Tag: mid north coast
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CAMPAIGN TO FIND WILLIAM TYRRELL RAMPS UP
Homes and businesses across the state’s Mid North Coast will soon be saturated with pictures of missing four-year-old, William Tyrrell. It’s all part of a national campaign – aimed at putting pressure on the little boy’s abductors.
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LEARNER DRIVER CRASHES INTO NEIGHBOUR’S HOME
Emergency services were called to Korora, north of Coffs Harbour at around 11.00 last night, after a vehicle crashed through the wall of a house. It’s believed a young learner driver was behind the wheel, when the Toyota Kluger went over a retaining wall and came to rest in a neighbour’s bedroom where a couple…
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TODDLER DIES AFTER BEING HIT BY A TRUCK
A two-year-old girl has died after being hit by a truck in Beechwood, west of Wauchope on Saturday morning. Emergency services were called to the rural property on Beechwood Road at about 11-o’clock. The toddler was taken to Port Macquarie Base Hospital, but later died from her injuries. The 28-year-old male driver was taken for…
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STICKING THEIR NECKS OUT TO STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
From rugby league to AFL, hockey to netball – they’re sports that usually have nothing to do with each other. But this weekend, sporting clubs right up to the border will stand as one to stop violence against women.
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TWO INJURED IN MID NORTH COAST CRASH
Two men have been injured in a single vehicle crash north of Coffs Harbour overnight. Emergency services were called to the Mulloway turn-off on the Pacific Highway, just after 10 o’clock, where a car had crashed into a tree. The men, aged 24 and 33, were taken to Coffs Harbour Base Hospital for treatment. The…
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ARMED ROBBERY AT COFFS GROCERY STORE
Police are on the hunt for a man, following the armed robbery of a grocery store in Coffs Harbour last night. The man entered the store on Grafton Street at about 7pm and threatened an employee with a knife. He emptied the contents of the cash register into a plastic bag before fleeing towards Park…
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WILLIAM TYRRELL TO FEATURE ON MID NORTH COAST BILLBOARDS
Motorists on the Pacific Highway are the focus of the latest effort to locate William Tyrrell, who vanished from Kendall on the mid north coast 10 months ago. From tomorrow, roadside billboards will form part of a strategic campaign to find the four-year-old.
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THOUSANDS TURN OUT FOR GRAFTON CUP
More than 7,000 racegoers came through the gates for the Grafton Cup meeting this afternoon. Speculation was rife another Queensland horse could win in the feature race, after yesterday’s victory by Rock Royalty in the Ramornie Handicap.
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MURDERED POLICE AWARDED FOR COURAGE
Two police officers, who were murdered on the Mid North Coast 20 years ago, have been recognised for their courage and diligence. Senior constables Peter Addison and Robert Spears responded to a domestic violence report on July 9, 1995 at Crescent Head, when they were shot dead by a local man. Today, the men’s families…
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TOP COPS SHINE BRIGHT AT AWARDS CEREMONY
They work tirelessly to keep our community safe and on Wednesday, police officers from the Mid North Coast Local Area Command were recognised for their service and contribution. Inspector Michael Aldridge and Senior Constables Clinton Reilly and Justin Wood were awarded the Northern Region Commander Commendation award. While Senior Constable Tracey Watts received the Rotary Police…