong City Council's $880,000 repair job on Towradgi rock pool is now complete, which means the popular swimming spot will reopen for summer, and University of Wollongong lecturer Dr Summer Bay Finlay has had enough of Aboriginal-led initiatives not getting the credit they deserve.

Today is November 10, 2020 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, the "unforgiving" Picton Road will get $44 million in this month's state budget to investigate duplicating the road from Mt Ousley to the Hume Motorway, and outgoing Vice-Chancellor Paul Wellings has raised the possibility of further staff cuts at the University of Wollongong in the wake of declining revenue.