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PROACTIVE POLICE CHECKS SEE A DECLINE IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS
New South Wales police increased the number of domestic violence related police checks last month. More than 3,500 additional DV checks were conducted in April, compared to the same time last year. Officers across the state have focused on monitoring high risk and repeat domestic violence offenders to protect victims during COVID-19. Since the beginning…
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BODY FOUND DURING SEARCH FOR MISSING EVANS HEAD WOMAN
Police searching for missing Evans Head mother Amber Christie have located a body. Officers from Richmond Police District had been searching for the 49-year-old woman, who was last seen leaving her home at Evans Head at 4.15pm on Sunday. A large-scale multi-agency search was conducted around the Evans Head region, with assistance from officers from…
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A SHOCKING DISCOVERY SPARKS INITIATIVE IN KURRI KURRI
Kurri Kurri Rotary Club is cooking hundreds of meals to make sure no ones goes without during the pandemic. The initiative was launched after one member discovered her neighbour had been eating cat food to avoid leaving her home.
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MAN KILLED IN CRASH AFTER CAR HITS TREE NORTH OF BYRON
A man has been killed after his car collided with a tree in Sleepy Hollow, north of Byron, this morning. Emergency services and the Westpac rescue helicopter were called to the accident on Pottsville Mooball Road at 6:30am. The 41-year-old driver was treated by paramedics but died at the scene. Police investigations are on-going. (NO…
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CONTAINER RECOVERY OPERATION DUBBED A SUCCESS
The maritime authority has completed a month-long operation off the Hunter’s coast, recovering containers that fell from the YM Efficiency two years ago.
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GAV’S WEATHER | COLD BUT CLEAR MOTHER’S DAY FOR MOST ON THE WAY
The country is largely cloud free at the moment. The clear skies continue over the nation. There is a strong front crossing the Bight. The front crossing the bight will begin to influence our weather from tomorrow with cloud increasing. Showers and storms will build across the NW and Tablelands. Only limited activity will affect…
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EIGHT CHARGED DURING HIGH VISIBILITY OPERATION ACROSS THE HUNTER
In just two nights, officers in the Hunter Valley charged eight people with various offences. Part of Operation Northern Engage, officers focused their attention on repeat offenders and targeting crime trends in the region. The two day operation was conducted in Cessnock, Singleton and Lake Macquarie. Some of the arrests included: A 28-year-old unlicensed woman…
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TINY SUGAR GLIDERS CREATE NEW HOMES AT LAKE MACQUARIE
Lake Macquarie’s ecosystems are thriving with tiny sugar gliders moving into the area. Researchers from the University of Technology and a team of volunteers are now tracking squirrel glider and sugar glider populations at more than 20 sites across the City. Supported by Lake Macqaurie City Council, researchers are using regularly checked traps, microchips, motion-activated…
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MAN CHARGED FOLLOWING HIGH SPEED PURSUIT
A man will face Lismore Local Court today, charged over a cross-border police pursuit. About 8pm (Thursday 7 May), Queensland Police attempted to speak with the driver of a Mazda 3 in Loganlea, Queensland, before the vehicle drove off. It travelled across the New South Wales border via the M1, allegedly reaching speeds of up…
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HUNTER WATER CALLED TO DITCH INVESTIGATION INTO NEW DAM AT CHICHESTER
Hunter Water has made no secret of the need to secure the region’s future supply, but its latest proposal – to potentially build a dam near Dungog – has angered residents. The Save Chichester Valley Group wants ratepayers’ money directed into investigating other options. Hunter Water’s full response: Hunter Water is actively investigating all…