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HOMELESS MAN BEATEN AND ROBBED IN THE HUNTER
Police are hunting two men who are believed to have robbed a Hunter man, while he was sleeping rough near Cessnock. The 45-year-old was staying in a tent on the Elcom Fire Trail near Old Maitland Road, at around 5 o’clock yesterday morning, when he was awoken by a passing motorbike. The man had just…
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HUNTER COMPANY AWARDED TENDER TO MAKE VENTILATORS
Newcastle engineering firm AmpControl is leading the charge to develop ventilators in New South Wales. The company was awarded a tender overnight to build low-cost versions of the devices, for use in hospitals here and overseas.
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GAME ON FOR INCREASED TESTING IN NEWCASTLE
McDonald Jones Stadium will be converted into a six-lane, drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic for 10 days. From Friday May 8 until Sunday May 17, 900 people can be swabbed a day at the facility. Public Health Physician Dr David Durrheim said while case numbers are stabilising in the region, the new testing clinic at the…
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‘FREE CHILDCARE’ COMES AT A COST TO EDUCATORS
What was billed by the federal government as ‘free childcare’, has come at a cost to childcare services. Some operators are now being forced to work for free or close their businesses.
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LEAGUE CLUBHOUSE GUTTED BY FIRE
The home of the Cudgen Hornets has been destroyed by fire. The blaze breaking out at the Leagues Club yesterday afternoon, the unfortunate event coinciding with International Firefighters Day. Fire crews from Kingscliff, Tweed Heads and Banora Point responded to numerous Triple Zero calls just after 3:30pm. More than 30 firefighters battled the blaze for…
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MAN ARRESTED AFTER CENTRAL COAST STABBING
A man has been arrested following the stabbing of a 23-year-old woman at a Central Coast home this morning. Emergency services were called to Melissa Street, Green Point, at about 5:20am following reports a woman had been injured. The woman was treated for a stab wound to the neck and was taken to Gosford Hospital…
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LIFESAVING VENTILATORS MADE IN NEWCASTLE
Newcastle manufacturer, Amp Control, is one of two companies developing ventilators which have been in short supply throughout the pandemic. The prototypes are being designed and built the Hunter engineering company and by a group of students from the University of Sydney. NSW Premier Gladys Berejikilian said the prototypes would help bolster the nation’s supply…
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BRAVE DOCTOR CONTINUES BRAIN CANCER RESEARCH
A leading Hunter researcher is continuing his deeply personal crusade, to improve survival rates for brain cancer in children. Dr Matt Dun’s Newcastle University team is now joining a global effort, to find and test new treatments.
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MULTI-AGENCY SEARCH UNDERWAY FOR EVANS HEAD MOTHER
Authorities have begun searching for 49-year-old mother, Amber Christie feared missing on the New South Wales north coast. Christie, was last seen speaking to a friend outside of the Illawong Hotel, yesterday afternoon. It’s believed she left her Ash Street home at around 4.30 yesterday afternoon to go for a walk, an activity she does…
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MORE THAN 40 MOBILE PHONES SEIZED AS INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE INTO MAN’S DEATH
Homicide detectives have executed a search warrant at a home in Moree, seizing 42 mobile phones and other items part of an investigation the murder of a Sydney man. Vergel Velasquez died after he was severely beaten at a Western Sydney unit in December last year. Last month police launched a public appeal, releasing CCTV…