Tag: Port Stephens
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SEVERE WEATHER WARNING ISSUED FOR THE MID NORTH COAST
The Mid North Coast is on high alert with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing a severe weather warning. Up to 200 millimetres of rain is set to fall in the next 24 hours between Coffs Harbour and Port Stephens. Some catchments are set to flood by late Wednesday. Flash flooding is also possible. “Being school…
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PONTOON FOR PORT STEPHENS MARINE RESCUE
There’s a welcome boost in the works in the Hunter’s marine playground. Rescue volunteers are getting a new pontoon, allowing them to answer calls for help more efficiently and safely.
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FIVE-YEAR-OLD TRAPPED IN CAR PASSES AWAY
A five-year-old girl has passed away after being found in a vehicle at Port Stephens last week. Emergency services were called to a Tanilba Bay home at about 4:30pm last Tuesday, following reports a girl was found unresponsive inside a car parked in the driveway of a home. The girl was airlifted to John Hunter…
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EASTER TRAFFIC CHAOS AT BIRUBI BEACH
Some Anna Bay residents have been effectively stranded in their homes this long weekend, as traffic gridlocked a local road. One witness told NBN News, pedestrians were even put at risk as drivers mounted the footpath along James Paterson Street bound for Birubi Beach.
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THOUSANDS OF COFFEES SERVED UP AT DRIVER REVIVER
Volunteers this Easter long weekend have been busy handing out more than 2,000 cups of coffee at driver reviver stops across the Hunter. Lions Club member Peter Francis says it was good to see so many drivers using the service. “The object of the exercise is to get them off the road, get them to…
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43-YEAR-OLD CAUGHT 52KM/H OVER SPEED LIMIT ON NELSON BAY ROAD
A motorbike rider has lost his license and been fined almost $2,500, after he was detected riding more than 50km/h over the speed limit at Port Stephens. Police patrolling along Nelson Bay Road at Bobs Farm spotted the 43-year-old, travelling at 132 km/h in an 80km/h zone at around 7 o’clock on Sunday evening. He…
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SHIFTING SAND TO SAVE WINDA WOPPA
After years of battling coastal erosion at Jimmy’s Beach, a solution appears to be in place for the winter storm season. Testing has begun for a sand transfer system to protect Winda Woppa from battering southerly winds and swell.
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STALLED EXIT ROAD HEADACHE FOR SEASIDE ESTATE RESIDENTS
A group of Fern Bay landowners are out-of-pocket hundreds of thousands of dollars, after approval was stalled on a second exit road out of Seaside Estate. A family of seven’s now living in a three-bedroom townhouse, anxiously waiting to build their dream home.
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FIGHTER JET ENGINE FAILURE PROMPTS EMERGENCY LANDING
An FA-18 Hornet has made an emergency landing at RAAF Base Williamtown, amid fears of engine failure. The pilot requested to return to base just after 11am, when a warning light came on in the cockpit. “The aircraft is still out in the exercise area approximately 60 miles east and the nature of the problem…
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NELSON BAY ROAD MAJOR POLITICAL BATTLEGROUND
Nelson Bay Road continues to be a political battleground ahead of the state election, with Labor on Tuesday pledging $600-million for its full duplication. It comes after the Coalition’s own multi-million dollar re-commitment but locals say they’re not getting excited just yet.