Tag: newcastle
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COMMUNITY DRUG CRACKDOWN SEEING RESULTS
Those manning the phones at Crime Stoppers is bracing for an influx of calls, as the ‘Dob in a Dealer’ campaign enters its third year. Police say tip-offs from concerned residents have more than doubled, since it was introduced.
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TWO MEN STABBED AT BAR BEACH
Two men are recovering in hospital, after they were stabbed at a unit in the Newcastle suburb of Bar Beach. It’s understood three men were involved in a physical altercation at a Light Street address, sometime between 12.15 and 12.30 on Monday morning. The injured pair, aged 50 and 46, were both found at a…
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BOGEY HOLE BLESSED IN TRADITIONAL CEREMONY
It’s been celebrated for centuries overseas, and decades here, yet the ‘Blessing of the Waters’ remains a spectacle to behold. Newcastle’s Greek Orthodox Church community today braved treacherous conditions, to once again mark the holy day.
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CREWS GAIN UPPER HAND ON FERN BAY BUSHFIRE
Firefighters spent the evening working to contain a bushfire burning in the Newcastle suburb of Fern Bay. As of 11 o’clock on Sunday morning, the fire was listed as ‘being controlled’ and remained at an ‘Advice’ level warning. Advice: Seaside Dr, Fern Bay (Port Stephens LGA).#NSWRFS & @FRNSW firefighters are backburning along Nelson Bay Road…
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HEXHAM FIRES DOWNGRADED TO ‘ADVICE’
Two fires burning near Hexham west of Newcastle have been downgraded to ‘Advice’, after earlier reaching a ‘Watch And Act’ level warning. The first fire, which started near Sparke Street at Hexham, came just metres from a nursing home. A second fire burning on Ash Island, on the northern side of the Hunter River, is also…
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DRAFT LIVE MUSIC PLAN OPEN FOR COMMENT
Newcastle’s live music scene could well become an issue in this year’s state election. The city council has released its draft plan on how to revive the local industry… but it needs a fair bit of help from Macquarie Street.
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15-MINUTE PARKING TICKETS NO MORE…UNLESS YOU HAVE AN APP!
There’s been a mixed reaction among drivers, to changes to the way you pay for parking in Newcastle’s CBD. Machines will no longer offer a 15-minute free pass… but it’s still available, you just need an app to get it.
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KNIGHTS FINE JACOB SAIFITI OVER PUB FIGHT
Newcastle Knights player Jacob Saifiti has been fined by the club, over last month’s fight outside a Hamilton pub. It’s understood the frontrower has been slugged $50,000 – with half of which being suspended, pending a number of conditions. Saifiti broke his leg in the incident. A 28-year-old man has been charged, and is due…
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HAMILTON SOUTH UNIT GUTTED BY FIRE
Police spent Friday morning examining a unit at Hamilton South, gutted by an overnight fire. The unoccupied property on Neill Terrace went up in flames at around a quarter to nine. It took fire crews just over an hour to extinguish the blaze – a neighbouring property suffered smoke damage. The cause of the fire…
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BURST WATER MAIN AND ANOTHER SINKHOLE IN WALLSEND
2019 started with a real dampener for some Wallsend residents, with a water main bursting on a suburban street on Tuesday. The breakage has been blamed on recent heat – but it’s not the first time locals have been left with a sinking feeling.