Category: Headlines
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DANIEL PETRYK GUILTY OF MURDERING ROBERT PARRY
Robert Parry was the victim of a senseless and violent crime – gunned down in his own home in 2015. Today, following a five week Supreme Court trial, a jury found Daniel Petryk guilty of the Wickham man’s murder.
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BUS BURSTS INTO FLAMES AT THORNTON
There were frightening scenes at Thornton in the Hunter Valley this morning, when a bus went up in flames. Bystanders raced to help, fearing the vehicle was packed with students.
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LUCKY ESCAPE AFTER ALLEGED DRUNK DRIVER SLAMS INTO HOUSE
A Newcastle couple has been showered with debris, after an alleged drunk driver slammed into their home just metres from where they slept. And they’re certain the situation would’ve been so much worse had it not been for one thing.
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RUGBY PLAYER CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING REFEREE
A Hunter rugby player has been charged with assaulting a referee, during an under-19 grand final. Maitland’s Mark Meafua is accused of striking 19-year-old match official Niklas Gaal in the face, when he was about to receive a yellow card. Police allege 18-year-old Meafua then left the field – he was later arrested at his…
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INQUEST BEGINS INTO 2015 DUNGOG FLOOD DEATHS
It was a one in a one thousand year storm which not only devastated the Hunter Valley town of Dungog – but claimed the lives of three people. Today, on the opening day of an inquest into their deaths – an admission from the SES – two years on from the tragedy.
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TEEN HIT IN HEAD BY BRICK THROWN BY GATECRASHERS
There were frightening scenes at an 18th birthday party at Lake Macquarie last night, with a teenager hit in the head with a brick. A group of gatecrashers was behind the attack, angry at being turned away.
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TRIBUTES FOR TENNIS CHAMPION PETER DOOHAN
Tributes are flowing for Australian tennis ace Peter Doohan, who’s lost his battle with motor neurone disease at the age of 56. Doohan, from Newcastle, famously took down two-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker in 1987. “A moment which rocked the tennis world and changed forever the life of Newcastle battler, Peter Doohan.” It earned him…
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WOMAN BOUND WITH DUCT TAPE DURING ARMED ROBBERY
A worker’s hands and feet have been bound with duct tape, during an armed robbery at Abermain Bowling Club last night. Two men, one armed with a gun and another with a sledgehammer, smashed their way into the club at around 10:30. They threatened the female employee before taping her arms and legs together. She…
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PETER KURUVITA SHARES CULINARY EXPERTISE
He’s one of Australia’s favourite chefs, and now Peter Kuruvita is bringing his cooking skills to the Central Coast. The celebrity chef is hosting a special feast in Terrigal and helping boost the hospitality industry in the process.
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COAST TOURISM HANDED TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES
The future of Central Coast tourism will soon be in the hands of not one but three companies. Council has awarded the hotly contested tender to the consortium of marketing businesses, after announcing its decision to disband the local tourism board.