Surfers To The Rescue, But Jobs Harder To Save

Illawarra Mercury

Friday December 30, 2005

By DAVID BRAITHWAITE

Boat capsize: Two Sydney men have a lucky escape after their 5m aluminium boat sinks in heavy seas off Waniora Point. Three surfers come to their rescue.

Nowra job shock: More than 140 Nowra workers face losing their jobs after Gates Rubber auto parts factory announces it will close in July, 2006.

Thirroul concern: Wollongong City Council receives 306 submissions to an amended proposal to demolish the Beaches Hotel and build a four-storey hotel and apartment complex.

Dams dry: The dam system supplying the Illawarra, Sydney and the Blue Mountains reaches a record low of 39.7 per cent - tougher water restrictions are tipped.

Death inquiry: Illawarra health officials launch an investigation into the death of mentally ill Unanderra woman Karyn Keresztury, who burned to death in front of her 12-year-old daughter.

Third World schools: The condition of six Illawarra public schools is labelled "Third World" after the release of a confidential statewide survey of schools by the NSW Teachers Federation.

Rate request: Shellharbour joins every South Coast council except Kiama in seeking a rate increase beyond the State Government's cap of 3.5 per cent when it endorsed a 9.5 per cent hike.

Princes study: The NRMA announces a major economic study into the Princes Hwy to investigate how its poor condition impacts on businesses along its corridor.

South Coast murder: Retired bank teller David McKeever is found murdered in his South Durras home on the South Coast, sparking a police man-hunt for his killer.

Dairy Farmers closure Workers at Dairy Farmers' Bomaderry plant are left reeling by the news they will lose their jobs after the plant is closed in March 2006.

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