HEAD-ON COLLISION RESULTS IN ROAD FATALITY AT TELEGRAPH POINT
A man has died on the Mid North Coast after a ute and B-double truck collided last night. At around 7:30pm, police responded to reports of a crash on the Pacific Highway, near Pembroke Road at...
View ArticleCLANDESTINE DRUG LAB DISCOVERED AT BILAMBIL HEIGHTS
A 41-year-old man faced court on Friday following the discovery of a drug lab on the state’s far north coast. Around 5:30pm on Thursday, police searched a home in Bilambil Heights where they allegedly...
View ArticlePOLICE SEEK ASSISTANCE AFTER CHILDREN APPROACHED IN MEREWETHER
An 11-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl have been approached by an unknown man near Newcastle. On Thursday afternoon, the pair were walking along Smith Street, Merewether, when they noticed a man...
View ArticleVEHICLE FAILS TO STOP AFTER COLLIDING WITH PEDESTRIAN IN BRUNSWICK HEADS
A 23-year-old man has been left in a serious condition after he was struck by a vehicle in the state’s north. Just before midnight last night, three men were walking along the shoulder of the Old...
View ArticleCENTRAL COAST WOMAN CHARGED FOR ALLEGEDLY DRINK DRIVING FOUR TIMES OVER LEGAL...
A 54-year-old woman has been charged with high range drink driving, after she allegedly returned a blood-alcohol reading more than four-times the legal limit on the Central Coast. Around 9:30am...
View ArticlePOLICE APPREHEND THIEVES TARGETING MOTORBIKES IN LAKE MAQUARIE AND NEWCASTLE
Three men have been charged, accused of stealing property from a number of storage facilities in Lake Macquarie and Newcastle. Between January 13 and February 18, a number of storage facilities were...
View ArticleTRIO INJURED IN CAR ROLLOVER NEAR CHINDERAH
Two teenage girls and a 21 year old German man were rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital late yesterday afternoon, after the car they were in left the road and rolled several times. The trio had...
View Article28 ISSUED WITH COURT NOTICES AT MOUNTAIN SOUNDS FESTIVAL
Police were out in force at yesterday’s Mountain Sounds festival at Mt Penang Parklands, saying for the most part the crowd was well behaved. 128 people were searched, 28 of those caught with...
View Article14-YEAR-OLD WITH SUSPECTED BROKEN LEG AFTER BEING STRUCK BY CAR IN KARIONG
A 14-year-old girl has been taken to hospital with a suspected broken leg after being struck by a car in Kariong early this morning. Around 1am, police were called to Kariong Hill following reports...
View ArticleWEEKEND UPDATE
Officials in Fiji are urgently assessing the damage from a powerful cyclone, with at least one person dead and entire villages feared destroyed. An asylum-seeker baby being treated in a Brisbane...
View ArticlePOSITIVE FORECAST ON THE HORIZON FOR THE NORTH WEST
Farmers on the North West Slopes and Plains can expect above average rainfall for the next 12 months. The Elders longer range forecast, released today, shows well above average rainfall is expected for...
View ArticleMUSTANGS STOP THE SHOW IN DUNGOG
There was an impressive sight at Dungog today. Mustangs – all in pristine condition – rolled into town, making a pitstop outside the town’s historic theatre. It was no coincidence – the gathering was...
View ArticleNEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL LAUNCHES PLAN TO REINSTATE LIGHT RAIL LOOP
Newcastle City Council has released a renewal vision document that incorporates a proposed light-rail network that would potentially extend to Newcastle Airport, John Hunter Hospital, Lake Macquarie,...
View ArticleWEEKEND UPDATE
An alleged one punch attack that left a man unconscious on a Sydney street has been caught on security camera. A man has since been charged. Two cars have been firebombed at homes in western Sydney,...
View ArticleBREAK AND ENTER CHARGES FOLLOW A VEHICLE STOP IN NELSON BAY
A 45-year-old Shoal Bay man will face court after a break-in at Nelson Bay early on Friday. Around 3.45am on Friday, police stopped a car travelling along Shoal Bay Road. Following a search of the...
View ArticleHONDA DRIVER SURVIVES COLLISION WITH SEMI-TRAILER IN PORT MACQUARIE
A female driver has escaped with non-life threatening injuries after her vehicle collided with a semi-trailer at Port Macquarie overnight. Around 8pm on Friday, emergency services were called to the...
View ArticleDISQUALIFIED DRIVER ALLEGEDLY RAMS POLICE CAR DURING PURSUIT IN KURRI KURRI
A woman has been charged after allegedly ramming a police car during a pursuit in Kurri Kurri. Around 4:30pm on Friday, police were patrolling Leggetts Drive in Pelaw Main, when they identified a...
View Article36-YEAR-OLD DIES IN MOTORCYCLE FATALITY AT BELMONT
A motorcycle rider is dead after colliding with a car in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Belmont. At around 9:30 this morning, a Toyota Avalon travelling on the Pacific Highway attempted a turn onto an...
View ArticleTEENS CHARGED AFTER BAKERY HOLD-UP NEAR TWEED HEADS
A pair of teenage boys have been charged after an alleged break-in and armed hold-up near Tweed Heads. Around 11:30pm on Saturday, workers at a bakery on Overall Drive at Pottsville were confronted by...
View ArticleDRIVER IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER CRASH FOLLOWING POLICE PURSUIT
A critical incident investigation has been launched after a crash that followed a police pursuit at Lake Macquarie, which has left a man with critical injuries. Around midnight, officers attempted to...
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