Angela Thompson
Illawarra Mercury
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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Past articles by Angela:
Wollongong retailers cop rising costs of stealing: BOCSAR data
There is one kind of "customer" Peter Laybutt can do without: the thieving kind. → Read More
Bluey rocks spark Wollongong search frenzy
A Dapto mum has won a league of fans after she hid her painstakingly hand-painted "Bluey rocks" in... → Read More
Bluey rocks spark Wollongong search frenzy
A Dapto mum has won a league of fans after she hid her painstakingly hand-painted "Bluey rocks" in... → Read More
Dragons player Francis Molo pleads guilty to domestic violence charge
Dragons player Francis Molo has pleaded guilty to a charge of stalking/intimidating a woman the week before Christmas. → Read More
Dapto's unrelenting wildman Andrew Ucles on African quest
Ucles, a Survivor TV alum and survivalist who has built a massive online following chasing dangerous animals across... → Read More
Neglected Berkeley dog died with maggots in wound
A court has heard distressing detail of a dog's final days in circumstances of extreme neglect at Berkeley. → Read More
Court to rule on 'dangerous' Albion Park dogfight
A court will decide the fate of a dog that was declared dangerous after a woman was badly... → Read More
Accused Gerringong masseur rapist Mark Horsfall gives evidence
Accused Gerringong molesting masseur Mark Horsfall has taken the stand, telling a jury he is innocent of raping... → Read More
Bulli Pass vandal doesn't speak for us, MP says
Keira MP Ryan Park has slammed the vandal behind "appalling, offensive" graffiti messages left at the top of... → Read More
Gerringong masseur accused of sex assault on woman in wheelchair
A wheelchair-bound woman has told a jury she was within eyeshot of her mother when she was sexually... → Read More
$2k on balloons: Kids birthday parties in the Illawarra have gone next level
These lavish celebrations aren't bridal showers or engagement celebrations - it's a six-year-old's birthday party. → Read More
''Wake up!' Hero dad's plea as he gave mouth-to-mouth to boy struck by lightning
"Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Chris had gone - he'd just gunned it.... → Read More
'Love of my life': Aunty Lorraine's heartrending tribute to Sonny Brown
Beloved Illawarra artist and elder Lorraine Brown has farewelled "the love of my life, my sunshine" at a... → Read More
Review: Wollongong SummerSalt festival January 28, 2023
The air hangs warm and heavy over Wollongong on Saturday evening, but from the stage Ben Harper is... → Read More
Bright blue sky's the limit for the Illawarra's newest citizens
Almost 7000 kilometres away from his Bangladesh birthplace, even further from the "raining, congested" London of his masters... → Read More
Australia Day fireworks spark fears for Illawarra dog owners
With their soft, floppy ears, low-slung bellies and smooth coats, Paula Johnston's family of Dapto sausage dogs looks... → Read More
'Obnoxious' teen shoplifting gangs hit Wollongong Central
Wollongong Central retailers say they feel powerless to stop groups of teens who are intimidating customers and staff... → Read More
Boongaree skate park at Berry opening soon
It's the school holidays, and a sprawling new region-first skate park is calling any kid with a deck,... → Read More
Extreme clutter, junk fuelled West Wollongong house fire
The city's fire boss has described how extreme clutter at a West Wollongong home badly hindered the efforts... → Read More
Court rules on Austinmer neighbours' hedge wars
A court has intervened in the "acrimonious" case of northern Illawarra neighbours who quarreled for more than four... → Read More