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DEDICATION PAYS DIVIDENDS FOR SAULO
Knights frontrower Pasami Saulo is likely to emerge from the NRL lockdown in better shape than when he went in. The young father has taken to life in isolation better than most… balancing football and fatherhood.
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NEW ENGLAND, NORTH WEST RECORDS 5000 JOB LOSSES
The New England, North West has recorded the second lowest number of job losses in the state since COVID-19. It comes as the agricultural industry receives a welcome boost.
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KURRI HOME DAMAGED BY FIRE
A home in the Hunter has been damaged by a fire this morning. Crews were called to Aberdare Street in Kurri Kurri just after 10 o’clock, to find the house well alight. Fire and Rescue Rutherford says all occupants were accounted for, and the fire was contained to the rear of the house. Fire crews…
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POLICE WORK TO IDENTIFY ARMED ROBBERS
Police are asking the public to help identify two men involved in an aggravated break and enter on the Central Coast last night. Just before 6pm, police were called to a home on Hutton Road at The Entrance, after the men forced their way in. Officers were told the men, who had their faces covered,…
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ONE MILLION AUSTRALIANS SIGN UP FOR COVID-19 APP
More than one million Australians downloaded the government’s ‘COVIDSafe’ app overnight. Once downloaded, the app asks for a phone number, age range and postcode. It uses bluetooth to monitor and send alerts to users if they’ve been within a 1.5 metre radius of a positive case of COVID-19 for more than fifteen minutes. Only those…
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TODDLER IN BACKSEAT OF CAR INVOLVED IN PURSUIT
A man has been charged with a string of offences, after allegedly throwing methylamphetamine from his car while a toddler was in the backseat last night. Just after 5pm, police stopped the man, who was driving a a blue Subaru WRX on High Street at Wauchope, for a random breath test. During the stop, police…
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TRIBUTES FLOWING FOR ROSELLAS LEGEND
Rosellas’ Team of the Century inductee, David ‘Chook’ Howell, has lost his battle with Parkinson’s Disease. As news of his passing filters through the rugby league community, Chook is being remembered as one of the game’s toughest-ever competitors, and an unforgettable character.
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TEENAGER AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL AFTER CLIFF FALL
A teenage girl is recovering in hospital, after falling on to rocks at Catherine Hill Bay this afternoon. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter flew to the area just after 2pm, after reports the 17-year-old was seriously injured from jumping off cliffs into the water. It’s understood the girl stumbled and fell up to 15 metres while…
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HUNTER RESIDENTS URGED TO ‘RESPECT THE THRONE’
Wet wipes, underwear, even mobile phones – they’re some of the unusual items Hunter Water has been forced to fish out of our sewer network recently. The utility says there’s been an increase in blockages since the coronavirus lockdown began, and it’s calling on the entire community to help.
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POLICE SEARCH FOR MAN ACCUSED OF SPITTING ON DELIVERY DRIVER
Police are still looking for a man who allegedly spat on an Australia Post delivery driver at Mullumbimby on Wednesday. The victim was driving along his usual route at the same time an unlawful 5G protest was underway. While he was unloading his van at the back of the Australia Post outlet, he was spat…