“I WAS treated like a criminal.” With those explosive words, John Cowan, a former councillor on Shellharbour Council, told the Minister for Local Government, Paul Lynch MP, about his efforts to inspect the Shell Cove management agreement between the council and the developer, the then Walker Corp.

Roger Summerill is one of those people whose name rings a bell but you can’t quite figure where you’ve heard it before. And then you’re told that that’s because he is everywhere, on everything and has been so ever since when. But very, very low-key.

MEMBERS of the Shellharbour Swans Junior AFL Club have spoken of their disgust over recent incidents of vandalism and attempted theft of the club’s facilities.

YOUNG female offenders – or those recognised as being “at risk” of offending – are participating in a new program to improve their confidence, health and life skills.

“IT’S a good feeling, you get the warm and fuzzies and you get to see the good in people, such as from your neighbours, that you don’t normally see,” Emily Olive said.

Sandra Driscoll loves the Illawarra Senior College (ISC). The Warilla resident has spent five years at the Port Kembla educational institution, first to gain her Higher School Certificate and then coming back, year after year, doing more courses to HSC level.