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WOMEN CELEBRATE 40 YEARS AS SURF LIFESAVERS
Today marks 40 years, since women were allowed to don the iconic red and yellow patrol uniform. Prior to this, a woman’s role at Surf Life Saving Australia was restricted to support and back-office functions. However, Terrigal had the first all-female patrol in the nation – when the men left in 1942 to fight for…
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STATE GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES SHARK SPOTTING DRONES
A multi-million-dollar strategy has today been unveiled by the State Government to protect beachgoers from sharks. A fleet of 34 drones will take to the skies over the New South Wales coastline, including at South Kingscliff, Cabarita, Byron’s Main Beach, Seven Mile Beach, Sharpes Beach, Shelly Beach, Lighthouse Beach and Airforce Beach. SMART drumlines and…
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DUNGOG SHIRE ROADS TO RECEIVE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR UPGRADE
Local Dungog Shire roads are set to receive a $4.4 million upgrade, as part of the NSW Government’s $500 million Fixing Local Roads program. The program will fund three projects in the area, including upgrades to Paterson River Road, Salisbury Road and Summer Hill Road. Member for Upper Hunter Michael Johnsen says it’ll create more…
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GUIDED WALKS BACK ON AT LISMORE’S RAINFOREST BOTANIC GARDENS
From its lush ferns to winding pathways, Lismore’s Rainforest Botanic Gardens are a must for locals and tourists alike. And today volunteers rejoiced as guided tours of the greenspace returned.
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ELDERLY MAN ARRESTED AFTER WOMAN FOUND WITH HEAD INJURIES
An elderly man has been charged after a woman was found with critical head injuries on the central coast last night. Emergency services were called to a home at Berkeley Vale just after 9pm, after reports a 79-year-old woman was seriously injured. Police found the woman, who was treated before being air-lifted to John Hunter…
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FIVE ARRESTED FOLLOWING CROSS-BORDER DRUG AND WEAPONS INVESTIGATION
Military grade weapons and pill pressers have been seized in a massive police operation targetting a cross-border drug syndicate. Hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of MDMA and amphetamines were also allegedly seized today, as part of a six-month joint police operation in northern NSW, south east Queensland and Victoria. Police executed five search warrants…
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NORTH COAST SHIELD BASKETBALL COMPETITIONS TO RESUME FOR TERM 3
The North Coast Shield basketball competition will resume in July. Lismore Storm was given the green light to return to training this week – the first club in the region to come out of hibernation.
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MAN ARRESTED AFTER DRUGS FOUND DURING VEHICLE STOP
A man has been charged after police found drugs in his vehicle in the Northern Tablelands early this morning. Officers stopped a silver Holden Commodore at Inverell just before 1am, due to dangerous driving. Police search the man’s vehicle, finding methylamphetamine, MDMA and cocaine, with an estimated street value of more than $28,000. The 40-year-old…
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GAV’S WEATHER | SHOWERS AND CLOUD HANG ALONG THE COAST
Clear skies are still dominating most of the nation. Clouds and showers did roll in across the Newcastle region today, as the southerly moved in and tracked up the coast. The latest high pressure system will now force South Easterly winds along the entire eastern seaboard. Cloud will continue increase in the coming days with…
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ELDERLY MAN HIT BY CAR AT EAST GOSFORD
A man, believed to be aged in his 70s, has been hit by a car at East Gosford. The incident unfolded on the Central Coast Highway near Webb Street, just before 11:30. The man is being treated by NSW Amublance for head injuries. Careflight has landed and is assessing the man. Traffic in the area…