Tag: lake macquarie
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LAKE MACQUARIE COUNCIL VOTES ‘YES’ ON PROPOSED MERGER WITH WYONG
Newcastle councillors are tonight voting on whether to pursue a proposed merger with Lake Macquarie Council. The IPART recommendation has met with strong opposition further south, with Lake Macquarie putting forward its own plan, which includes Wyong.
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HUNTER AND CENTRAL COAST COUNCILS TAKE THE PLUNGE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT MERGERS
As potential local government mergers continue to hang over regional councils, three Hunter and Central Coast councils have voluntarily taken the plunge in the last 24 hours. Gosford Council yesterday voted to unite with Wyong Council, with councillors in the south voting 7-3 in favour of a Central Coast super council. Just hours later, at…
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COMMUNITY GARDEN POISONED
Just days after opening, the Warners Bay Community Garden at Eleebana has been destroyed. Shrivelled plants are all that remain at the site, which officially opened on Sunday. It’s believed the garden beds were laced with poison. It comes after a controversial approval process to have the garden established. Community Garden volunteers have raised concerns…
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NATHANIEL RODWAY ADDS A NSW TITLE TO HIS COLLECTION
The Hunter’s Nathaniel Rodway has backed up his gold medal performance at the World Championships in Belgium, by winning the 15 years boys state title. The teenager won two of his three heats, before finishing on top in the final. More than 550 riders competed at the Lake Macquarie BMX Club track, which will now…
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GREAT WHITE SHARK SPOTTED CRUISING IN LAKE MACQUARIE
Anyone thinking about taking a dip in Lake Macquarie this long weekend may want to reconsider, with a three-metre great white shark spotted off Warners Bay this morning. The predator can be seen cruising near the surface of the lake, in the direction of Speers Point… a long way from the ocean entrance at Swansea.…
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POST OFFICE WORKER SHOT DEAD BY POLICE
Forensic officers have spent the day examining the scene outside a Lake Macquarie post office, where a man was shot dead by police. Steve Hodge was today remembered by Australia Post and Warners Bay locals alike.
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FIRE FIGHTERS BATTLING WYEE BUSHFIRE
Fire fighters are working to contain an out-of-control bushfire at Wyee. The blaze is burning along Bushells Ridge Road. The fire is not threatening any homes at this stage, but there is lots of smoke in the area.
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SEARCH UNDERWAY FOR MISSING LAKE MACQUARIE MAN
A full scale police search is underway near West Wallsend, as part of the investigation into the suspicious disappearance of Lake Macquarie man Christopher Daunt. Police began a search at Killingworth at around 10 o’clock this morning, with all-terrain vehicles, dirt bikes and PolAir involved. The 27-year-old was last seen on March 29 in North…
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CENTRAL COAST SCHOOLGIRL WINS THE VOICE
Central Coast schoolgirl Ellie Drennan has won this year’s The Voice…becoming the youngest winner of the program, at 16-years-old. In second place was busker Joe Moore, whose parents live in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Valentine. “It’s very daunting going on to the voice stage, it’s much bigger than pitt street mall, so you’ve got all…
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UPDATE: DOGS SEIZED AFTER GIRL BITTEN
Three dogs have been removed from a home in Valentine at Lake Macquarie, after one of them bit an 8-year-old girl, causing her to lose most of her right arm. The girl was bitten on Saturday afternoon, after she put her arm under a fence to pat one of the dogs. Lake Macquarie Council has confirmed the…