Tag: Kempsey
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PLANS FOR UNIVERSITY PRESENCE IN KEMPSEY UNDERWAY
Plans for a university presence in Kempsey are well underway, with stakeholders announcing the development today. The Country Universities campus will provide a huge opportunity for local students.
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FUNDRAISER MADE FOR MAN KILLED AT MID-NORTH COAST
A fundraiser has been created to help raise for funds for the funeral of a man killed at the Mid-North Coast. 58-year-old Barry Parsons was killed on Wednesday west of Kempsey. In a Facebook post last Friday, Mr Parsons said he was scared and alone. His body was recovered a few days later. All money…
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ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR MAN NEAR KEMPSEY
Police are on the hunt for a 31-year-old man, wanted on an outstanding parole warrant on the Mid North Coast. Cleve Madden was released from Kempsey correctional facility on Thursday, with an arrest warrant issued after he failed to attend a parole meeting on Friday. The 31-year-old is described as being of Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander…
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KEMPSEY COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER TO RAISE MONEY FOR CANCER RESEARCH
It’s well known that Australian farmers are the giving type, and today proved no different. The Kempsey community coming together at the saleyard, to raise money for cancer research.
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TWO BODIES FOUND IN MACLEAY RIVER CAR SEARCH
UPDATE 4:50PM: Police have just confirmed two bodies have been removed from a vehicle submerged in the Macleay River – the bodies of an adult male and an adult female. We’ll have the latest details tonight at 6pm. EARLIER: Police are focusing on a four-metre section of the Macleay River, where they believe the car is…
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MAN WANTED BY POLICE CHARGED AND REFUSED BAIL
A man wanted by police on domestic violence charges, has also been charged with cruelty to a police dog. Police say the 28-year-old ran away when they attempted to speak with him at his Collambatti home. It’s alleged the man assaulted a police dog with a stick while being tracked in bushland. The man was…
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KEMPSEY MAN CHARGED WITH DRUG SUPPLY
A man has been charged with drug supply after heroin and ice were allegedly found in his vehicle at Port Macquarie. The 62-year-old driver was stopped by police on the Pacific Highway, at 3:30am on Saturday when he allegedly got out of the car and attempted to dispose of the drugs. He was granted conditional…
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MAN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY ATTACKING POLICE DOG
A man wanted on outstanding warrants has been arrested on the Mid North Coast, after earlier evading officers and allegedly attacking a police dog. Officers attended a home at Collambatti, north of Kempsey, and attempted to speak with a man wanted on domestic violence charges. The 28-year-old ran from the scene, before he was tracked…
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MAN KILLED IN SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH NEAR KEMPSEY
A man has been killed in a late night car crash near Kempsey. Police say the Toyota Prado was travelling south on the Pacific Highway at Frederickton when it left the road and rolled several times just after 11:30 last night. The 34-year-old male driver died at the scene. A 52-year-old female front-seat passenger was…
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MAN KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT ON MID NORTH COAST
A man has been killed in a car crash on the Mid North Coast overnight. The 34-year-old was driving a Toyota Prado when it left the southbound lane on the Pacific Highway at Frederickton near Kempsey, rolling several times. He died at the scene. A passenger, a 52-year-old woman, was trapped in the vehicle for…