Wollongong council awaits coroner’s report after flood tragedy

Kate McIlwain
Updated March 21 2017 - 7:56am, first published 7:51am
The Riley Park drain (left) and another drain - which is fitted with a meshed grille - elsewhere in Unanderra, at Derribong Drive. Photo on the right taken on Monday, after last week's heavy rain.
The Riley Park drain (left) and another drain - which is fitted with a meshed grille - elsewhere in Unanderra, at Derribong Drive. Photo on the right taken on Monday, after last week's heavy rain.

Wollongong City Council says it will wait for a report from the coroner before considering any changes to its stormwater and drainage systems following the death of 11-year-old Ryan Teasdale.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

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