What we know so far. Numbers have just been updated to 20 Confirmed cases aboard the Crusie Ship, it’s unclear if any of the new cases are Australian. 20 confirmed cases of Coronavirus 2 Australian Among the Confirmed Cases 4,000 people confined to their cabins for
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⚠️ #NSWSES WARNS OF FLOOD RISK The NSW SES is urging residents across widespread parts of NSW to prepare for severe weather over the coming days and into next week. The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting heavy rain from the #NorthernRivers all the way down to
Council will undertake works in February 2020 in the Cessnock CBD- Cooper and Charlton Streets. The works include installation of additional bollards, speed cushions and paving rectification works. During these works there will be unavoidable disruption to traffic. Traffic on Cooper and Charlton will be reduced to
An unlicensed driver will face court today charged over two alleged police pursuits through the Lake Macquarie region. About 11.50pm yesterday (Friday 31 January 2020), officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District were conducting proactive patrols in Chisholm, following reports a construction site in the area had
The Hunter Valley tourism took a major hit over the peak Christmas New Year period from the bushfire crisis that impacted the area. According to an article in the Cessnock Advertiser the Industry lost $42 million due to the Bushfire Crisis. Accommodation providers, recreational activity providers
Around 1900 homes are without power on Central Coast as the heatwave is hitting peak temperatures, the cause is unknown at this stage and crews are investigating. Power is expected to be restored around 2:30pm
A Cessnock resident has taken to social media after receiving a $268 fine for parking in his own driveway for obstructing the nature strip in which his driveway is built across, this has caused a bit if stir on social media to who is in the
Two men will face court today charged following an investigation into a public place shooting in the Hunter Valley earlier this week. About 3am (Wednesday 29 January 2020), police were called to Mills Crescent, Cessnock, following reports of shots fired. Following inquiries, officers attached to Hunter
John Renshaw Drive has now reopened. BUCHANAN: John Renshaw Drive is closed in both directions at Buchanan due to a crash involving a truck and car. You should consider using Lang Street/Main Road and the Hunter Expressway as alternative routes. These roads are suitable for all
Newcastle Pro Wrestling stage trailer has been stolen from Newcastle, without this trailer they are unable to move the wrestling ring from venue to venue. The trailer was stolen sometime in the last few days from Gateshead the plate number is Z90196 If you have seen
We don’t know much so far or whether both crimes scenes are connected, but this what we do know so far. Around 3am shots were fired in Mills Crescent Cessnock. Residents were woken by the police and told to stay indoors. Multiple crime scenes have been
Yesterday morning a donation was made, and left on the pedestrian door on the fire shed. Broke RFS were informed by phone and by the time we could get to the shed the donation had been stolen. Alot of time, effort, organisation and cost went into
last week we saw some much-needed rain and thunderstorms which caused a heap of problems for our emergency services with flash flooding, fallen trees and motor vehicle accidents. But the heat is set to return starting from Thursday to Sunday in the Hunter Valley are set
Police have alleged in court today the 37-year-old mother of four was high on ice before the fatal crash and police found an opened bottle of sparkling wine in the car at the scene. Emergency services were called to the Central Coast Highway, near Bakali Street,
A Hunter driver on Saturday racked up 24 demerit points on his imaginary license, police first noticed that driver was exceeding the speed limit and activated their lights sirens, police then oberserved a young girl attempting to put on her seat belt, the driver than pulled
The threat is real as 3 people now confirmed to have Coronavirus in NSW, heath authority’s are scrambling to track their movements and find people they were in contact with to prevent a full outbreak if the virus in NSW. All 3 people have traveled to
Around 5pm emergency services, we’re called to what can only be described as a mini-tornado in the Hunter Valley near Quorrobolong. Dozens of trees came down in a corridor about 400 meters wide from Barraba Lane across the paddocks, over Quorrobolong Rd and east along Coney
A man has been charged after another man was allegedly stabbed on the Central Coast overnight. Police have been told that a group of people were socialising in the Woy Woy area when a physical altercation began between two men, aged 33 and 35, on the
On Friday 24 JAN 2020 at approximately 18:15 emergency services responded to a single-vehicle car accident, where a vehicle left the road and collided with a fence, injuring the single male occupant. The male was treated and released by Ambulance paramedics and then transported by road
About 6pm on Thursday 23 January 2020, a 44-year-old woman was allegedly driving erratically along Fern Street, Islington, with a four-year-old child in the car. Officers from Newcastle City Police District and NSW Ambulance paramedics were called a short time later and spoke with the woman.