Tag: Nowra 2541
Five men charged over handbag assaults
Police have charged five young men for allegedly assaulting three women while trying to steal their handbags on the New South Wales south coast.[MORE]
Police probe suspicious Nowra death
The homicide squad has been called in to investigate the suspicious death of an elderly woman at East Nowra on the New South Wales south coast.[MORE]
Councils to benefit from Southern Phone dividend
The south coast New South Wales telco Southern Phone has declared a dividend for the second consecutive year and local councils are set to benefit.[MORE]
Airline calls for Fed Govt rural subsidy
The New South Wales airline Regional Express wants the Federal Government to do more to help maintain air links to smaller rural centres.[MORE]
REX expects to lose more rural flights
The airline Regional Express says it is expecting more towns to lose air services as fuel prices and cost pressures rise.[MORE]
Nowra residents air defence policy worries
Concerns have been expressed at a public meeting at Nowra over aspects of the Federal Government's defence policy.[MORE]
Rural maternity care 'needs action, not words'
The Rural Doctors Association says the state of Australia's maternity services needs action, not another Federal Government discussion.[MORE]
Shoalhaven council not under investigation: GM
The general manager of Shoalhaven council, Russ Pigg, says the council is not under formal investigation by the Department of Local Government.[MORE]
Bodies-in-barrel mastermind jailed for 32 years
The woman who masterminded the murder of a couple on the NSW south coast has been jailed for at least 24 years.[MORE]
Scheme aims to boost south coast public housing
The New South Wales Government is trialling a new scheme on the south coast and in the southern highlands to encourage the private sector to help build up the stock of public housing.[MORE]
Driver hurt crashing into parked cars
Police are investigating a crash at Nowra which has left a 23-year-old Port Kembla man with serious leg injuries.[MORE]
Barrel 'mastermind' weeps at family's trauma
A woman accused of masterminding the murders of a NSW couple has broken down while listening to their families.[MORE]
Bodies-in-barrels 'mastermind' takes stand
A woman who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and murdering a couple on the NSW south coast says she had an affair with one of the victims.[MORE]
Bodies-in-barrels killer takes the stand
The woman accused of masterminding the murder of a couple at Nowra on the NSW south coast has taken the stand.[MORE]
Co-accused recounts barrel murders
A woman who pleaded guilty to murdering a NSW couple talked about harming them for 18 months before they died.[MORE]
Sentencing due for bodies-in-barrel mastermind
The New South Wales Supreme Court has begun hearing sentencing submissions for the woman who pleaded guilty to murdering a south coast couple in 2006. [MORE]
Sawmill workers want job security guarantee
Sawmill workers on the New South Wales far south coast and in the Shoalhaven want an "iron clad" assurance that their jobs are safe.[MORE]
Boy bashed in Nowra with metal bar
Police are appealing for assistance in trying to find a man responsible for hitting a 12-year-old boy over the head and body with a metal bar at north Nowra.[MORE]
Track work planned during City2Surf
The New South Wales Opposition says it is illogical that rail track work has been scheduled for this weekend when the City to Surf fun run is on.[MORE]
Call for fast train route to include Nowra
The Shoalhaven's Mayor says any consideration of a very fast train for the Illawarra should include Nowra along the route.[MORE]
Boral dismisses union's job concerns
The Boral Timber company says the union representing New South Wales south coast forestry workers appears to have overstated the threat to south coast timber mill operations.[MORE]
Funds to help dairy farmers deal with climate change
A Federal Government grant to New South Wales south coast dairy farmers will be used to help prepare for climate change by planting trees and securing creek corridors.[MORE]
New South Nowra premises for Fire Brigade
Firefighters with the NSW Fire Brigades have moved into new premises at South Nowra.[MORE]
10 years for 'callous' bodies-in-barrels accomplice
A man has been jailed for up to 10 years for helping kidnap a couple whose bodies were later found burning in barrels[MORE]
Police uncover big south coast cannabis operation
Police have charged a 28-year-old man after uncovering what they say is the largest and most sophisticated local cannabis operation they have ever seen near St Georges Basin on the New South Wales south coast.[MORE]
