2 men have attempted to rob the newsagency on John St Singleton around 4am this morning armed with a tommahawk and iron bar, a 32 year old employee was able to fight the 2 men off and force them out the door. The 32 year man
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HUNTER VALLEY ROAD CLOSURES John Renshaw Drive from Wallsend Street Stanford Merthyr through to roundabout at George Booth Drive is closed. WOLLOMBI ROAD (from Broke to Wollombi), GRETA NORTH ROAD (from Wollombi to Bucketty) YANGO CREEK and STOCKYARD CREEK ROAD closed due to fire activity. Open
A Message From Wollombi Tavern Due to the increased bush fires in our beautiful valley, all of this weekends live music is now cancelled. Wollombi Tavern wishes to extend a very appreciative thanks to all the brave men & women in the RFS, the guys operating
The Air Quality has slipped even lower over night with the AQI now at 209 at the Beresfield Monitoring Station. Anything over 200 is considered to be Hazardous to everyones health. It’s recommended to stay indoors today as Bushfire Smoke can cause serious health problems. Consider
29 year old Luke Gore makes our most wanted list today, he is currently wanted for outstanding warrants in relation to serious domestic violence offences. He is described as being Caucasian in appearance, about 170-175cm tall, with a solid build, brown hair and brown eyes. Luke
Fire Activitie is Watch and Act – Leggetts Drive, Pelaw Main (Cessnock LGA) Fire activity is increasing across the fireground. The fire is moving in a north to north easterly direction towards John Renshaw Drive. If you are in the area of Averys Lane, Stanford Merthyr,
Do You Know This Woman? – Maitland Police are asking for Community help in identifying a female who may be able to assist Police in relation to a theft from a Maitland retail premises on 29 October 2019. If you have any information that may assist
Ceedar Creek Wombat Rescue Hospital is seeing an increases of wombats comming up for a drink and food. Thick smoke throughout the Hunter Valley is having a major affect on our wildlif. With the drought means water is scarce for our wildlife and thick smoke in
Hunter Valley Police District today is warning people about a shonky scam targeting commonwealth bank customer’s via email. The shonky phishing scam first sends the user an email sating that they are commonwealth bank and your transaction history is ready to view. Upon clicking on the
In 2028 Aahliyah was diagnosed with an extremely rare and aggressive brain tumor (Embryonal tumor with multilayered rosettes) Emergency surgery was done in an attempt to remove the tumour that was growing rapidly and placing pressure on the left frontal lobe of her brain. The surgeons
Leggetts Dr Fire Averys Lane Emergency Warning Fire Activity has increased Residents are to shelter in place as the fire approaches EMERGENCY WARNING – Leggetts Drive, Pelaw Main (Cessnock LGA) A fire is burning in bushland south of Pelaw Main in the area of Leggetts Drive.
Thus fire is spotting and created a second fire ahead of the main fire. Fire is intensifying at the leggetts drive fire, the fire has been upgraded to watch n act. Strong winds combined with warm temptures are making this fire diffcult to contain. A number
Two fires burning out of control in the Hunter Valley have now joined and continue to burn out of control, the fire is now known as crumps complex fire. The fire has burnt around 900ha in Bushland near Congewai and continues to grow in size. The
Fatal Crash Sparks Fire at Pelaw Main 1 person has been confirmed dead afrer a car collided with a pole sparking a fast moving bushfire. No properties are under threat at this stage. Fire on both sides of Leggetts Drive. A car fire has sparked a
Labor leader Anthony Albanese praised Joel Fitzgibbion this morning in address to the labor Caucus for his commited work to helping drought stricken farmers. The Caucus broke out in applause for Mr Fitzgibbion. Joel Fitzgibbon has asked the Auditor-General to investigate the Government’s drought programs. Back
The Little L Fire is burning to the west of Paynes Crossing, Laguna and Wollombi in the Yengo National Park. The fire is moving in a easterly direction towards the Great North Road and has crossed the Stockyard Creek. If you are in the area of
Around 1pm on Tuesday the 5th of November a Newcastle Woman who had been disqualified form driving for 15 years previously has lead police on a dangerous pursuit after police observed the driver disobey a left turn sign only. The pursuite was called off due to
Bushfire season has well and truly kicked off early this year, and now is the time review your bushfire insurance cover. Some questions you should be asking are, is my bushfire cover enough? Or is my home and contents both covered or just home? What about
FIRE IS NOW CONTAINED 4:44pm Crews are responding to new fire on Audrey Wilkinson vineyard, property’s under threat, more info to come. A fast moving grass fire is moving towards property’s near Audrey Wilkinson vineyard, Muiltable RFS Crews and NSW Fire Rescue crews are responding to
ATTENTION: for landholders in the wider Cessnock region and those affected by fires around Wollembi, Laguna and the Little L fire, an evacuation centre for animals is now open at Cessnock Showground. Animal owners are reminded that care of your animals including adequate food and water