Tag: pacific highway
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TRUCK ROLL CAUSES LENGTHY HIGHWAY DELAYS
A driver was lucky to avoid serious injury, when his cattle truck rolled on the Pacific Highway north of Port Macquarie this morning. The accident happened near the Blackmans Point Interchange shortly after 6:30. It caused lengthy delays on the highway, with southbound traffic banked up several kilometres.
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MOTORCYCLIST KILLED AT MACLEAN
A motorcyclist has been killed in a horrific early-morning accident at Maclean. The man, believed to be in his 40’s, was turning onto the Pacific Highway when he was run-over by a large truck.
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PACIFIC HIGHWAY UPGRADE TAKING SHAPE
The Pacific Highway upgrade between Port Macquarie and Kempsey has passed the half way mark. The billion-dollar project is on track to be finished by the end of next year.
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CLOSE CALL ON PACIFIC HIGHWAY
An elderly driver is lucky to be alive, after a collision on the Pacific Highway near Herons Creek this afternoon. Police say the woman pulled out into oncoming traffic and was hit by another car, causing her to lose control of the sedan. She veered straight through the opposite lane of traffic and down an…
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ALLEGED DRUNK DRIVER CRASHES CAR ON HIGHWAY
Police allege a driver, who crashed his car near Coffs Harbour, had a blood alcohol reading more than five times the legal limit. The 30-year-old man’s car was extensively damaged when he lost control on the Pacific Highway at Sapphire at around 9pm last night, and hit a barrier fence. Police say they’d been alerted…
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HIGHWAY SIGNAGE SPARKS PARLIAMENTARY STOUSH
A move by residents to add signage for Lismore along the Pacific Highway has sparked a stoush in state parliament. Greens MLC Jeremy Buckingham took Roads Minister Duncan Gay to task, asking the government to put the town back on the map.
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CONSERVATIONISTS CRITICISE KOALA PLAN APPROVAL
Conservation group ‘Friends of the Koala’ has criticised the Federal Government for approving the Ballina Koala Plan. The group argues the decision prioritises completing the Pacific Highway upgrade over animal welfare.
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MAKESHIFT ‘LISMORE’ SIGNS APPEAR ON PACIFIC HIGHWAY
Tired of tourists driving past Lismore, the Greens have taken matters into their own hands – erecting makeshift road signage on the Pacific Highway. Mayoral candidate Vanessa Grindon-Ekins says the party acted after waiting months for the State Government to address the problem. Council unanimously voted to ask Roads and Maritime Services to add Lismore to…
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TWO MEN HOSPITALISED IN NEWRYBAR HIGHWAY SMASH
Two men are recovering in hospital after a single vehicle accident on the Pacific Highway at Newrybar yesterday afternoon. It’s thought the duo’s car struck a guardrail at high speed at around 4PM. Both freed themselves from the wreckage and were stabilised at the scene. One was flown to Lismore Base Hospital in a critical condition…
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PEDESTRIAN KILLED ON PACIFIC HIGHWAY
A pedestrian has died, after he was hit by a car on the Pacific Highway at Tintenbar last night. The man in his 20’s was walking along the highway at 8 o’clock when he was hit – he died at the scene. The man driving the car was unharmed but was been taken to hospital…