October 3 6:38 PM

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UPDATE: A 13-year-old boy who went missing in the Port Stephens area has been found safe and well in the Blue Mountains. Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a teenager missing in the Port Stephens area. Darshan Sigel, aged 13, was travelling from Sydney

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Detectives have charged a man in the state’s Lake Macquarie region following investigations into alleged threats made online. It’s alleged the man threatened to kill the NSW police minister David Elliott. On Sunday (7 June 2020), detectives from the Fixated Persons Investigated Unit commenced an investigation,

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This red Honda CRF1000 was stolen this morning from the car park of the Cessnock Hotel around 5am in the morning. anyone with any information or dashcam video from around 5am is urged to contact Cessnock Police. Someone helped themselves to a motorbike in a locked

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NSW lottieres are searching for the winning division one ticket holder from Saturday nights Lotto Draw (4057) worth $1,239,024.95. The ticket was purchased from the Swansea Newsagency and has not been claimed as yet. If you purchase a ticket from their or know someone who did,

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Three men have been charged following an investigation into petrol station ram raids in the lower Hunter Region earlier this year. Strike Force Emirs was established by the State Crime Command’s Robbery and Serious Crime Squad to investigate ram raids on two petrol stations in the

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A body has been found at Cardiff, believed to be that of a man reported missing from Lake Macquarie. A 27-year-old man was reported missing to officers from Lake Macquarie Police District when he failed to return to his home on Cedar Street, Cardiff, on Tuesday

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STOCKRINGTON: The Hunter Expressway is closed eastbound near Surveyors Creek due to a serious two car crash. Eastbound motorists can use John Renshaw Dr and the M1 Pacific Mwy to return to the Hunter Expressway. Traffic is heavy in the area and emergency service crews are

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Just a quick reminder double demerits are in force from Friday 5 to Monday 8 June inclusive. Get caught speeding, using a mobile phone illegally, or not wearing a seatbelt or motorcycle helmet this long weekend, and you’ll face double the points. Drive safe and allow

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Emergency Services were called to Broke Rd Pokolbin around 3pm this afternoon after a motorcycle rider collided with a tree. The 20 year old male rider was flown to Royal North Shore Hospital. His condition is unkown at this stage. Services on scene were. Cessnock District

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A teenage boy has now been charged following investigations into the stabbing of a 16-year-old boy in East Maitland yesterday. Police will allege the incident occurred about 7.20pm yesterday (Thursday 28 May 2020), when two boys aged 16, were travelling on a train between Beresfield and

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🚨 JAMES BLUNT / JASON MRAZ AUS TOUR CANCELLED due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and Government restrictions, the planned November 2020 Australian and New Zealand tour by James Blunt, with special guests Jason Mraz and Olympia, has been cancelled. James and Jason would like to

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The search for Mr Skinner has recommenced at Fingal Bay this morning. Local Police, Police Rescue, Marine Area Command and SES are currently on scene. Anyone who may have seen Mr Skinner in the last 24 hrs is asked to contact Nelson Bay Police Station or

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A man will face court today charged over an alleged attempted child abduction in Newcastle West yesterday. About 5.10pm (Sunday 24 May 2020) officers attached to Newcastle City Police District were called to a shopping centre on Steel Street, after reports of a child approach. Police

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UPDATE: THE SITE HAS BEEN CLEARED AND THE ROAD HAS SINCE RE OPENED A two vehicle crash has closed Elrington (East Of Cessnock) Lake Rd between Elrington Drive and Leggetts Drive. The road closed in both directions with reports of a person trapped Emergency services are

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Councillor Melanie Dagg says the $400,000 Branxton Town Centre upgrades are nearing completion. The work includes the construction of more pathways and street tree planting on John Rose Avenue at the Branxton Oval entrance and on the northern side of Maitland Street, between John Rose Avenue

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A man has died after a single-vehicle crash in the state’s Hunter region today. About 10.35am (Friday 22 May 2020), emergency services were called to John Renshaw Drive, Buchanan, after an Isuzu utility left the roadway and crashed into a tree. The driver and sole occupant,

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BUCHANAN: John Renshaw Drive is closed in both directions between the Hunter Expressway and the M1 Pacific Motorway due to a single car crash just east of Hunter Expressway. You can divert using expressway and the motorway in both directions. Allow extra travel time.

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A man wanted on five outstanding warrants has been arrested by police following a vehicle stop near Muswellbrook. An extensive police operation was conducted in the Nundle area yesterday (Wednesday 20 May 2020), involving officers from Hunter Valley Police District, Oxley Police District, and other specialist

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UPDATE: Information obtained from Clayton Barr is incorrect as it shows data from outside the Cessnock electorate. We apologize for the miss information. Dr Dobler has confirmed a pop up clinic will open in Cessnock next Wednesday in the driveway of Cessnock Hospital. Booking is essential

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Police are investigating the suspicious death of a baby in the state’s Hunter region. Just after 3pm yesterday (Sunday 17 May 2020), a seven-month-old boy was taken to Muswellbrook Hospital in an unresponsive state. Despite the efforts of hospital staff, the baby was unable to be

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