Tag: Nelson Bay
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TOMAREE HEALTHONE ONE STEP CLOSER
Going from doctors appointment to doctors appointment can be draining for anyone – especially the elderly. But the burden is about to be eased in Port Stephens, with a new health centre at Tomaree Hospital moving a step closer.
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ALLEGED DRUNK DRIVER HITS WOMAN AT PORT STEPHENS
A woman has been taken to hospital after being struck by a car at Port Stephens, allegedly driven by a high-range drink driver. Police say the 25-year-old victim was walking along Magnus Street in Nelson Bay shortly after midnight, when she was struck by a Mazda utility. The ute then crashed into the front of…
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MAN ARRESTED IN NELSON BAY OVER 2014 WARRANT
One of the most wanted men in New South Wales has been arrested at Port Stephens. He was granted bail in 2014 after being charged with alleged drug and criminal group offences. A warrant was then issued for his arrest when he failed to comply with the conditions. Investigations led police to arrest the 42-year-old…
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46-YEAR-OLD TO FACE COURT OVER ALLEGED ICE FIND
A man is due to face court today on drugs charges. Around 11:45pm yesterday, police were patrolling Lagoons Circuit in Nelson Bay, when they spoke to a man standing beside a car. Police say they found a large plastic resealable bag with a white crystal substance, believed to be ‘ice’, a short distance from the…
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CHARGES LAID OVER NELSON BAY GLASSING ATTACK
A man will front a Newcastle court today, following a glassing incident in Port Stephens, over the weekend. Around 9pm on Saturday, a man was struck on the left side of his face with a schooner glass, during an alleged fight with another man at a licensed premises in Nelson Bay. The victim, aged 30,…
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GLASSING INCIDENT LEAVES MAN REQUIRING SURGERY
Police are on the lookout for a man after a glassing incident near Port Stephens overnight which left a man requiring surgery. Just before 9pm, police say two men became involved in an altercation at a licensed premises on Stockton Street in Nelson Bay. During the altercation, a 30-year-old man was struck to the side…
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DRIVER ALLEGEDLY MORE THAN FOUR TIMES THE LEGAL LIMIT
A man behind the wheel of a car that crashed into a median strip in Port Stephens was allegedly so intoxicated he had to be assisted from the car and couldn’t stand. Just before midnight on Thursday, police responded to reports that an out of control car had driven onto a medium strip on Gowrie…
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NELSON BAY NOW NBN READY
The Communications Minister paid a visit to Port Stephens today, announcing that around 3,000 residents and businesses in Nelson Bay can now connect to the National Broadband Network. Mitch Fifield also defended the government’s rollout approach of fibre-to-the-node. “Because of the approach NBN is taking under this government, pursuing the multi-technology mix, it means we can…
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CORLETTE SHOOTING VICTIM REFUSES TO ASSIST POLICE
Police are appealing for help from the public, after a man was shot in the legs near Nelson Bay overnight. The 31-year-old was found by emergency services with gunshot wounds to both his thighs, inside a property at Corlette. He was rushed to John Hunter Hospital with suspected broken femurs. Police say the man is…
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BODY OF MISSING NELSON BAY SNORKELER FOUND
Police divers have found the body of a snorkeler, who went missing off Port Stephens yesterday. The 31-year-old Korean national disappeared from Fly Point Beach in the afternoon, prompting an air and sea search. His body was found at around eight o’clock last night. Police say the man had been snorkelling alone.