Tag: newcastle
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NEWCASTLE PAIR PREPARE FOR KOKODA TREK
A mother and daughter team from Newcastle is preparing for one of its biggest challenges. Sonia and Kalina Tamplin will walk the Kokoda track next year in the tenth annual Police Legacy Trek.
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FATAL CRASH AT WALLSEND
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal car crash in Wallsend overnight. Emergency services were called to Thomas Street, at the intersection of Brooks Street, just after 9pm and found a Daewoo hatchback on its roof. Police say the 31-year-old driver ran a red light, before crashing into two other vehicles. He died at…
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ASSAULT PROMPTS CALLS FOR MORE PROTECTION OF PARAMEDICS
The health union says more needs to be done to protect frontline paramedics in New South Wales. It comes after a 41-year-old man was allegedly assaulted by a patient at Newcastle’s Mater Hospital last night.
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NEWCASTLE BEACHES CLOSE AFTER SHARK SIGHTING
The sighting of a large shark led to the closure of several Newcastle beaches this afternoon. The two-to-three metre predator was spotted off Nobbys around midday. The alert was raised, and Nobbys, Stockton and Newcastle beaches were closed as a precaution. Lifeguards carried out a jetski search, but nothing more was spotted, with current sea…
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CONFIRMED SHARK SIGHTING AT NOBBYS BEACH
Stockton and Nobbys beaches have been closed after a large shark was spotted near a reef by a lifeguard. The shark is believed to be around three metres in length and was seen at the southern end of Nobbys early this afternoon. Stockton and Nobbys beaches in #Newcastle closed after a #shark was spotted by…
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SAVE OUR RAIL FIGHTS ORDER TO PAY LEGAL COSTS
Save Our Rail has lodged an application to have the Court of Appeal’s judgement set aside, after it ordered the group to pay the state government’s legal costs. The court found Hunter Development Corporation didn’t need an act of parliament to close the city’s heavy rail line between Hamilton and Newcastle. The matter has been…
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VANDALS EMPTY NEWCASTLE OCEAN BATHS
Vandals have emptied the Newcastle Ocean Baths overnight, ahead of a scorching 36-degree day. The vandals opened the floodgate on the baths, emptying the pool within hours of it being cleaned yesterday. Newcastle Council staff are busily re-filling the pool, as swimmers gather to cool off. It should be back to full capacity by midday.…
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JOBS, HOUSES FOCUS OF DRAFT HUNTER BLUEPRINT
Jobs, houses and the environment are the focus of the NSW Government’s draft Hunter Regional Plan. The blueprint outlines the long-term vision for the region over the next two decades – an extra 117,850 people expected to call the Hunter home in that time. Planning Minister Rob Stokes says for the first time, a coordinated…
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CALLS TO REOPEN FORMER NEWCASTLE BOWLING CLUB SITE
Community Group, Friends of King Edward Park is calling for the state government to remove the fencing around the old Newcastle Bowling Club site, and re-open it to the public. It comes more than six months after the Land and Environment Court ruled the site could not be used for anything other than public recreation.…
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BOGEY HOLE CLOSED OVER SAFETY CONCERNS
Newcastle’s iconic Bogey Hole has been closed to the public due to safety concerns about falling rocks in the area. The Department of Primary Industries has placed temporary fences around the swimming spot, while it carries out geotechnical investigations. It comes after Newcastle City Council recommended to the department it be closed, after it conducted…