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JOBS CUT AS JETSTAR’S NEWCASTLE BASE IS FORCED TO CLOSE
Hundreds of local jobs are in jeopardy following the shock announcement of the closure of Jetstar’s maintenance base at Newcastle. Around 200 workers at Williamtown, including 112 engineers, will feel the pinch of the closure. Member for Shortland Pat Conroy says the news has devastated many Hunter workers and their families. “It’s also disrespectful and…
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MAN TRIES TO LEAVE COUNTRY BY HIDING IN BULK CARRIER
It’s a stranger-than-fiction tale – a man, accused of attempting to flee Australia, first on a yacht, then on a bulk carrier. The alleged scheme unravelled quickly, leaving him cornered, and police in stitches.
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MEN FACE COURT AFTER THREATENING POLICE
Senior police say they’re ‘absolutely sick’ of the treatment officers are copping, following a string of violent incidents in New South Wales. Three people today faced court, charged over two separate incidents in Newcastle – including one where a policeman was threatened with a large carving knife.
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POLICE SEEK INFORMATION ON KILLARNEY VALE ASSAULT
Police are seeking help as they piece together a serious assault at Killarney Vale earlier this month. A fight broke out in the Coles carpark on the evening of June 5, with three people taken to hospital and several cars damaged. Anyone with information should contact Wyong police. (VISION ONLY.)
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ARMIDALE’S RATEPAYERS TO FOOT BILL FOR MESSY LEGAL BATTLE
Armidale’s ratepayers will have to foot the legal bill for a messy battle within Armidale Council. The council and its under seige GM took five councillors to court, only to have it backfire.
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FOUR HOSPITALISED AFTER NORTH COAST CRASH
Four people, including a pregnant woman have been taken to hospital after two vehicles collided on the North Coast this afternoon. Emergency services were called to Lagoon Road at Coraki just after 2.30pm, where it’s understood one of the vehicles was t-boned. Three were taken to Lismore Base Hospital, and another person was taken to…
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RICHMOND VALLEY RECEIVES $1M IN DROUGHT RELIEF FUNDING & TOURISM BOOST
After facing devastating drought and bushfires, the Richmond Valley was on the road to recovery. But, the pandemic put the region on the back foot. Thankfully, the Federal Government stepped in today, with some welcome funding.
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PAIR ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTING THREE OFFICERS
A man and woman have been charged after allegedly assaulting three police officers in Newcastle yesterday. Emergency services were called to Long Crescent at Shortland just after 4pm, to reports of an altercation between a group of people. Police spoke to a man and a woman who allegedly became abusive towards police, and refused to…
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ELDERLY MAN ARRESTED AFTER WOMAN FOUND WITH HEAD INJURIES
An elderly man has been charged after a woman was found with critical head injuries on the central coast last night. Emergency services were called to a home at Berkeley Vale just after 9pm, after reports a 79-year-old woman was seriously injured. Police found the woman, who was treated before being air-lifted to John Hunter…
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MAN ALLEGEDLY THREATENS POLICE WITH KNIFE
Two men have been arrested after a police officer was allegedly threatened with a knife in Newcastle yesterday. Officers were patrolling Hamilton South just after 2pm, when they were allegedly approached by a member of the public about a possible brawl on Fowler Street. As a police car stopped near the crowd, a 28-year-old man…