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BOATIES IGNORE STAY AT HOME MESSAGE
There were dozens of cars and empty boat trailers parked at the Coffs Harbour boat ramp today. While fishing is considered ‘passive exercise’, New South Wales Police have made it clear that it isn’t a licence to go boating en masse, or for long periods of time. Marine Rescue volunteers said 36 boats had logged…
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THREE PEOPLE CHARGED OVER PURSUIT IN STOLEN CAR
Two young men and a teenage boy have been charged over a police pursuit in Newcastle last night. Police noticed the driver of a Holden Commodore, reported stolen from an Ashtonfield home two days earlier, speeding at around 11pm. A pursuit began when the driver failed to stop, but it came to and end due…
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MAN IGNORING PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER CHARGED WITH DRUG POSSESSION
Police have charged a man allegedly found with meth and an axe at Lake Macquarie yesterday. Police spoke to the 30-year-old in the driver’s seat of a parked car at Morisset, who allegedly did not give a reasonable excuse for being there. After searching the vehicle, police found methamphetamine and a throwing axe. The man…
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GOSFORD HOSPITAL WARD CLOSED FROM COVID-19 CASES
A Gosford Hospital ward was closed yesterday, following 12 new coronavirus cases – including two patients, six staff members and four of their family and friends. Central Coast Health says the hospital remains open and the contact tracing process is ongoing. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the region still sits at 121. 59…
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HUNTER BUSINESSES HIT HARD BY COVID-19 CRISIS
Hunter businesses have suffered their worst losses since the Global Financial Crisis, according to a new report. The region was the hardest hit in the state for the March quarter in terms of revenue, as COVID-19 sends shockwaves through the community.
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MAN ARRESTED AFTER MOTORBIKE PURSUIT
A man has been arrested after a police pursuit in the Hunter. Police were patrolling the Telarah area this morning, when they spotted an allegedly stolen motorbike. It’s alleged the driver of the motorbike sped off and a pursuit was started. Police followed the bike through several suburbs before the chase was abandoned, due to…
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COMMUNITY GROUPS ELIGIBLE FOR UP TO $30, 000 IN SUPPORT
Newcastle Council has opened applications for local community groups and charities affected by COVID-19 to receive up to $30, 000 to support a project. More than half a million dollars will go to Newcastle’s most vulnerable and emerging at-risk community sector groups, including not-for-profits, non-government organisations, for-profit service providers and charities that directly support community…
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MAN DIES AFTER QUAD-BIKE ROLLS
A man has died after his all-terrain vehicle rolled on a Mid North Coast property yesterday. Police were told the 57-year-old man left was riding the quad-bike to herd livestock when it rolled just after 6am at Upper Rollands Plains. The man’s wife found him stuck underneath the ATV soon after. Emergency services were called…
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POLICE URGE COMMUNITY TO COMMEMORATE UPCOMING EVENTS SAFELY
Police are reminding the community to commemorate upcoming religious and cultural events, including Easter, Ramadan and Passover, safely this year by not congregating in groups, and avoiding all non-essential travel. Officers are emphasising social distancing is crucial to stop the spread of COVID-19 within the community. Assistant Police Commissioner Peter Thurtell says being apart now…
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POLICE TRAVEL RESTRICTION WARNING FOR EASTER LONG WEEKEND
If you get pulled over on the roads this Easter long weekend – expect to be asked why you’re out and about. Double demerits will be in force from midnight tonight as part of Operation Tortoise, with police warning they’ll keep tabs on drivers across the Hunter like never before.