MAN CHARGED AFTER CAR DRIVEN INTO BOAT RAMP
A man has been charged after a car was driven off a boat ramp at Port Stephens overnight. Around 7:30pm, police were called to the Henderson Park boat ramp at Lemon Tree Passage, after a silver sedan...
View ArticlePODCAST – EPISODE 5: HUNTER MENTAL HEALTH & THE WAY BACK
This week’s podcast takes a closer look at the issues surrounding suicide prevention and support services. It features a lived experience speaker, a clinical psychologist, and a Support Services...
View ArticleCOLLISION WITH TRUCK KILLS GOLD COAST VAN DRIVER
The driver of a van has died when his vehicle collided with a truck on the Gold Coast overnight. Police say the accident occurred on Darlington Drive in Yatala, around 7.10pm. The force of the impact...
View ArticleCONCERNS HELD FOR MISSING ELDERLY SURFERS PARADISE MAN
Information is being sought from the public to help locate a missing elderly man on the Gold Coast. 93-year-old Noel Crozier was last seen on Gibraltar Drive in Surfers Paradise at around 2pm...
View ArticleCANNABIS AND HYDROPONIC EQUIPMENT SEIZED
Police have allegedly uncovered an amount of cannabis and hydroponic growing equipment while executing search warrants at a number of properties in the Northern Rivers. Police raided six properties in...
View ArticleFLASHBACK FRIDAY – LEIGH MAUGHAN
When it comes to larger than life personalities, few could match NBN sporting commentator and presenter, Leigh Maughan. No matter what challenges live TV threw at him, Leigh always managed to come out...
View ArticleMAN ALLEGEDLY EXPOSES HIMSELF ON A GOLD COAST BUS
A Brisbane man will face court after allegedly exposing himself to two young girls on a Gold Coast bus. Police say the incidents occurred on a bus that travelled through Varsity Lakes and Miami on May...
View ArticleDEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY CHARGES LAID ON THE GOLD COAST
Gold Coast police expect to lay charges against a man over a deprivation of liberty and assault incident early this morning. Police allege the 29-year-old man attempted to flood the inside of a...
View ArticleMURDER CHARGES LAID AFTER GOLD COAST HOUSE FIRE
UPDATE: A man has been charged with murder following a house fire on the Gold Coast this morning. Emergency services responded to reports of a fire at a home on Bushmead Street at Nerang, around...
View ArticleMAN CHARGED OVER ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF 12-YEAR-OLD
Police have charged a man who allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted a young girl on the Central Coast three months ago. The incident is alleged to have occurred as the 12-year-old girl was walking...
View ArticleCHARGES LAID OVER MID NORTH CARJACKING AND BREAK-IN
Police have charged a man on the mid north coast following an alleged carjacking and break-in. Police say a 50-year-old man was sitting in a parked car on Short Street at Port Macquarie around 2pm...
View ArticleDOMESTIC ATTACK CHARGES EXPECTED TO BE UPGRADED TO MURDER
A 35-year-old Central Coast woman has succumbed to injuries sustained in a domestic violence attack earlier this week. Blair Dalton passed away in Gosford Hospital yesterday evening, two days after...
View ArticleDUNGOG FLOOD FINDINGS HANDED DOWN
An inquest into the fatal Dungog floods has found more people would have died if it wasn’t for the heroic actions of local residents. Three people were killed when the New South Wales Hunter region was...
View ArticleBURTON TOYOTA SURF REPORT
Light offshore winds will a small swell to begin with this weekend. On Sunday there’ll be a spike in the swell but the winds will switch onshore.
View ArticleSTRIKE FORCE NABS ALLEGED ONLINE CHILD GROOMER
A Casino man will face court after police led him to believe he was speaking to a 14-year-old girl online before he allegedly engaged in sexually-explicit conversations with her. Police also allege the...
View ArticleMAN KILLED IN SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH AT REDHEAD
A man in his 50’s has died in a single vehicle crash near Lake Macquarie. Police say the Honda Jazz left the road and crashed into a tree on Kalaroo Road in Redhead, about 7pm yesterday. Attempts were...
View ArticleICE, COCAINE & CANNABIS ALLEGEDLY DISCOVERED IN VEHICLE SEARCH
A quantity of illicit drugs and a stun gun have been recovered during a vehicle stop on the Central Coast. Police stopped the Mazda RX8 on the Pacific Highway for a breath test just before 2:30am today...
View ArticleCOUPLE ESCAPE INJURY AFTER CAR CRASHES INTO BEDROOM
A Newcastle couple has had a terrifying wake up call, showered with debris when a car came ploughing into the side of their bedroom last night. The Mitsubishi Lancer left the roadway, crashing through...
View ArticleSEARCH UNDERWAY FOR MISSING NORTH COAST WOMAN
Concerns are held for a woman missing from the Far North Coast. 20-year-old Selena Collinson was last seen leaving a home on Orana Road in Ocean Shores, about 12.30pm on Saturday. She was driving a...
View ArticleMOTORCYCLIST CRITICAL AFTER BEING THROWN FOR BIKE, HITTING A POST
A Gold Coast motorcyclist is in a critical condition after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a post. Police say the rider was heading north on Cunningham Drive North in Pimpama just...
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