Wollongong news: skate park clash, bird flu testing, pub music festival

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1. 'Overwhelming support': council, community hit back after skate park protest

   A group of Wollongong residents gathered to voice their opposition to the MacCabe Park skate park plan, but the council and community have hit back with 'overwhelming support' for the project.

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2. Dead seal found on Wollongong beach to be tested for H5 bird flu

   A dead seal found on a Wollongong beach will be tested for H5 bird flu, after the first case of the virus in a mainland mammal was confirmed.

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3. The new Wollongong festival series taking music from the pubs to the parks

   A new Wollongong festival series is taking music from the pubs to the parks, with three suburbs set to benefit from the concept designed to help people discover local music.

   illawarramercury.com.au

4. 'Beyond belief': judge slams Thirroul man's 'intimidating' gun-shaped lighter

   A Wollongong judge slammed a Thirroul man's gun-shaped lighter as 'intimidating' and 'beyond belief', saying people 'will see it and assume the worst'.

   illawarramercury.com.au

5. A wife's diagnosis inspires $1.5m gift to Wollongong research into incurable disease

   A wife's diagnosis has inspired a $1.5 million gift to Wollongong research into Parkinson's disease, an incurable illness, with the funding going towards new equipment.

   illawarramercury.com.au

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