Police have charged four arborists after they allegedly returned to the Lake Macquarie area, breaching the Public Health Order for the second time this month. Last Wednesday (1 September 2021), police received reports from members of the public via Crime Stoppers about a group of arborists
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New Facebook groups are popping up for businesses who will be offering services to both vaccinated and unvaccinated people which is receiving a mixed response from the community. One group for the Hunter has been started for those which will be allowing unvaccinated people into their
Police have charged four men and seized $1.5m worth of cannabis as part of an ongoing investigation into cultivation of cannabis in the Hunter Valley area. In July this year (2021), officers attached to the Hunter Region Enforcement Squad commenced an investigation into the hydroponic cultivation
A recently confirmed COVID-19 case has been living in an apartment block located at 17-19 James Street, Windale. The confirmed case is safely isolating off-site, and the District is arranging urgent onsite testing for affected residents. All residents have been contacted and advised to isolate until
NSW health have added the following exposure venues for the Hunter region, the close contact venue at Costco membership office has added new exposure date, and Wollworths at Cardiff has been listed as casual contact venue see times below. Close Contact Venue Boolaroo – Costco petrol
HNE Health has seen a massive drop in testing rates right across the Hunter as we enter the 3rd week of lockdown. Testing numbers peaked around 16,000 tests per day at the beginning of the outbreak. Unfortunately slow results from labs have reduced the hours some
Operation stay at home seen checkpoints set up northbound on the M1 near Morrisett and another one at Lake Munmorah earlier today. As a result of today’s operation police said 18 vehicles were turned around and 17 pins were issued for people breaching the rules. Police
Hunter New England Health has issued two more casual contact venues of concern in the Hunter Region, one venue is in Maitland and the other is at Kotara. The Reject Shop Maitland Exposure date: Monday 9 August 202110:25am to 10:35am Date added Wednesday 18 August 2021
Police have issued almost 100 fines for breaching the health orders over night across the Hunter. Police said one man who was aggressive and abusive towards police has been issued a $3000 infringement notice yesterday. The man was one of five people issued the fines on
A teenager has been charged following an investigation into a single-vehicle crash near Cessnock earlier this year. About 11.15pm on Thursday 8 April 2021, emergency services were called to a private road at Pelaw Main and found a Subaru Forrester had hit a barrier. A 17-year-old
Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man with murder following an investigation into the fatal shooting of another man at Newcastle last month. About 12.45pm on Thursday 22 July 2021, emergency services were called to a unit at Darby St, Cooks Hill, following reports of shots
A man will face court today after an alleged armed robbery attempt in the state’s Hunter Region. About 4pm yesterday (Tuesday 3 August 2021), police responded to a report of an attempted armed robbery at a convenience store in Anderson Drive, Tarro. Officers from Port Stephens-Hunter
A man has been charged after a senior constable was allegedly injured during an attempted arrest and police pursuits in Lake Macquarie. About 2.45pm on Tuesday (27 July 2021), officers attached to Northern High Visibility Policing Team attended a carpark on the Pacific Highway at Bennetts
Nine people, including eight teenagers, have been arrested following a police pursuit in the Hunter region today. About 11.15am (Wednesday 28 July 2021), officers attached to Newcastle-Hunter Traffic and Highway Patrol observed a Honda Civic allegedly travelling at speed southbound on the Hunter Expressway. A pursuit
An investigation is underway after a body was found following a unit fire at Newcastle this morning. Just after 5am (Monday 26 July 2021), emergency services were called to Fullerton Street, Stockton, following reports of a unit fire. The fire was extinguished by crews from Fire
A woman will face court after allegedly being caught driving more than six times over the legal limit in the state’s Hunter region yesterday. About 8.30pm (Saturday 24 July 2021) police were patrolling Nelson Bay Road at Williamtown after receiving information from the public about the
A man has died following a fatal shooting at Newcastle today. About 12.45pm (Thursday 22 July 2021), emergency services were called to a unit on Darby St, Cooks Hill, following reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, police located a man inside the unit with a gunshot
Macquarie College in Wallsend had a Covid scare today after a student was deemed a close contact of a covid positive case. Its believed the student visited a petrol station in Goulburn at the same time as a confirmed case did back on July 16th. The
A man has died following a motorcycle crash in the Upper Hunter overnight. About 10.15pm (Tuesday 20 July 2021), emergency services were called to Old Scone Road and Macartney Street, Merriwa, after reports a Triumph motorcycle with a rider and a pillion passenger had left the
Almost one in five drivers returned positive results during a proactive drink and drug driving operation in Lake Macquarie yesterday. Officers from Lake Macquarie Police District undertook Operation Amrap between 7am and 5pm (Monday 19 July 2021) targeting drink and drug driving offences, along with compliance