Category: Central Coast News
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SPRINT FINISH FOR BY-ELECTION RACE
The finish line is finally in sight, and today the Liberals were again splashing the cash in the Gosford by-election. Today, it was the Peninsula getting a $25 million slice of the road funding pie.
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FIREARMS, CANNABIS, AND FIREWORKS ALLEGEDLY SEIZED IN WYONG HOUSE SEARCH
A man has been charged with illegally manufacturing firearms following the search of a home on the Central Coast. Since November 2015, Strike Force Raptor has been investigating the activities of the Burwood Chapter of the Rebels OMCG. Their investigations led officers to execute a search warrant at a home in Wyong, around 6:20am yesterday.…
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CCTV IMAGE RELEASED AS INVESTIGATIONS INTO HOLD UP CONTINUE
Police have released a CCTV image as part of their investigations into an armed hold up of a convenience store on the Central Coast. A man, armed with a machete, held up a store in Berkeley Vale around 7pm on Saturday. A sum of cash was taken and a staff member allegedly assaulted,suffering a cut…
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TRAILERS STOLEN FROM SES
The rain has also been falling on the Central Coast. But for SES crews at Wyong, their efforts were today dealt a blow, with the theft of two trailers.
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CHURCH BOUND FOR WORLD’S BEST EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
It boasts an impressive alumni of literary greats and now the Central Coast could have its own student studying at one of the world’s most prestigious universities. Jordan Church has received offers to study at both Oxford and Cambridge universities… now he just has to decide which one.
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TWO ARRESTED FOLLOWING CENTRAL COAST PURSUIT
Two people have been arrested, following a pursuit on the Central Coast this morning. Police spotted the pair, who were both wanted on warrants, in a car heading south on the M1 at Tuggerah Lakes at around 8:30am. Officers followed the vehicle until the Hawkesbury River Bridge, with PolAir then tracking the car to Flanders…
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21-YEAR-OLD GUILTY OF CENTRAL COAST MURDER
PICTURED: Bradley James Brooks. He was a talented and much-loved Central Coast rugby league player, killed after he went to the aid of a young woman. Today, the family of Greg Gibbins collapsed in tears, as a jury found a 21-year-old man guilty of his murder.
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CENTRAL COAST GREYHOUND TRAINERS MOVE FORWARD
Central Coast greyhound trainers have welcomed the state government’s $41-million overhaul of the industry. But they fear the regulation could send them broke in the future.
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BACKYARD NIGHTMARE
It’s the Australian dream, but buying a home has turned into a nightmare for two young families in Umina. Drainage issues has sent water cascading through their backyards…. and with more rain predicted they are bracing for the worst.
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NSW MAN GUILTY OF CENTRAL COAST PIZZA SHOP STABBING
PICTURED: The deceased, Gregory Gibbins. A NSW man has been found guilty of murder after he used a pocket knife to stab a talented local footballer outside a Central Coast pizza shop in 2015. A Supreme Court jury on Wednesday morning found Bradley James Brooks, 21, guilty of murdering Gregory Gibbins and wounding his friend,…