Tag: Kempsey
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EASED RESTRICTIONS IN KEMPSEY SHIRE COULD BE SHORT LIVED
Just hours after restrictions were lifted – Kempsey is tonight at risk of going back into lockdown thanks a number of new cases. It comes as restrictions return to neighbouring Port Macquarie – the unfolding situation leaving disheartened locals searching for answers.
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ANOTHER POSITIVE COVID CASE REPORTED AT KEMPSEY
Meanwhile another positive covid case has been reported at Kempsey taking the Shire’s total to three so far this week. A drive-thru testing clinic at Riverside Park will be open tomorrow from 8am to 2pm. A walk-in vaccination clinic will also open at Kempsey hospital. Anyone with even the slightest of symptoms is urged to…
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COVID-19 TRACES FOUND IN WEST KEMPSEY SEWAGE
Traces of covid-19 have been found in Mid North Coast sewage for the third time this week. The virus was detected in samples taken from the West Kempsey local treatment plant on August 31 and September 2. Fragments were also detected this week in Wauchope, Port Macquarie, Dunbogan and Bonny Hills. Health authorities expressing concern.…
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NEW COVID EXPOSURE SITES LISTED IN PORT MACQUARIE
Two new exposure sites have been listed for Port Macquarie. A second confirmed case from Kempsey – a close contact of an earlier case – visiting Bunnings and the Little Shack Cafe on Saturday.
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GROUP THREE RUGBY LEAGUE CATCH UP ROUND LOCKED IN
One round of the Group 3 Rugby League season will be axed to allow clubs to play catch up games. Wet weather forced several matches to be called off last month, while more disruptions are expected. Postponed games will now be played on July 31 and August 1. “Unfortunately because of the late push back…
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TWO MEN CHARGED OVER ATTACK AT CORRECTIONAL CENTRE NEAR KEMPSEY
Two men have been charged over an attack at a correctional centre near Kempsey last year, that left an officer wounded. On December 19, two inmates aged 20 and 23 allegedly threatened two officers with makeshift weapons, stabbing one several times. The men were arrested yesterday at Goulburn Police Station, and will remain in custody…
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POLICE SEARCHING FOR A MAN INVOLVED IN PURSUIT NEAR KEMPSEY
Police are searching for a man involved in a pursuit near Kempsey overnight. It started after the driver failed to stop on South Street around 11:40. He later crashed into trees and ran from the scene, leaving a 28-year-old woman and two children trapped inside the car as it burst into flames. They were freed…
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POLICE LOOKING FOR WITNESSES TO HOME INVASION IN WEST KEMPSEY
Police are looking for witnesses to a home invasion in West Kempsey on October 1. The owner of the home, a 33-year-old man, was assaulted by three men who forced their way into the house at around 8:30pm. He was treated at the scene for severe swelling and bruising to his face and a foot…
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COUNCIL MOVING FORWARD WITH PLANS TO SEAL POINT PLOMER ROAD
Point Plomer Road is set to become safer and smoother – Kempsey Shire Council giving the green light to seal 6 kilometres of the stretch. After much controversy, the project’s environmental impact secured a tick of approval at yesterday’s council meeting.
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FAMILY OF DAVID DUNGAY JR LEAD BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTEST IN KEMPSEY
Not even a hail storm could halt a rally in Kempsey today, by demonstrators continuing calls for change as part of the Black Lives Matter movement. It was led by the family of an indigenous man who died in Sydney’s Long Bay jail, after being pinned down by prison guards. And a warning to indigenous…