There are reports this morning that the Wagga Wagga RAAF base has been place into lockdown with fears of Covid-19 outbreak on the base. It’s understood that defense force personnel have attended a function at the Casula Hotel in Sydneys Southwest between the 3rd and 10th
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Police are appealing for assistance after the armed robbery of a service station at Lake Macquarie early this morning. About 5am (Sunday 12 July 2020), three people – two men and a woman – entered a service station on Wyee Road, Wyee, before the woman ran
A worker at the Crossroads Hotel in Casula tested positive to Covid-19 late last night bringing the total Cases linked to the hotel to 6 cases. Dr Kerry Chant has said everyone who attended the Crossroads hotel on the 3rd and 10th July must self isolate
Eight workers from the Melbourne Alfred Hospital test positive to covid-19 potentially exposing hundreds of people to the Virus. Five of the eight infections are believed to be from community transmission. All the workers will be placed into quarantine and contact traces are in the process
A man will appear in court charged following a domestic-related assault in the upper Hunter yesterday. About 5.30pm (Thursday 9 July 2020), emergency services were called to a home on Macqueen Street, Aberdeen, after reports of a domestic-related assault. It’s alleged a man attended the home
An East Coast low developing near the coast may cause severe weather across Eastern NSW as early as Sunday and continue early in the week. The worst of the weather is predicted on Monday and Tuesday, including the potential of heavy rain, road + river flooding,
An investigation is underway following a suspicious house fire in the state’s Hunter region this morning. About 3.30am (Thursday 9 July 2020), emergency services were called to a house on Hart Road, Loxford, following reports of a fire. Fire and Rescue NSW attended and extinguished the
APPLY FOR COMMUNITY GRANTS IN THE HUNTER Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Catherine Cusack is encouraging organisations across the Hunter region to apply for the Community Partnership Action (COMPACT) grants program, which will support community partnerships to build social cohesion and community resilience. Ms Cusack said
The Daily Telegraph is reporting a 30-year-old man from Lovedale has been arrested over the death of a man at Cessnock tip who died in suspicious circumstances late Sunday afternoon. More to come.
A man has been charged after allegedly attempting to cross the NSW/Victoria border at Corowa earlier today. Shortly after 11am, a car bearing Victorian number plates attempted to drive into NSW on Carlyle Road, Corowa. Officers from Murray River Police District spoke with the driver, who
Maitland Liberal Councillor Mitchell Griffin has provided a notice of motion for next Tuesday’s meeting of Maitland City Council to look in to the viability of a trial of mobile CCTV for Maitland. CCTV has been on the agenda for the council for a number of
A man from Newcastle has tested positive to Covid-19 after being released from hotel quarantine, it’s understood the man tested negative on day 10 of quarantine and was released on day 14. He then traveled from Sydney to Newcastle on Sunday where he developed symptoms and
Deputy Lord Mayor Declan Clausen has officially launched the first-ever fully-autonomous (Level 4) driverless vehicle to mix with traffic, which starts a three-month trial on Newcastle’s roads today. The project is a joint initiative of City of Newcastle and Keolis Downer. Novocastrians and visitors to the
An investigation is underway following the death of a man at Cessnock. Just after 5pm yesterday (Sunday 5 July 2020), police were called to a rubbish tip on Old Maitland Road, where they found a man injured. The 54-year-old man was pronounced deceased at the scene.
A man has been charged over an alleged sexual act on a bus in the Hunter region last month. About 1.45pm on Wednesday 24 June 2020, a 16-year-old schoolgirl boarded a bus at Rotary Park, Kurri Kurri, travelling towards Heddon Greta. A man also boarded the
PROACTIVE CRIME UNIT WEST ARREST 23 YEAR OLD MALE FOLLOWING POLICE PURSUIT WYEE. About 10:00pm on Thursday 2 July, 2020 Police attached to the Lake Macquarie Proactive Crime Unit (West) were patrolling in the vicinity of Wyee Road, Morisset. Police saw a green Subaru Forrester driving
NSW Health has been forced into screening people returning form Melbourne after thousands of people have returned to NSW from Melbourne over the past week. Gladys Berejiklian had no plans to close borders or screen people coming back from Melbourne as she firmly believes in the
Michael Johnsen MP, Member for Upper Hunter has announced that Dungog Shire will benefit from $4.4 Million in funding which will improve local roads and create jobs as part of the NSW Government’s $500 million Fixing Local Roads program, ensuring even more regional communities benefit, faster.
A man has been arrested after stand off with police near Newcastle. About 9.20am (Thursday 2 July 2020), officers from Newcastle City Police District were called to Warkworth Street, Maryland, following reports of a domestic dispute. Upon arrival, police were confronted by a man, armed with
A man has been charged after prohibited drugs and explosive devices were located at a home in the Hunter region yesterday. Officers attached to the Hunter Valley Police District Proactive Crime Team conducted a Firearms Prohibition Order (FPO) search at a home on Fifth Street, Weston,