Category: Recent Posts
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START TO COFFS HARBOUR BYPASS JUST WEEKS AWAY
The Coffs Harbour bypass has receivied a financial boost, with the Federal Government set to allocate a $490-million slice of the budget towards the project. Tunnels will be built and homes sound-proofed, and approval from the State Govenrment is expected to come within weeks.
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POLICE INVESTIGATE HOUSE DAMAGED BY VANDALS
Police are investigating, after a home was significantly damaged in the Hunter Valley over the weekend. The newly built house, at The Grange Estate near Cessnock, has significant damage to several walls, a window and the sink. It’s understood the incident occurred late on Sunday afternoon, and the house’s occupants weren’t inside at the time.…
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MORE THAN $9,000 RAISED FOR MUM INJURED IN MAXI TAXI CRASH
A Hunter mother of three is still fighting for her life in hospital, following a maxi taxi crash at Edgeworth, over the weekend. 24-year-old Tamika Weaver suffered serious head injuries when she was thrown from the vehicle on Saturday night. She remains in a critical condition. A Go-fund-me page, set up to help the family,…
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PANDEMIC CANCELS BYRON COASTAL CHARITY WALK FOR 2020
Organisers behind the Byron Coast Charity Walk have announced this year’s Westpac Rescue Helicopter fundraiser won’t go ahead due to the pandemic. The event was postponed twice already, with organisers holding hope it would be third time lucky but it wasn’t meant to be. Instead, a virtual event will be held in November before the…
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MAN CHARGED OVER LAKE MACQUARIE SPORTSGROUND BRAWL
Tyson Leota has been charged after an alleged brawl at Lake Macquarie earlier this month. Just before 5pm on Saturday, September 19, police were called to a sporting ground at Dora Creek, after reports of a physical altercation. After extensive inquiries, the 22-year-old attended Newcastle Police Station about 8.30am today, where he was arrested. Leota…
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ANONYMOUS CALLER URGED TO COME FORWARD
An anonymous caller, who holds vital knowledge about the mysterious death of a man in the Hunter, nearly two years ago, is being urged to come forward. Early in the morning on the 29th September 2018, a man’s body was found on the side of the road at Carrington Street, Glenridding, south of Singleton. The…
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WOMAN ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED AFTER TRYING TO HELP DOG
A woman has allegedly been punched in the face after approaching a man who reportedly struck his dog several times outside a Coffs Harbour restaurant. The 49-year-old man was later arrested at a nearby home on Bray Street and taken to Coffs Harbour Police Station and charged. The incident occurred just before 9:30pm, after the…
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RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYERS CLAIM RACIAL VILIFICATION PLAGUES COMMUNITY COMPETITION
All eyes are on the NRL as it investigates an alleged racial slur, but players in lower tier rugby league say they’re experiencing similar abuse. A majority of the members of the Newcastle and Hunter community league board stood down over the issue yesterday, and players say they’re fed up.
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‘BLUE DOZER’ VISITS NEWCASTLE EN ROUTE TO VICTORIA
Caterpillar machinery is known worldwide for its distinctive yellow paintwork. But one bulldozer has been given an eye-catching respray to raise awareness of and money for Beyond Blue. Now known as the ‘blue dozer’, the conversation-starting D-6 is being driven down to Victoria on a trailer which stopped in at Beresfield earlier today. Once it…
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SPRING BABY BOOM AT HUNTER VALLEY ZOO
Spring has sprung at Hunter Valley Zoo, with keepers announcing there’s been a baby boom. The new additions, from a range of different species, are a boon for conservation – and they’re slowly getting used to the pecking order.