Tag: tweed heads
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MAN ALLEGEDLY FOUND WITH REPLICA FIREARMS
A man has been charged, after police allegedly found replica weapons inside his car during a random breath test at Tweed Heads. The imitation glock pistol and military assault rifle were spotted on the back seat and seized. The 24-year-old faced court today, charged with unlawful possession of a weapon. He’s the second man in…
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REPLICA MILITARY WEAPONS FOUND ON BACKSEAT AT TWEED HEADS
A man has been arrested after police found a replica pistol and military assault rifle in his car at Tweed Heads on the far-north coast. Officers pulled the driver over for a random breath test and spotted the stock of the rifle lying on the back seat. A further search of the car uncovered an…
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APPEAL TO LOCATE MISSING FAR NORTH COAST TEENAGER
Police are seeking public assistance to locate a 15-year-old girl missing on the state’s far north coast. Jessica Webster was last seen getting on a bus on Tweed Coast Road at Pottsville at around 10 o’clock on Friday morning. She’s described as being of Caucasian appearance, between 170 and 175cm tall, with long brown hair.…
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LUCKY ESCAPE FOR YACHTSMAN AT TWEED HEADS
A yachtsman has had a lucky escape when his vessel ran aground at Tweed Heads. Pieces of the yacht have been washing ashore after it sank, forcing the skipper to jump ashore to safety.
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$600,000 WORTH OF CANNABIS FOUND IN CAR BOOT
Seventy kilograms of cannabis with an estimated street value of $600,000 has been seized from the boot of a car on the state’s Far North Coast. Police stopped a Holden Commodore on the Pacific Highway near Pottsville at around 3pm on Friday afternoon, where the prohibited drug was found in four sports bags. The vehicle…
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INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO DEATH OF BABY GIRL
Police are taking to land and sea in the hunt for clues into the death of a nine-month-old girl, who was found washed up on a Gold Coast beach last week. Initial investigations suggest the baby died in New South Wales, with a major search today underway at Tweed Heads.
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GOVERNMENT TO HOLD WATER EXTRACTION INQUIRY
An independent review into the bottled water industry has been announced by the New South Wales Government. It follows widespread backlash about the industry’s impact on water supplies in the Northern Rivers. It will be carried out by the state’s chief scientist, and is expected to provide advice on sustainable groundwater extraction. “Until that’s done…
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RESTORED SHIP’S HIGHWAY VOYAGE SPARKS DEBATE
A former Army ship dating back to World War II will soon have a new home at a Tweed Heads petrol station. Council’s approved the move of the Krawarree vessel from Pimpama to the Tweed, but it’s caused concern from local veterans.
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POLICE INVESTIGATING PEDESTRIAN HIT AND RUN RELEASE CCTV
Police have released CCTV vision, after a pedestrian was seriously injured in a crash on the state’s north coast over the weekend. Around 8pm on Sunday July 8, emergency services were called to Minjungbal Drive, Tweed Heads South, following reports a utility had struck a pedestrian and the driver failed to stop. On arrival, officers…