MINOR FLOOD BULLETIN #6Wollombi BrookIssued: Tuesday 28 July 2020 at 7.52pm Issued By: Peter Green, Incident Controller What is happening?Minor flooding is forecast for the Wollombi Brook Area, impacting on the towns and surrounding areas of Broke, Bulga, Laguna, Millfield, Wollombi, Brickmans Bridge, Ellalong,Paxton.Heavy rainfall has
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product recall notice for Twang Brambleberry Sour 375ml Cans & Kegs from ALL RETAIL STORES AND VENUES EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. Twang Brambleberry Batch 20117 PKD 10/07/20 & PKD 13/07/20 may be affected by refermentation in the can which could result in exploding cans. Twang Brambleberry kegs pose no safety issue however their
Fire has ripped through the Rahmani’s Rug Gallery in Newcastle West over night., completely destroying the two story building. Around 40 firefighters and 15 Fire trucks including 2 aerial appliances battled the furious flames. Crews had to battle many variables such as multiple levels, multiple exposures,
14 new cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in NSW between 8pm on 26 July and 8pm on 27 July. Six of the new cases are linked to the funeral gatherings cluster, four cases are associated with Thai Rock Wetherill Park, and one case is associated
A sixth teenager has now been charged over allegedly lighting a fire at a Cessnock fast food restaurant. About 3.30am on Sunday (19 July 2020), emergency services were called to a fast food restaurant on Allandale Road, Cessnock, after reports of a fire within the external
NSW has recorded 17 new Covid cases with Eight cases in Hotel Quarantine and Nine from known clusters. Nsw continues to have very low community transmission but the risk remains high. Four of the new cases are linked to the funeral gatherings cluster, three are household
It’s believed that Daniel Andrews will announce over 500 new cases of Covid-19 in his daily press conference around 11pm this morning. This would be the biggest daily rise in Victoria. This news comes after the deadliest Covid day in Australia yesterday with 10 people dying
The Australian and NSW Governments will join forces to turbocharge a program which will improve local roads across regional NSW as well as creating jobs and boosting regional economies. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the Australian Governmen
The following roads are closed due to local flooding. Turton Rd between Griffith Rd and Young Rd – IS NOW OPEN Industrial Drive between Vine St and Ingall St – IS NOW OPEN Pacific Highway from Newcastle City Bypass, Bennetts Green – IS NOW OPEN Myall
A 60-year-old man will be issued with a $1,000 PIN for allegedly failing to self-isolate as per his obligations under the Public Health Act (COVID19 Border Control). About 6.50pm yesterday, officers attached to Newcastle City Police District spoke with a man at an address on Kendall
Fourteen new cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in the 24 hours to 8.00pm 25 July 2020, bringing the total number of cases in NSW to 3,479. Four of the new cases attended the following funeral and related church services in south western Sydney between 16 and
A man will face court after weapons and drugs were seized when a search warrant was executed at Lake Macquarie yesterday. About 3.40pm (Saturday 25 July 2020), detectives attached to Lake Macquarie Police District attended a property on Cessnock Parade, Sunshine. After a short struggle, the
Police are appealing for public assistance after a young girl was approached by a man at Raymond Terrace. About 11am today (Saturday 25 July 2020), a 10-year-old girl was standing outside a home on Gwen Avenue when a man approached and asked her to come to
Four teenagers have been charged over allegedly lighting a blaze at a fast food restaurant in the Hunter at the weekend. About 3.30am on Sunday (19 July 2020), emergency services were called to a fast food restaurant on Allandale Road, Cessnock, after reports of a fire
Police are appealing for public assistance after a ride-share driver was stabbed in Merewether this morning. About 2.35am this morning (Thursday 23 July 2020), a 22-year-old driver picked up a group of people at Windale before travelling to William Street, Merewether. Police have been told one
During normal times there would be no issues with VISIT NSW promoting the Hunter. These are not normal times as much as we want it to be normal. NSW is on the brink of a major Covid outbreak. There are three Covid cases that have spread
We have just been informed that a student at Tomaree Public School has tested positive to Covid-19 and will be closed tomorrow for a deep clean. As a precaution Tomaree High School will also be closed for a deep clean tomorrow all students will be working
A child who attends the Good Start Early Learning preschool at Anna Bay has tested positive to Covid-19 Parents have been informed of the case and the preschool will be closed tomorrow for a deep clean. NSW health has begun contacting tracing. There are now 3
PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT – COVID-19 CASE CONFIRMED IN PORT STEPHENS Hunter New England Local Health District is urging anyone who visited the Salamander Bay Shopping Centre on 15 July to watch for COVID-19 symptoms and get tested should any respiratory symptoms or fever occur. The warning
What Australians are searching for on social media to buy has changed dramatically over the past six months off the back of Covid-19. And women’s behaviour has changed more than men. The research was conducted by Yellow (formerly Yellow Pages) in January and replicated in July.