Tag: toukley
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COVID-19 FRAGMENTS FOUND IN TOUKLEY SEWAGE
There’s no new cases of COVID-19 on the Central Coast, but fragments of the virus were detected at the Toukley Sewage Treatment Plant yesterday. The local community is urged to look out for any symptoms, with no known cases in the catchment area.
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LOCALS RAISE THOUSANDS FOR CHILDREN IN POVERTY
Locals have raised $12,000 for Central Coast children living in poverty during a high tea fundraiser in Toukley. Dozens of people attended the event at “The Beachie”, bringing awareness to local charity group, We Care Connect. Volunteers say one in six kids on the Central Coast lives in poverty – delivering packages of everyday necessities…
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POLICE SEEK MAN AFTER TOUKLEY BUS ASSAULT
Police want to speak with this man, after a bus driver was assaulted during a trip along Main Road at Toukley on October 15. He’s described as being in his mid 20s, around 175cm tall and possibly lives in the Gorokan area. Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers. (VISION ONLY.)
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ELDERLY MAN RESCUED FROM ROOF
An elderly man has been rescued from the roof of his Toukley home, after becoming stuck cleaning his gutters overnight. The Rescue Squad and Firefighters were called to the Canton Beach Road property just before 7pm, after reports the man didn’t have the strength to get down himself. Thankfully, he was stretchered down safe and…
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POLICE SEEK DRIVER AFTER MAN RUN DOWN AT TOUKLEY
A man is recovering from surgery, after he was run down while trying to break-up a fight on the Central Coast.
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POLICE PIECE TOGETHER DRUG-RELATED TOUKLEY STABBING
A man, slashed across the face and stabbed in the ribs during a fight, has walked for a kilometre before collapsing at a Coles on the Central Coast. The 35-year-old was discovered at the supermarket in Toukley at around 9.30 last night. “His condition was stable, with those lacerations,” Acting Inspector Stephen Wade from Tuggerah…
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SWINDELL’S STORY: PETITION LAUNCHED OVER ATTACKER’S SENTENCE
A man stabbed during an altercation, which also claimed his best friend’s life, says his attacker’s community service sentence is a slap on the wrist fit for non-violent offenders. Survivor Adam Swindell has questioned the judge’s call, as a petition launched to review Joel Brooks’s sentence for reckless wounding has gained more than 3,000 signatures.
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OUTRAGE OVER TOUKLEY STABBING SENTENCE
A Central Coast stabbing victim’s outraged after the man who attacked him was sentenced to 200 hours community service. Adam “Snitch” Swindell and his mate Greg Gibbins were stabbed outside a Toukley pizza shop in 2015. Mr Gibbins died of his injuries. His killer Bradley Brooks was sentenced to 22 year in prison in 2017.…
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COASTIE REPRESENTS NSW AT DRAGON BOAT CHAMPIONSHIPS
Central Coast paddler Alison Newell will represent the state, at the upcoming National Dragon Boat Championship, less than a year after taking up the sport. Her teammates have helped her bounce back from a battle with cancer.
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MAN CHARGED OVER SHORTENED FIREARM
Police have charged a man, allegedly seen wandering a Central Coast suburb with a sawn-off shotgun. Officers were called to Crossingham Street, Toukley at around 10.45 last night. They arrested a 43 year old man at a nearby property, after allegedly finding the loaded weapon hidden on the roof. The man was taken to Wyong…