Tag: lake macquarie
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58-YEAR-OLD LEADS POLICE ON CHASE THROUGH LAKE MACQUARIE
A man’s accused of leading police on a five-kilometre pursuit in a Rolls Royce through Lake Macquarie last night. It came to an end at traffic lights on the Pacific Highway – officers surrounding the 58-year-old’s car after he allegedly reversed into a police vehicle at the intersection. He’s facing several charges, including refusing a…
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MOON ISLAND CLASSIC GETS UNDERWAY ON LAKE MACQUARIE
Tough conditions for the Moon Island Ocean Classic at Lake Macquarie this afternoon. World Champion Cory Hill took top honours in the 24 kilometre Norah Head to Blacksmiths surfski event. Port Stephens was the first to hit the beach in the outrigger category. While Belmont North’s Tim Browne took first place in the prone paddle…
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FALSE ALARM IN SWANSEA MARINE SEARCH
There was a massive search off Lake Macquarie today, after a boat was found overturned at Swansea. Fearing people onboard were missing, four boats and the police helicopter scoured the water for much of the day. However it eventually emerged the three-person crew was already back on land. The boat capsized last night and they’d swum…
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$200,000 WORTH OF BOATS DESTROYED BY FIRE AT TORONTO MARINA
Three boats have been destroyed by fire at a marina at Toronto on Lake Macquarie. Early this morning, a man and woman sleeping on a boat at the Wharf Street marina were woken by a loud noise. Upon reaching the deck, they found a cruiser nearby already well-alight. The couple was able to raise the…
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LAKE MACQUARIE MAN CHARGED AFTER DRIVING STUNT
A 53-year-old man who allegedly did a burnout in front of police at Lake Macquarie has been charged with a number of drug and traffic offences. About 7:30 last night, police were patrolling Lake Road at Argenton when they saw a white Holden Commodore do a burnout on the median strip. Officers stopped the vehicle…
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MAN CHARGED AFTER BRANDISHING FIREARM AT SERVICE STATION
A 33-year-old man has been charged with a string of offences, after brandishing a firearm at a service station at Lake Macquarie. At around 11:30 last night, the man allegedly pointed a firearm at staff members at a service station in Freemans Waterhole, after they confronted him about shoplifting offences. He then left in a…
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ELEEBANA MAN CHARGED WITH NUMBER OF DRUG-RELATED OFFENCES
A 21-year-old man has been charged with a number of drug-related offences, after a home was searched in Eleebana yesterday. The Lake Macquarie Special Operation Group executed a search warrant at a property in Dwyer Chase at about 10:30am, where they allegedly found 23 cannabis plants, LSD, white powder and a white crystal substance. A…
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MAINTENANCE DREDGING IN SWANSEA CHANNEL
Maintenance dredging in the Swansea channel is due to start next week. It will reduce the size of a sand shoal in the navigational channel near the southern entrance to Swan Bay. “Removing sand from the shoal will take about a week and should improve boating access prior to and during the busy Christmas holiday…
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‘ICE’ FOUND DURING WARNERS BAY CAR SEARCH
A 47-year-old man has been charged with supplying a prohibited drug, after police seized ice in a car at Warners Bay. Officers stopped a black Holden Commodore along Campbell Street on Monday night, and allegedly found 15-grams of methylamphetamine, as well as cash and drug paraphernalia. The Warners Bay man was arrested and later charged…
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1,600 ECSTASY TABLETS SEIZED FROM BOAT
A 38-year-old man will face court today, after 1,600 ecstasy tablets were allegedly seized on a boat on the Central Coast. Officers were called to Mannering Park yesterday morning, following reports a man had fallen from a boat on Lake Macquarie. They spoke with a man walking near the boat ramp, before searching a nearby…