Tag: Port Macquarie
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MAN CHARGED AFTER USING COUNTERFEIT NOTES IN PORT MACQUARIE
A Mid North Coast man has been charged after counterfeit notes were seized in the region on Wednesday. Police were called to a fast-food shop on Bold Street, Laurieton after it was reported a man had tried to use a counterfeit $50 note. Officers arrested a 36-year-old man nearby, an searched his vehicle. $1600 worth…
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MAN SHOT DURING PORT MACQUARIE HOME INVASION
A 21-year-old man is recovering in hospital, after he was allegedly shot during a home invasion at Port Macquarie. Police say they attended a home on Chisholm Court on Tuesday morning, following reports three men has forced entry into the house and assaulted the occupants. Upon arrival, they found a man with a wound to…
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LUNAR ELECTRIC MUSIC FESTIVAL RETURNS TO PORT MACQUARIE
The paddocks of Port Macquarie’s Cassegrain Winery will transform into a giant dancefloor this Saturday for the Lunar Electric music festival. Now in its second year, organisers and local police say the safety of revellers remains the number one priority.
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FIRE DESTROYS HOME IN PORT MACQUARIE
It’s been a shocking start to the New Year for a family in Port Macquarie, after their home was destroyed by fire. Emergency services were called to the scene just before nine o’clock last night to find the property well alight. Firefighters say while the main body of the fire was in the kitchen and…
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OUT OF CONTROL BUSHFIRE SOUTH OF PORT MACQUARIE
Firefighters on the mid north coast have been kept busy on the last day of 2018, trying to contain a bushfire burning near Port Macquarie. Fanned by strong winds, the blaze is heading in a south westerly direction, and has scorched around 100 hectares along the Elkhorn Trail at Lake Innes. 16 crews have been…
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BUSHFIRE CLOSES ROADS NEAR PORT MACQUARIE
Road closures have been put in place south of Port Macquarie, as firefighters battle to contain an out-of-control bushfire. A fire is burning out of control in bushland on the eastern side of Ocean Drive, 6km north of Lake Cathie. 16 fire trucks are on the ground along with a water bombing aircraft. The road…
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WATCH THIS SPACE: STILL NO ANNOUNCEMENT FROM OAKESHOTT FOR COWPER
Former Member for Lyne Rob Oakeshott says he won’t be making an announcement about his political future until the New Year. Speculation has been rife that the former independent MP – who worked with the Gillard Government following the 2010 election – would today reveal his intention to run for the federal seat of Cowper.…
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BODY OF SWIMMER FOUND OFF POINT PLOMER
The body of a man swept out to sea north of Coffs Harbour on Monday has been found just north of Port Macquarie. The man was part of a group of six, who got into trouble while swimming at Moonee Beach. Two men aged 35 and 45 drowned, while three teenagers were rescued. The body…
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MAN ON THE RUN AFTER ROBBING DOMINO’S STORE
Police are on the hunt for a man who held up a Domino’s Pizza store on Gordon Street in Port Macquarie. It’s understood the man entered the premises just before nine o’clock last night and demanded money. Fearing for their safety, employees allowed him access to the cash register. After grabbing a small amount of…
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MORE THAN 40 PEOPLE CAUGHT WITH DRUGS AT ‘FESTIVAL OF THE SUN’
More than 40 people were caught with drugs during Port Macquarie’s three-day Festival of the Sun. A 27-year-old man has been charged with supply and possession of a prohibited drug, after he was allegedly found with 55 M-D-M-A capsules. He was granted conditional bail to appear in Port Macquarie local court on January 9. Other…