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MAN ARRESTED FOR REPEATEDLY IGNORING PUBLIC HEALTH ACT
Six people have bene charged, and 24 have been given fines by police across the state, for breaching the Public Health Act in the last 24 hours. One of the men who was charged will appear at Newcastle Local Court today, after he refused to give his personal details to police while in public yesterday.…
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WATER RESTRICTIONS LIFTED AT PORT MACQUARIE
Water restrictions have been lifted at Port Macquarie, after more than a year. Council says the downgrade from Level 2 Restrictions to general water conservation measures is thanks to more than 700 millimetres of rain since February, and significant reductions in water use throughout the region. Total water storage for the area is now at…
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WOMAN IN HOSPITAL AFTER CLEANING PRODUCT CAUGHT FIRE
An elderly woman is fighting for her life in hospital, after a product she was cleaning her home with ignited in the North West yesterday. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter responded to the incident just after 4pm, following reports two people had serious burns. The 84-year-old woman was taken to Bingara Hospital after being treated at…
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NEWCASTLE BREWERY WILL FIGHT TO SURVIVE
Like other licenced venues, Foghorn Brewery in Newcastle’s CBD could have shut its doors due to the pandemic. Instead, it’s fighting to survive… and keep locals employed in the process.
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RESIDENTS FLEE LAKE MACQUARIE HOME AFTER IT GOES UP IN FLAMES
Police are investigating a suspicious house fire in Lake Macquarie early this morning. Residents on Livingston Street at Belmont called police after they woke to a home on their street well alight around 4.15am. There are reports it might have been a fire bomb that set the home ablaze, with neighbours saying they heard a…
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FATAL CRASH ON CENTRAL COAST SPARKS CRITICAL INCIDENT INVESTIGATION
A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a police vehicle on the Central Coast, sparking a critical incident investigation. At around 2.30am this morning, an officer from Tuggerah Lakes Police District saw the biker riding along the Motorway Link, on the wrong side of the road. The officer signalled for the rider to stop, however…
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MV WESTERN MARINE MAN OVERBOARD PRESUMED DEAD
A young Korean man is now presumed dead, after falling overboard from a bulk carrier ship off the Central Coast yesterday. The air and sea search operation went on for nearly 12 hours, after the ship’s master reported the missing seafarer to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority at about 6.40am on Wednesday. It’s believed the…
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ZOO ANIMALS STILL CARED FOR DURING PANDEMIC
The gates to Hunter Valley Zoo may be closed because of the pandemic, but work must continue inside. The zoo’s positive it will survive despite feeding and other operational costs placing significant financial pressure on the business.
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COVID-19 TESTING RAMPS UP IN LAKE MACQUARIE
Despite the Hunter’s curve beginning to flatten, the health district remains concerned the disease is spreading in Lake Macquarie. Testing in the region has now been expanded to include anyone in the region experiencing flu-like symptoms.
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TEENAGER RECOVERING IN HOSPITAL AFTER CLIFF FALL
A man is recovering in the John Hunter Hospital, after falling from a cliff on the Central Coast last night. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to the cliff at Copacabana just after 11pm. The 18-year-old reportedly suffered a number of injuries after falling around 20 metres. The man was treated at the scene. Once…