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FIVE ARRESTED OVER INTERNATIONAL DRUG SYNDICATE
Two men are in custody and three have been charged following a seven-year investigation into an alleged large-scale drug importation into Australia. Police searched a Baulkham Hills home, and three Sydney businesses – two Badgerys Creek businesses and one at Jamisontown – at 7 o’clock this morning, as part of Strike Force Millstream. A 34-year-old…
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RODNEY JOHNSON LOSES APPEAL OVER SINGLETON TRUCK CRASH
The man who crashed a stolen truck in Singleton’s main street after a dangerous pursuit down the New England Highway in 2017, will see out the remainder of his jail term. 32-year-old Rodney Johnson failed in his appeal over the crash, which injured 10 people and caused mass carnage.
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LEXIE’S RE-OPENS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS
A popular Stockton cafe has re-opened for the first time since erosion concerns prompted Newcastle Council to close its doors. Today staff returned to serve the community, that supported them through a four-month absence.
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MILTON ORKOPOULOS SLAPPED WITH 15 HISTORICAL CHILD SEX OFFENCES
Disgraced former Swansea MP, Milton Orkopoulos, has been charged with 15 historical sex offences. The charges relate to allegations of historical sexual and indecent assaults against two young boys in the 1990s. Police allege Orkopoulos assaulted the boys on separate occasions in the Lake Macquarie region and on the Mid North Coast. The charges include…
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CENTRAL COAST PADDLER HAS CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH SHARK
A Central Coast paddler has had a close encounter with a large shark off MacMasters Beach. Lifesaver, Trent Martin, was heading back from North Avoca yesterday, when the monster bumped him, biting the hull of his surf ski. “Just had a near death experience, properly got attacked by a shark. And very very happy to…
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MAN LEFT WITH FRACTURED SKULL AFTER ASSAULT
Police are investigating an assault at Muswellbrook last night, which left a man with a fractured skull and lacerations to his face and arms. Just before 8 o’clock, the 28-year-old was reportedly assaulted while standing in the front yard of a home on Tindale Street. Paramedics treated the man at the scene, before he was…
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CALLS TO REVIEW LOCAL FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM
February’s flood event caused widespread devastation, damaging thousands of homes across the region. There’s since been renewed calls for a complete review of the weather warning system, with a local politician leading the charge.
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PAUL BENNET PUTS AIRSHOW ONLINE
Aerobatic champion, Paul Bennet and his team took to the skies over the Hunter this weekend for an online airshow. The event served a dual purpose – to get planes back in the air while taking aviation buffs closer to the action than they’ve been before.
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POLICE LOOKING FOR A WOMAN WHO ASSAULTED A TWEED PUB SECURITY GUARD
Police are hunting a woman who spat at a security guard at a Tweed Heads pub over the weekend. The woman became angry after being asked to leave the Ivory Tavern for threatening a patron with a pool cue. Police are reviewing CCTV, anyone with information is being urged to come forward.
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NORTH COAST PAIR CHARGED WITH DRUG POSSESSION
A stash of illegal drugs and more than $100, 000 cash has allegedly been found inside a hire car at Tweed Heads over the weekend. Police noticed a Holden Equinox being driven in an unusual way on Kennedy Drive just after 7 o’clock on Friday, and stopped the car to speak to the driver. The…