Tag: lake macquarie
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TRAFFIC ACCIDENT PROMPTS MURDER INVESTIGATION
What began as a police call out to a traffic accident, became the start of a murder investigation last night – with the discovery of a woman’s body at Lake Macquarie. Two local men restrained the alleged offender following the car accident.
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BUMPER CROWD ROLLS IN FOR CATALINA FESTIVAL
It was billed as Lake Macquarie’s biggest Catalina Festival ever, and organisers are confident the 2016 installment met that mark. More than 5,000 people packed the shores of Rathmines to catch a glimpse of the seaplanes, and the classic car display. The main attraction, a flyover by the famous Catalina, Felix the Black Cat.
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THOUSANDS FLOCK TO SEE LAKE MAQUARIE SUPERBOATS
They’re dubbed the V8s of the water. The Offshore Superboats have drawn thousands of spectators to the shores of Lake Macquarie today. The high-octane event proved so successful first time around, it’s already likely to return next year.
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SUPERBOATS LOOK SET TO RETURN TO LAKE MACQUARIE IN 2017
As we reported earlier, the Offshore Superboat Series hit Lake Macquarie today, and it was a dominant outing for Travis Thompson and Ross Willaton, comfortably taking out both races. The pair never looked like being beaten – the closest someone came was Newcastle driver Darren Nicholson, in the day’s first hit-out. The national series is all-but…
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OFFSHORE SUPERBOATS KICK OFF ON LAKE MACQUARIE
It was a noisy afternoon on Lake Macquarie today, with the pole position shootout in round 4 of the Offshore superboat championships getting underway just off Marmong Point. In the Outboard class, Phantom finished first followed by 88 Gold Coast City Marina and Marine Crawley in third. 222 finished on top of the in board…
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TAIL-GATE TURNS INTO ARREST NEAR LAKE MACQUARIE
A man chose to tailgate the wrong vehicle yesterday near Lake Macquarie. Just before 3pm yesterday, a 43-year-old man was driving on the M1 when he allegedly tail-gated Assistant Commissioner Jeff Loy before passing him at speed. The Commander stopped the driver near Marshall Street and performed a roadside breath test. It returned a positive…
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DRUGS, HYDROPONIC EQUIPMENT, AND CASH SEIZED IN LAKE MACQUARIE
Police have allegedly seized drugs and a hydroponic setup after searching a home in Lake Macquarie yesterday. Police carried out a search warrant on a house in Springvale Circuit, Cameron Park at around 9.30am. They alledgedly located and seized drug making equipment, a number of cannabis plants, cannabis, an amount of drugs believed to be…
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THIEVES ON THE RUN FOLLOWING SERVO HOLD UP
A terrified service station worker has been forced to lock himself in a storeroom, during a brazen robbery at Lake Macquarie. Two people, one of them armed, forced their way into the Charlestown business – tonight both are still on the run.
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PAIR HOLD UP SERVICE STATION AT LAKE MACQUARIE
Police are seeking assistance from the public after two people robbed a service station in the Lake Macquarie area overnight. Around 6:30pm yesterday, two people approached the servo on the Pacific Highway at Highfields with their faces covered. The store attendant locked the doors but the two people forced their way inside. The attendant then…
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PAIR CHARGED OVER STRING OF BREAK AND ENTERS
A teenage man and a woman in her 30’s have been charged over a string of break and enters. From June 11 until August 5, police have been investigating a number of alleged break and enters in Taree, Singleton, and East Lake Macquarie. Their investigations lead them to execute a search warrant at a home…