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REWARD INCREASED TO $500,000 FOR INFORMATION INTO UNSOLVED MURDER AT GOSFORD BIKIE CLUBHOUSE
A reward of $500,000 is being offered for new information into the unsolved murder of a man more than two decades ago on the NSW Central Coast. Paul Summers was killed while sleeping on the couch inside a Rebels clubhouse over 20 years ago. In the early hours of September 22, 1999, shots were fired…
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THE 28 LIVES LOST WERE REMEMBERED AT THE ANNUAL MYALL CREEK MASSACRE COMMEMORATION
It’s been nearly two centuries since the Myall Creek massacre – and wounds are starting to heal from one of the darkest chapters in Australia’s History. Today the community gathered at a newly completed amphitheater to remember the Indigenous lives lost, and look to the future.
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MORE COVID VACCINES ADMINISTERED ON NORTH COAST
More than 98,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered on the North Coast. There’s been a jump of about 22,500 doses in the past fortnight between Port Macquarie and the Queensland border. GP stocks of the AstraZeneca jab have has also increased. Vaccinations at North Coast aged care facilities are hoped to be…
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MINGARA TO HOST AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
There will be a packed house at Mingara for the Surf Lifesaving Awards of Excellence tomorrow night. Open athlete and Volunteer of the Year will be announced – while Umina will look to continue its own record breaking run.
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MARINERS SET FOR SUDDEN-DEATH SEMI
The Mariners and Macarthur FC trained at Central Coast Stadium this morning ahead of tomorrow night’s sudden-death semi. Both coaches spoke about seizing the moment, while mid-fielder Josh Nisbet is ecstatic to play in his first final.
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SOUL CAFE RAISES BIG MONEY TO SUPPORT THE HUNTER’S HOMELESS
Newcastle charity Soul Cafe has raised more than $175,000 to help local people struggling to put a roof over their head. The money raised from this year’s ‘Sleepout for Soul’ event was the charity’s largest amount yet. More than 350 participants stayed overnight at Newcastle’s Bolton Street Carpark on May 21. The tally comes one…
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MOTORCYCLE RIDER DIES IN MID NORTH COAST CRASH
Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash which claimed the life of a motorcyclist on the Mid North Coast. Emergency services were called to King Creek Road at King Creek near Wauchope, after a motorbike and a Holden Statesman sedan collided at 2.40pm on Sunday. The rider, a 51-year-old man, was treated by paramedics, but they…
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SUPREME COURT BATTLE LOOMS AS HUNTLEE ATTEMPTS TO EVICT HISTORIC TRAIN COLLECTION
A Maitland man is facing bankruptcy in a David and Goliath battle to save the Hunter Valley Railway Trust from an eviction notice. Chris Richard is refusing to leave the land at North Rothbury where heritage trains have been restored for more than 30 years.
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WATER MAIN BREAK IN TAMWORTH
Water supply to residents around the Goonoo Goonoo and Scotts Road roundabout was cut off today following a water main break. Council is undertaking emergency repairs but first needed to break through the road. Detours were in place surrounding the busy roundabout until 2.30 pm today. (AUDIO ONLY)
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YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT CONTINUES TO GROW IN THE HUNTER
While the Hunter’s unemployment rate has levelled off, new data shows the number of young people without work is growing. And that’s despite local businesses saying there’s no shortage of jobs available.