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Recognition for ground-breaking Illawarra surgeon who’s saved dozens of lives

One of outgoing Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery’s final acts before retirement was to bestow a special award on Wollongong’s pioneering vascular surgeon, Associate Professor Laurencia Villalba. Credited with saving dozens of lives in the Illawarr...

Jeremy Lasek
September 2024
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Nan Tien Temple celebrates 30th anniversary

By Michelle Tracey of Nan Tien Temple On 22 September, Nan Tien Temple, a spiritual and cultural landmark in Australia, proudly celebrates its 30th anniversary. Established in 1995, Nan Tien Temple is the largest Buddhist Temple in New South Wales...

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September 2024
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Call for informal votes went out on Facebook

An anonymous post calling for informal votes in Wollongong’s 2024 Local Government elections has come to the attention of the NSW Electoral Commission’s Compliance Business Unit. In the lead-up to September 14’s council elections, a Facebook post...

Genevieve Swart
September 2024
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Kids under 13 use social media. How can parents help keep them safe online?

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article

The Conversation
September 2024