Varroa mite has been detected in sentinel beehives near the Port of Newcastle To protect the NSW honey industry an eradication plan is in place and a Biosecurity Control Order has been issued for the area within a 50 km radius of the Port of...
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Detectives have commenced an investigation after the bodies of a man and a woman were located inside a home on the Central Coast today. About 2.20pm today (Tuesday 21 June 2022), emergency services were called to a home on Maidens Brush Road, Wyoming, after a...
Cessnocks SES emergency beacons have gone missing after a recent storm in the area, these beacons are used to warn drivers of hazards in times of emergencies. After a recent storm, they were required to be used after some power lines went down on Wine...
A pedestrian has died after being hit by a vehicle in the Hunter Valley this morning. About 6.30am (Tuesday 21 June 2022), emergency services were called to Cessnock Road, Maitland, following reports a male pedestrian had been hit by a truck. The driver of the...
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20 people have self evacuated from a paint factory in Newcastle, that has gone up in flames with one person being treated for smoke inhalation. The large paint storage facility located on Parker St Carrington is 100m x 50m is on fire. Firefighters are inside...
A passenger has been seriously injured following a single-vehicle crash in the Hunter region overnight. About 9.45pm (Saturday 11 June 2022), emergency services were called to Rosemount Road, Denman, south-west of Muswellbrook, following reports a Mitsubishi Colt had lost control and rolled before coming to...
NSW government could be forced to write off $30 million of tax payer funded investments that have been frozen by the Russians. Matt Kean Treasurer of New South Wales had been trying to dump $75 million invested Russia after they declared war on the Ukraine....
A man has been charged to face court tomorrow following an investigation into a stabbing at Rutherford last month. About 8.45pm on Wednesday 25 May 2022, emergency services were called to Alexandria Avenue, Rutherford, after reports a 21-year-old man had been stabbed in the abdomen....
Kia has been forced to recall thousands of cars sold nation wide after a software glitch has been found which could result in the car overheating and catching on fire. Kia Australia has said the recall affects its Sportage mid-size SUV and Sorento seven-seat SUV vehicles....
Detectives have commenced an investigation after the bodies of two women were located inside a unit in Sydney’s south west today. About 9.30am (Tuesday 7 June 2022), emergency services were called to a home on Canterbury Road, near Dibbs Street, Canterbury, following a concern for...
Police have seized a number of items – including firearms and two joeys – during a four-day operation in the Hunter Valley area targeting rural crime. Operation ‘Devil Ark’ was established by officers from the Rural Crime Prevention Team attached to Hunter Valley Police District,...
The newly elected Albanese’s Government is moving quickly to fulfill one of their signature promises and one of the few policy, I agree with, scrapping the cashless debit cards for pensioners. It was a terrible policy the LNP introduced that diminished the freedom of pensioners...
Muswellbrook woman fails roadside breath test in Cobbitty. About 12.20pm on Sunday the 29th of May 2022, Camden Highway Patrol officers intercepted a white Hyundai sedan travelling in a general southerly direction on The Northern Rd at Cobbitty after reports the vehicle was swerving from...
A teenage boy has been charged with murder following an investigation into the death of an elderly man on the Central Coast earlier this year. About 9.55am on Thursday 10 February 2022, emergency services responded to reports the body of a man had been located...
A serving police officer has been charged with property offences. In July 2021, officers attached to the Newcastle City Police District commenced an investigation into an alleged incident where property was damaged. Following extensive inquiries, a 38-year-old senior constable – attached to a command in...
David Littleproud has thrown his hat in the ring to challenge for the leadership of the Nationals after the coalition lost the federal election. He advised Barnaby Joyce earlier this afternoon. “This afternoon I advised Barnaby Joyce of my intention to nominate for the position...
An Intoxicated man has driven into an RBT station without being waved in by police and requested a breath test to see how intoxicated he was near Cessnock yesterday. Police happily fulfilled the man’s request and proceeded with the test. The man returned a positive...
Two teenagers have been charged after an alleged armed robbery near Singleton yesterday. About 1.30am (Thursday 26 May 2022), a 25-year-old man was working inside a service station on Bridgman Road, Dunolly, near Singleton, when a woman entered the store. Police will allege in court...