Category: National News
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TRAFFIC GRIDLOCK PROMPTS CALLS FOR BYPASS TO BE FAST-TRACKED
There are calls for urgent funding to fast-track the missing link of the Newcastle Inner City Bypass. Commuters say the section from Rankin Park to Jesmond is desperately needed to ease the gridlock on Lookout and Newcastle roads.
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HUNTER MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SUPPLYING DRUGS
A man, charged with more than 400 drug and weapon offences, has pleaded guilty to ONE count of supplying an indictable quantity of a prohibited drug. The rest of the charges were withdrawn. Lee Afflick was arrested at Merewether last May, as part of a three-month investigation into the supply of heroin. He didn’t apply…
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IMPRESSIVE FINISH FOR FLANAGAN AT NEW ZEALAND OPEN
Lake Macquarie golfer Nick Flanagan has finished third at the New Zealand Open, firing an impressive final round 66. Flanagan ended up four shots behind tournament winner Brad Kennedy from Queensland, but the result could’ve been a lot closer.
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NORWEGIAN OIL GIANT ABANDONS PLANS TO DRILL THE BIGHT
Norwegian oil giant Equinor has become the third company to abandon plans to drill in the Great Australian Bight. The company stating it was “not commercially competitive” compared with other exploration opportunities. In December, Equinor was granted environmental approval to drill 372 kilometres south of the Nullarbor coastline. Drilling in the Bight had been fiercely…
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FLUTRACKING ON THE RISE IN AUSTRALIA
A national surveillance system which monitors annual flu seasons has swung into action early, as Australia braces for a potential coronavirus outbreak. Flutracking will have more than 50,000 participants this year, making it the biggest survey of its type in the world. For more information, visit https://www.flutracking.net/Join
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WANGI WANGI TEENAGER CHARGED AT SYDNEY FESTIVAL
A Wangi Wangi teenager has been charged with supplying drugs, after he was allegedly found carrying 75 MDMA capsules at Sydney’s Lost City under 18s music festival. Police will allege the 17-year-old was also carrying a knife and resisted officers during his arrest on Saturday. A 14-year-old Mt Druitt girl was also allegedly supplying drugs…
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HOLDEN TO BE AXED FROM AUSTRALIA BY THE END OF THE YEAR
It’s been announced Holden will be axed at the end of 2020, ending 72 years of the automotive brand’s association with Australia. Holden staff and dealers were told global parent company General Motors decided to retreat from right-hand drive vehicles internationally at midday. Approximately 600 of 800 jobs will be lost, and the remaining workers…
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BELMONT TO BLACKSMITHS: MISSING LINK FOR FERNLEIGH TRACK
Cyclists are celebrating, with a new section of the Fernleigh Track to go ahead… passing through picturesque Belmont Wetlands. The state government will chip in $7.4-million – today Lake Macquarie Council announced it will fund the rest of the $12-million project.
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“LUCKY TO BE ALIVE”: RESCUED SURFER SPEAKS OF INCREDIBLE SURVIVAL
A teenaged surfer has told NBN News he is ‘lucky to be alive’ after being swept out to sea off Redhead Beach, yesterday afternoon. 17-year-old Beauyn Crew was surfing with a friend, when he lost his board, got caught in a rip and was swept half a kilometre offshore. His friend returned to shore and…
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FOUR CHILDREN KILLED BY ALLEGED DRUNK DRIVER WHILE GETTING ICECREAM
An alleged drunk driver has been charged with four counts of manslaughter and more than a dozen other driving offences, after four children were killed while riding their bikes on a Sydney footpath last night. Seven children were allegedly struck by the 4WD on Bettington Road, Oatlands just before 8pm yesterday. The group were riding…