Category: Recent Posts
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HUNTER PARENTS TICK OFF A NEW BACK-TO-SCHOOL CHECKLIST OF UNIFORMS AND RAT TESTS
The Hunter has recorded four more covid deaths – three of them at Lake Macquarie. It comes as the region’s parents embrace the rapid test rollout… keen to do what they can to keep schools and communities safe this term.
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TEEN DRIVER AVOIDS JAIL OVER MAXI TAXI CRASH
A teenager who caused a horror crash which critically injured a young mum, has avoided jail.The 17-year-old disqualified driver ran a red light at Edgeworth in 2020 and slammed into a maxi taxi – seriously injured seven people.Mother of three Tamika Weaver was thrown from the van and left with lifelong injuries.Today a Children’s Court heard…
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THREE TEENS ARRESTED, ONE CHARGED, AFTER ALLEGED ARMED HOLD UP
A teenager has been charged over an armed hold-up at a South Maitland service station on Wednesday night. Police say a group entered the outlet at around 11 o’clock, allegedly threatening a worker with a knife before stealing several drinks and leaving the scene. Officers later arrested two 16-year-olds and an 18-year-old. The older teen…
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CASH SPLASH TO EXPAND NEWCASTLE ART GALLERY
It’s been 17 years in the making, but finally, Newcastle Art Gallery will receive a $40-million expansion. The state and federal governments have now come to the table.
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TEENAGERS CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY STEALING VEHICLES IN THE HUNTER
Two teenagers have been charged after allegedly stealing two cars from the Hunter region this week. Between 7pm on Wednesday and 7am on Thursday, two vehicles – a grey Holden Captiva and a black Ford Ranger – were stolen from a home on Carl Lane at Muswellbrook. Shortly before 6.30 this morning, highway patrol officers…
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POLICE APPEAL FOR HELP FOLLOWING ATTEMPTED CARJACKING IN TAMWORTH
Police are appealing for the public’s help to identify a man, following reports of an attempted carjacking in Tamworth yesterday. Officers say a 49-year-old woman was sitting inside her vehicle in the driveway of a residence on Ridge Street just after two o’clock in the morning, when a man carrying a knife attempted to open…
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18 YEAR OLD GIRL CRITICAL AFTER FALLING FROM ROOF IN TERRIGAL
An 18-year-old woman is fighting for life after falling from a roof on the Central Coast. Paramedics treated her on scene before she was flown to hospital – while police are trying to piece together exactly what happened.
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NORTH WEST RESIDENTS HONOURED THIS AUSTRALIA DAY
It is no secret that the North West is home to many local legends, but one, in particular, is in the spotlight this week. Narrabri’s Shanna Whan was today named the 2022 Australian Local Hero, for her discussions on alcohol use in rural Australia.
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HAVE YOU SEEN CRYSTAL WALKER?
Police have renewed their calls for girl missing from the Far North Coast. 14-year-old Crystal Walker was last seen on Kennedy Drive at Tweed Heads, on January 1. Family notified authorities after the teenager failed to return home. Despite various unconfirmed sightings, Crystal is yet to be located. She’s described as being of Aboriginal or…
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MAN CHARGED FOLLOWING ARMED ROBBERY AT HUNTER HOTEL
A man has been charged as investigations continue into an armed robbery at a Hunter hotel. Police have confirmed two masked men – one armed with a handgun and the other with a meat cleaver – entered a licensed premises on Main Road at Cardiff just after midnight yesterday. They proceeded to threaten two employees,…