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EDGEWORTH EAGLES CALL FOR HELP AFTER CLUB HOUSE IS VANDALISED AGAIN
Edgeworth football club continues to be impacted by vandals – after being broken in to several times in the last week. Club officials are asking anyone with information or footage of the area at the time to contact them. They’re appealing for more help from local police and MPs, after a spate of recent attacks.
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MAN CHARGED OVER ALLEGED POLICE ASSAULT
A man has been charged after allegedly assaulting two police officers at Byron Bay. Police say the 31-year-old punched the constables when they attempted to remove him from a bogged ute on Kendall Street last night. He’s been refused bail to face court, later this month. Both officers were taken to Byron Bay Hospital with…
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ANYONE PART OF SEARCH FOR AJ REQUESTED TO GET A COVID-19 TEST
UPDATE – 5PM, 7/9/21: Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District statement: “Two people at the Saint Shenouda Monastery, 8419 Putty Road, Putty have tested positive for COVID-19. The people, who were volunteers working at the Monastery, left the venue on Saturday 4 September and are in isolation elsewhere. No-one remaining at the Monastery has tested…
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CENTRAL COAST SEES SPIKE IN NEW COVID-19 CASES
New South Wales has recorded 1,220 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 overnight. 8 people died – all were over the age of 50, and the majority were unvaccinated. A number of those people also had significant, underlying health conditions. There are another 7 cases in the Hunter New England Health District – 2 in…
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DELTA OUTBREAK CLIMBS TO 100 CASES AND CONTAMINATES WYONG HOSPITAL
Staff and patients at Wyong Hospital have been sent into isolation after a person, infected with covid, spent three hours in the facility. It’s the latest exposure site on the Central Coast – where the local outbreak has now reached triple digits.
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MAN HOSPITALISED AFTER WATER TANK ROLLS OFF TRAILER
A man is recovering in hospital after a water tank rolled on him at Mindaribba near Maitland this afternoon. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter and paramedics were called to a property there just after 1.30pm. When the team arrived, they started treating the 70yo man, who was suffering back and chest injuries. It’s understood the 1,000…
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POLICE INVESTIGATE SUSPICIOUS HOUSE FIRE IN NEWCASTLE
Police are appealing for information after a suspicious housefire in Newcastle last night. Just before 6pm, emergency services were called to University Drive, Waratah West. Police, along with Fire and Rescue attended and put out the blaze a short time later. Three rooms at the front of the property were destroyed, and a large portion…
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FAR NORTH COAST CRICKET SETS SIGHTS ON UPCOMING SEASON
The Far North Coast cricket season is scheduled to begin in just over a month. Some exciting changes have been brewing for the League, with some new teams joining the ranks.
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CANCELLATION OF THE 2021 FOOTBALL SEASON LEAVES TERRIGAL SHATTERED
Central Coast Football has been forced to abandon the 2021 season. It’s a blow for Terrigal – the team was on track to take home their first premiership in years.
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GOFUNDME STARTED TO RAISE MONEY FOR DEFIBS AFTER MAN DIES AT WATEGOS BEACH
The Byron Bay community has been quick to band together, raising money for three defibrillators to be installed at local beaches. This GoFundMe page was started after the death of Phillip Jones, who was pulled from Wategos Beach unconscious late last week. The project aims to have defibrillators installed at Wategos, Clarkes Beach and The…