Category: Recent Posts
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PORT MACQUARIE TEEN ASSAULT UNDER INVESTIGATION
Police are appealing for the public’s help as they investigate an assault on the state’s Mid North Coast. Just before midday on July 12, two 15-year-old boys were walking west along William Street in Port Macquarie, when they were approached by a man they didn’t know. The man verbally abused the pair, before the boys…
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WALCHA BUSINESS OWNERS RELIEVED WITH OXLEY HIGHWAY REOPENED
Walcha business owners are breathing a sigh of relief – with the Oxley Highway open again. It’s been four months since the town has had a direct link to the coast.
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DRUG DRIVERS CAUGHT IN LAKE MACQUARIE POLICE BLITZ
Almost one in five drivers returned positive results during a proactive drink and drug driving operation in Lake Macquarie yesterday. Operation Amrap targeted drink and drug driving, as well as COVID compliance, with officers out in force between 7am and 5pm. Thirty-seven drivers underwent a random roadside drug test, with seven drivers returning a positive…
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NEWCASTLE REFEREE PETER COOKE REACHES 1000 GAMES
Referees don’t tend to get too much attention, but there’s one local rugby ref who deserves some. Peter Cooke blew the whistle on game 1000 on Saturday. Incredibly, he’s NEVER missed a game through injury or any other reason…and has officiated every weekend of the rugby season for the last 49 years. “I’m probably like…
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MAN CHARGED OVER TAREE HOME INVASION
A man will face court today over an alleged aggravated home invasion near Taree, where another man was attacked with a metal bar. About 10.30pm on Sunday, three men, aged 53, 23 and 18, and a 50-year-old woman – were at a home in Black Head, when it’s alleged three unknown men forced entry through…
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CHARGES LAID AFTER MAN STABBED DURING BREAK IN
A man has been charged after a resident sustained serious leg injuries during an aggravated break and enter in the state’s New England region overnight. Just after 1am, a man and woman allegedly forced their way into a house at Kirkham Crescent, Oxley Vale, by smashing a window and kicking in the front door. Police…
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LOCKDOWN EXTENDED | GREATER SYDNEY STUDENTS BACK TO HOMESCHOOLING
Greater Sydney’s lockdown, which includes the Central Coast, has been extended for one more week. It will now end on July 16. The announcement comes as New South Wales records 27 new locally-acquired cases of COVID-19. The result comes from more than 45,000 tests done in the past 24 hours. Of these new cases, 18…
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ELDERLY MAN DIES IN CAR CRASH AT ARMIDALE
An elderly man has died in hospital following a single-vehicle crash at Armidale. A Honda CRV was travelling east on Mann Street when the driver lost control just before 10pm on Tuesday. The car left the road before it collided with a tree and overturned. Residents responded along with emergency services, who removed the 81-year-old…
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TWO TEENAGERS CAUGHT IN A RIP AT A NEWCASTLE BEACH
There was a near emergency in Newcastle this afternoon, when two teenage boys became trapped in a dangerous rip. The pair was swimming at the un-patrolled Burwood Beach when they got into trouble around 3:30. Fortunately, by the time paramedics and the Westpac Chopper arrived, the teens were back on shore. One was taken to…
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CONCERN OVER WOOLGOOLGA LAKE
The community has raised the alarm, after Woolgoolga Lake’s waters turned brown. Numerous developments upstream are thought to be the cause – with concerns it’s only a matter of time before irreparable damage is done.