Flight Centre has announced they will shutdown 100 stores across the country it’s unclear how many jobs will be lost. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange, Flight Centre Australia says the “virus’s spread and increased travel restrictions mean demand is softening significantly and the
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CHANGES TO VISITING THE NICU AT JOHN HUNTER CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL From today as a precautionary response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NICU at the Children’s Hospital in Newcastle will be restricting visitors to best protect the very sick and premature babies the NICU is caring for.
The Australian GP has been cancelled at the last minute due to COVID-19 fears as one Mclaren team member tests positive. There was confusion this morning as overseas media we’re reporting the event had been cancelled, but F1 Officials had been silent. The Victorian premiere came
NSW Health has just released an update on the number of cases and what’s disturbing is 8 of the 13 new cases are spread through the community with no travel history. Community spread is now well and truly upon us because our Govt were reactive and
Aspect Hunter has announced a new Satellite class for students on the Autism Spectrum, this is a massive win for the country as options are very limited for those students on the Spectrum. Aspect is seeking enrollments of infant students around the Muswellbrook area, if you
An additional eight cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed as at 7am 10 March 2020 bringing the total number of confirmed cases in NSW to 55. Confirmed cases: 55* Cases under investigation: 618 Cases tested and excluded: 8361 *Note: 1 is a resident of Victoria and
Last night Hunter New England Health confirmed that there were providing care for elderly man in his seventies who has contracted COVID-19 and is being cared for in home in an unknown location. Hunter New England Health have not provided his location or places this man
Hunter New England Local Health District is providing care and support to one of the previously announced COVID-19 cases, a male in his 70s who recently returned from Italy. Health staff are undertaking daily wellness checks while he is in isolation at home and he is
An additional seven cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed as at 2pm today bringing the total number of confirmed cases in NSW to 47. Confirmed case: 47 Cases under investigation: 476 Cases tested and excluded: 7848 These figures refer to people who are in NSW and
A man has died following a crash in the state’s Hunter region yesterday. About 12.40pm (Sunday 8 March 2020), emergency services were called to Tomago Road, Tomago, after reports a Mitsubishi ASX had crashed into a tree after colliding with an Izuzu D-Max. The Mitsubishi driver,
Emergency services were called to yet another house fire on Francis St Cessnock around 9pm last night, upon arrival the house was alight and firefighter got work to put out the flames. This is the 3rd house fire on Francis St Cessnock in recent times. If
Over the weekend someone with a half a brain decided it was a good idea to tear up the soccer fields at Lambton by driving their vehicle erratically on the soccer fields. MP Sonya Hornery is angry over the situation as groundskeepers have put in a
Wollworths have said in statement on their Facebook Page that a 2 pack per customer restrictions is now in affect in store and online, in a bid to stop the madness and to ensure more people have access to essential toilet paper. The statement from Wollworths
COVID-19 UPDATE Two additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed bringing the total number of confirmed cases in NSW to 40. The new cases include: Eight travellers on the Ruby Princess, which arrived this morning, were assessed by the NSW Health Cruise Ship Health Surveillance team.
3 people are in hospital tonight after a horror smash on Tomago Rd at Tomago, a man in his twenties was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital with leg and pelvis injuries and the other two were taken to hospital via ambulance with minor injuries. Tomago Rd
TOMAGO RD CLOSED BOTH DIRECTIONS AFTER SERIOUS CRASH TOMAGO: Tomago Road is closed in both directions between Old Punt Road and Masonite Road due to a serious crash. Emergency services are on site. If you’re in the area, allow extra travel time and use Masonite Road
A man in his eighties has sadly passed away in NSW after contracting Coronavirus in a Sydney hospital bringing the total number of deaths in Australia to 3 people. Dr Kerry Chant, Chief Health Officer passed on the sympathies of NSW Health to the family of
MISSING PERSON – CAN YOU HELP FIND BOB BAKER. Police need your help to locate missing person, Robert (Bob) Baker , 68 old, from Long Jetty on the Central Coast. Bob was last seen at his residence at the Long Jetty Health Centre, around 3.00pm on
A patient who attended the Cumberland St Clinic today was presenting with Coronvirus symptoms and is undergoing testing, results should be known by Saturday Morning. The Cumberland Clinic is closed until Monday Morning and is being sterilized as a precaution, a representative of the Cumberland St
Newcastle Ocean Baths will be closed for the rest of this week. Newcastle City Council has been forced to close the ocean baths for the rest of the week as dangerous surf conditions are preventing staff from performing necessary cleaning of the ocean baths. Newcastle council