Tag: Kempsey
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BREAK AND ENTER IN WEST KEMPSEY
Police are appealing for information following a break and enter in West Kempsey on Tuesday night. At about 7:30, a 76-year-old man heard noises coming from the bedroom of his Tozer Street home. It’s believed the door was forced close on the man, before a window was smashed and several items taken.
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LIFT OFF FOR KEMPSEY PILOT PROGRAM
A partnership between a Port Macquarie pilot school and Kempsey Shire Council will see a training program launched at the Kempsey airport. It comes just a week after a tender was awarded to improve the airport’s facilities.
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FUTURE CONCERNS FOR KEMPSEY WOMENS REFUGE
After 25-years of working with the community, the Kempsey Women’s Refuge has lost state funding and will be taken over by a Taree-based foundation. The Women’s Refuge is concerned the new service won’t provide specialised help to victims of domestic abuse.
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LIFT OFF FOR KEMPSEY AIRPORT UPGRADE
Kempsey Shire Council has awarded a $1.6-million tender to a Coopernook company for the upgrade of Kempsey Airport. Works include improving infrastructure and extending the tarmac.
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SAFETY UPGRADE FOR BUSY KEMPSEY STREET
A busy Kempsey road renowned for congestion during school pick-up times could be safer by the end of the week. Funded by Transport for New South Wales, a section of North Street will now have a designated bus stop area. “The bus interchange area will improve safety for users of the public transport system. It…
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BATTLE FOR THE TOP OF THE GROUP 3 LADDER
It will be a battle for the top of the table, when the reigning group 3 premiers take on the current ladder leaders this weekend. Sitting in second place, the Wauchope Blue’s will go head to head with the Macleay Valley Mustangs in Round 6.
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TRAGEDY NEAR KEMPSEY
Police are appealing for information after a 25-year-old man was fatally run over near Kempsey early Sunday morning. Officers believe he may have fallen asleep on the road, after leaving a party earlier in the night. The incident happened at South West Rocks Road at Austral Eden, at around 2:40am. The car’s driver was taken…
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MAN CHARGED WITH INTENT TO MURDER
A 20-year-old man has been charged with intent to murder after he allegedly tried to drown and run over a man in South Kempsey yesterday. Police allege the 20-year-old victim was held under water and then run over by a car on Crescent Head Road at about 2am. He then made his way to a…