Tag: maitland
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BLUE-GREEN ALGAE WARNING FOR MAITLAND
Water tainted by blue-green algae is now posing a health risk at the Telarah Lagoon and Walka Water Works in Maitland. Testing this week indicated it’s now at the most toxic red level. It’s believed recent warm temperatures and nutrients in the water have provided an ideal environment for the bloom to thrive.
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ASSISTANCE SOUGHT TO HELP FIND MISSING THORNTON MAN
Police are calling on the public to help locate a Hunter Valley man, who has been missing since last weekend. 18-year-old Zac Barnes was last seen on the corner of Tripp Close and Haussman Drive, in Thornton near Maitland, last Sunday. An investigation was launched into his disappearance after he failed to return home from…
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GUN FIRED IN DOMESTIC DISPUTE NEAR MAITLAND
An 80-year-old man has appeared in court after allegedly discharging a firearm in a domestic related incident north of Maitland on Friday. Police attended a home on Dungog Road at Hilldale, 30km north of Maitland, after reports of a firearm being discharged in a home. Police spoke to the man, and seized a rifle following…
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CONSTRUCTION OF MAITLAND RIVERLINK BUILDING IMMINENT
Work to connect Maitland’s main street to the banks of the Hunter River is about to begin. Construction on the Riverlink Building will start next week. It’s a key part of the town’s Levee development. The project will include a cafe, public space, art and new amenities. Three buildings will be demolished. Work is expected…
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VEHICLE CRASH CLAIMS THE LIFE OF A TEENAGER IN MAITLAND
A teenager has died in a road accident near Maitland yesterday. Shortly before 7am on Friday, emergency services responded to reports of a car leaving the road and hitting a tree on Gresford Road, East Gresford. The 18-year-old female P-plate driver died at the scene. Police will prepare a report for the Coroner.
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TEENAGE BOY APPROACHED IN PUBLIC TOILET
Police would like to a speak to a man, after a teenage boy was approached in a public toilet at Maitland. Just after 1:30pm yesterday, the 15-year-old was spoken to by an unknown man in the toilet block at a park near the New England Highway. The teen left straight away and told his mother.…
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STEAMFEST ROLLS INTO MAITLAND FOR 30TH YEAR
It was full steam ahead for day one of the Hunter Steamfest in Maitland, as thousands rolled in to admire the vintage machinery. Celebrating its 30th year, the festival is expected to draw record crowds of up to 100,000. “It’s an incredible milestone. 30 years of any type of event and I suppose the success of…
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LES DARCY GLOVES ARRIVE HOME
A piece of history has made its way back to Maitland, with gloves belonging to legendary boxer Les Darcy now on display in his home town. “He had a little gym at the back of his house on Lesleigh which is in East Maitland and there was also a vacant house in Williams Street that the…
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CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON MAITLAND’S NEW INDOOR POOL
It’s full steam ahead for Maitland’s new indoor heated pool, with construction starting on the $8.5-million facility today. The project means residents will no longer have to travel outside the area for a year-round swimming venue.
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ONE DEAD AND ANOTHER INJURED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY PASSENGER TRAIN IN MAITLAND
A 21-year-old man has died after being struck by a passenger train near Maitland on Friday night. At around 10pm, the man and another 19-year-old male were on the tracks, about 300 metres east of Maitland station. The older man died at the scene, while the teenager was treated for bruising and abrasions, before being taken…