Category: Headlines
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LITTLE LIFE SAVER RECOGNISED WITH STAR AWARD
A medical emergency unfolding right before your eyes is confronting for anyone, let alone a 10-year-old girl. But it’s exactly what Taree’s Sha-kayla Mudford was confronted with, and handled with composure. Now her brave effort has been recognised.
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POLICE INVESTIGATE SICKENING ATTACK ON MOSQUE
Police are investigating a sickening racist attack on a mosque in Newcastle. A pig’s head was hurled into the grounds, just a week after a worshipper was attacked outside.
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ARREST MADE FOLLOWING LAKE MACQUARIE MOTHER’S DEATH
A 66-year-old man is being questioned by police over the death of a mother of four in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Windale. Renee Mitchell has been described as a generous and loving woman, who lived to help others.
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TIM OWEN ADMITS HE LIED TO ICAC
In a sensational development, Newcastle MP Tim Owen has admitted lying to the ICAC about returning $10,000 in cash he received from a Hunter developer. While in the stand yesterday, Owen said he returned the envelope of $100 bills to Jeff McCloy, a day after taking it during a meeting on Hunter Street. It’s been…
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UPDATED: TWO DEAD IN MID NORTH COAST CRASH
A crash involving a car and truck north of Port Macquarie this morning, has claimed the lives of two people and injured three others. Police say a southbound Hyundai sedan collided with a northbound furniture truck along the Pacific Highway between Kundabung and the Cooperabung Range just after 5am. 40-year-old Niki Taylor and her 12-year-old daughter…
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MISSING SURFER’S FAMILY THANKS EMERGENCY SERVICES
The family of an Irish surfer who went missing on the North Coast last weekend, has thanked the local community and emergency services. 20-year-old Stuart Butler got caught in a rip at Tallow Beach at Byron Beach on Saturday, while surfing with two mates. Rescue crews saved a 26-year-old and 20-year-old, but couldn’t locate Mr…
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FIRE CREWS CONTINUE TO BATTLE BLAZES NEAR BYRON BAY
Fire crews have been working to contain a blaze burning south of Byron Bay, that forced the evacuation of residents and tourists. The blaze broke out late yesterday after an electrical storm swept through the region.
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MAN BITTEN BY SHARK AT PORT MACQUARIE BEACH
A 26-year-old man is in a stable condition after being bitten by a shark at a Port Macquarie beach late yesterday afternoon. At about 6.15 the man was surfing with a group of friends at Shelly Beach when he fell off his board and felt something hit his right hand. The man was taken to…
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THE LIFE OF SHARK ATTACK VICTIM ZAC YOUNG CELEBRATED AT SERVICE
The Port Macquarie teenager who died after being attacked by a shark near Coffs Harbour yesterday has been remembered as cheeky and unique. Tributes flowed for Zac Young at a moving memorial service in his home town today.
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JOLIE BRINGS A TASTE OF HOLLYWOOD TO NORTH WEST
The star power of Angelina Jolie has again dazzled Werris Creek, in north west New South Wales. The Hollywood A-lister returned to the tiny town, as it was confirmed the location will play a role in her new movie, Unbroken.