Tag: newcastle
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PFAS FOUND AT OLD HAMILTON FIRE STATION
PFAS contamination concerns have reached Newcastle, with the toxic chemical found in the soil at Hamilton’s old fire station. An independent report has been conducted, which recommends an assessment of the area in a 500-metre radius. The Environment Protection Authority says it will meet with the property’s owner in January to discuss remediation. It’s unclear…
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STORMS DISRUPT HUNTER N.Y.E CELEBRATIONS
Drenched and disappointed – that was how many Newcastle revellers wandered home last night. The city’s nine o’clock fireworks display was called off, as Mother Nature put on her own light show.
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THOUSANDS EXPECTED FOR HUNTER NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS
Revellers have turned out in droves across the Hunter region to bid farewell to 2018 and ring in the New Year.
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WOMAN WINCHED FROM CRUISE SHIP NORTH EAST OF NEWCASTLE
A woman suffering a serious medical condition has been winched from a cruise ship off the New South Wales coast. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter rendezvoused with the vessel just after 2 o’clock on Sunday afternoon, around 60 nautical miles north east of Newcastle. A Critical Care Medical Team was lowered onto the English liner, and…
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LATE AFTERNOON SHOP FIRE IN JESMOND
A man has been rescued from a balcony during a late afternoon shop fire, in the Newcastle suburb of Jesmond. Fire crews were called to the Hirst Street building shortly after four o’clock – it’s understood packaging had caught alight inside a store. Paramedics assessed one patient… he wasn’t taken to hospital. The building has…
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NEWCASTLE EARTHQUAKE | 29-YEARS-ON
December 28, 1989 – it’s a date Newcastle will never forget. 29-years-on, we remember those who lost their lives, as well as the lessons learnt from the Newcastle Earthquake.
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DOCTOR AND YACHTSMAN JIM HOLLEY DIES AGED 74
Newcastle’s medical and sailing fraternities are mourning the loss of a giant in both spheres. Dr Jim Holley passed away yesterday after a battle with cancer. As well as being an accomplished surgeon, Dr Holley was a talented yachtsman, and sailed in 25 Sydney to Hobarts… 15 of those with his wife Mary aboard their…
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MALE BOARDING HOUSE TO REOPEN AFTER MEETING SAFETY STANDARDS
Another boarding house owned by former Newcastle councillor Aaron Buman was in the spotlight today, with the city allowing the previously shut-down facility to re-open. The property at Waratah Street in Mayfield was forcibly closed in September, leaving its residents homeless. The council says it now meets fire and safety standards. Meanwhile the adjoining property,…
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NEW IMAGES REVEALED: NIHON UNIVERSITY’S NEWCASTLE CAMPUS
New images have been released, showing how Newcastle’s former courthouse could look in the future. After purchasing the site in 2016, Japan’s Nihon University has lodged plans with the state government for its first Australian campus.
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ANOTHER BIG YEAR FOR MEREWETHER SURF CLUB SAMARITANS DONATIONS
Merewether Surf Club got into the spirit of giving this weekend with their annual Samaritans Collection boat. Dozens of bags were dropped in to the club, filled with food and toiletries. Two boat loads of donations will go towards the less fortunate. (NO AUDIO)