Tag: lake macquarie
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LAKE MACQUARIE PUBS HAVE A STORY TO TELL
Whether it’s for a quiet drink or a catch up with friends – the local pub has always played an important part in our society. Now, a local historian has taken a look back at 44 pubs across most of Lake Macquarie – documenting them forever – in print.
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CANNABIS PLANTS SEIZED NEAR LAKE MACQUARIE
A man has been charged over the seizure of cannabis plants at Lake Macquarie yesterday morning. Police commenced an investigation into the growth and supply of cannabis in May. Their investigations led them to a home on George Street at Marmong Point about 10:30am on Friday. During a search, police allegedly located 11 cannabis plants,…
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WOMAN’S BODY FOUND ON TRAIN TRACKS AT LAKE MACQUARIE
Police have described a woman being struck and killed by a train near Lake Macquarie last night as an accident. Just after 6 o’clock police believe the 33-year-old entered the tracks at Teralba and began walking south towards Booragal. It was there she was struck by the commuter train, which at the time was carrying…
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MAN CHARGED FOLLOWING TORONTO BREAK IN
Two teenagers have escaped uninjured, after a man smashed into a Lake Macquarie home with an axe. Police say the 31-year-old entered the backyard of the home on Anzac Parade at Toronto late yesterday afternoon, and demanded to be let in. It’s alleged he then retrieved an axe from the side of the property and…
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MAN CHARGED OVER TOILET BLOCK EXPLOSION
A 20-year-old man will face court next month, charged with damaging a toilet block in an explosion at Lake Macquarie last week. Police allege he stole aerosol cans from a supermarket at The Junction last Tuesday night, before using them to set fire to the diasbled toilets at Redhead Beach. The explosion caused around $20,000…
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TWO MEN CHARGED FOLLOWING MACHETE ATTACK
Two men have been charged, following an alleged machete attack at Windale where a 26-year-old man had his finger severed. Police say on June 16, the 26-year-old went to a home at Balemo Crescent with a 37-year-old man. He was allegedly struck three times with a machete by another man inside the house. He was…
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DOG OPERATION NETS TWO IN CARDIFF
Two men have been apprehended as a result of a targeted drug dog operation in Lake Macquarie earlier this week. Specialist licensing police targeted the possession and sale of illegal substances in a number of licensed premises on Friday. Around 4pm, a 27-year-old man was issued with a cannabis caution as a result of a…
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RESIDENTS CALL FOR ACTION ON SCRUBBY CREEK
Residents in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Mount Hutton say they’re fed up with the state of a neglected creek in their area. Today they held a public meeting to voice their concerns and call for action.
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DRIVER CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY POSTING MORE THAN DOUBLE THE SPEEDLIMIT
A driver has been charged after allegedly clocking speeds of 120km/h in a 50 zone near Lake Macquarie yesterday. Police stopped the car on Elizabeth Bay Drive around 2:25am on Friday and the 24-year-old driver was arrested. During the arrest, police also discovered the driver had two outstanding arrest warrants. He will appear in court…
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TRUCK ROLLS AND CATCHES FIRE AT FREEMANS WATERHOLE
There are substantial traffic delays southbound on the M1 near Newcastle after a truck rolled and caught alight about 2am. Emergency crews arrived at the Pacific Highway in Freemans Waterhole about 2.20am after a semi-trailer carrying Oregon pine slabs failed to negotiate a left hand bend and overturned. The truck burst into flames and the…