St George & Sutherland Shire Leader
Wednesday, 1 May 2024
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The new Caruso's: Fior restaurant at Gymea opens this week
Head chef Will Lawson and Tristan Rosier at Fior restaurant, Gymea. Picture by Chris Lane
Murray Trembath
St George Police Area Command boss praises work of young officers
St George Police Area Command's Superintendent Rohan Cramsie with his certificate of congratulations from Bayside Council.
Jim Gainsford
Surf clubs and ferries focus: Heritage festival moves to Cronulla
Murray Trembath
Cronulla surf club's first "serious" surfboat in late 1922. Picture from The Cronulla Story - A Century of Surf Life Saving, Vigilance and Service, by Gary Lester
Insolvency sale: Large Kurnell industrial infill site on the market
Murray Trembath
The 109,000 square metre site at 260B Captain Cook Drive contains two existing warehouse buildings totalling 5213 square metres and extensive hardstand areas. Picture supplied
Property
Commuter towns push regional property price growth to outstrip capital cities
Jemimah Clegg
Regional markets are once again starting to out-perform the capital cities. Pic: Shutterstock
Australia will send $100m in weapons and combat tools to support Ukraine
New assistance comes amid 'unrelenting' Russian attacks.
Bageshri Savyasachi
Defence Minister Richard Marles toured Ukrainian defence sites on Saturday. Picture supplied
Bonza grounded after administrators appointed
Rachael Ward and Cassandra Morgan
The future of regional airline Bonza is in doubt after it cancelled flights around the country. (HANDOUT/BONZA)
Vending machines proposed as alternative to bringing back cash at shire pools
Murray Trembath
Engadine Leisure Centre. Picture supplied
St George letters: Local WWII diggers lost at sea
Around 1,000 Australians died when the when the Japanese POW transportation ship, the Montevideo Maru, was sunk by the American submarine, USS Sturgeon in 1942.
Australia will send $100m in weapons and combat tools to support Ukraine
New assistance comes amid 'unrelenting' Russian attacks.
Bageshri Savyasachi
Defence Minister Richard Marles toured Ukrainian defence sites on Saturday. Picture supplied
Appeal to locate missing Oatley man
Diliang Yang, 75, was last seen at Gungah Bay Road, Oatley, about 10am yesterday.
Gweagal spears taken home by James Cook in 1770 to have new home at Kurnell
Murray Trembath
Dr Ian Coates (National Museum of Australia), Indigenous representatives Ray Ingrey, Noeleen Timbery, Ash Walker, Tristan Simms, David Johnson, Quaiden Williams Riley and Ophelia Rubinich (Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies). Photo: Jenny Magee, Trinity College Cambridge
Action urged to contain rubber crumb on synthetic sporting fields
Jim Gainsford
Oatley Flora and Fauna Conservation Society vice-president Adrian Polhill (left) and Dr Scott Wilson at the synthetic field at Poulton Park. Picture: Chris Lane
Our People
Students launch care packs for change
Eva Kolimar
Hurstville's Andrew Wang and Daniel Su launched non-profit organisation Help Elevate Youth (HEY), which supports young people in need by distributing care packs. Picture by Chris Lane
Pipeline mural symbolises Indigenous surrounds
A graffiti-covered 800-metre pipeline at Tempe that carries millions of litres of drinking water from the Sydney Desalination Plant every day is being given a major face lift thanks to a First Nations-inspired artwork project. Picture supplied
Eva Kolimar
Photos
Premier's father John Minns suffers massive heart attack
Murray Trembath
Chris Minns with his parents John and Cara at the Labor Party campaign launch for the 2023 election, held in Hurstville.Picture Facebook

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St George & Sutherland Shire Leader
The new Caruso's: Fior restaurant at Gymea opens this week
Murray Trembath
Head chef Will Lawson and Tristan Rosier at Fior restaurant, Gymea. Picture by Chris Lane
St George Police Area Command boss praises work of young officers
Jim Gainsford
St George Police Area Command's Superintendent Rohan Cramsie with his certificate of congratulations from Bayside Council.
Surf clubs and ferries focus: Heritage festival moves to Cronulla
Murray Trembath
Cronulla surf club's first "serious" surfboat in late 1922. Picture from The Cronulla Story - A Century of Surf Life Saving, Vigilance and Service, by Gary Lester
Insolvency sale: Large Kurnell industrial infill site on the market
Murray Trembath
The 109,000 square metre site at 260B Captain Cook Drive contains two existing warehouse buildings totalling 5213 square metres and extensive hardstand areas. Picture supplied
Vending machines proposed as alternative to bringing back cash at shire pools
Murray Trembath
Engadine Leisure Centre. Picture supplied

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