Emergency services were called to Twelve Mile Creek to a single-vehicle crash earlier this afternoon around 2pm, paramedics attempted to revive the driver, unfortunately, the driver died at the scene. Police investigations into the accident are ongoing. A man has died in a single vehicle crash
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ROAD COLLAPSE/LANDSLIDE HAWKESBURY RIVER/BROOKLYN, Old Pacific Hwy opposite the Heli Pad We have report a section of old Pacific highway has collapsed or land slide opposite the helipad closing a lane forcing traffic on wrong side of road. Further info to come.
Be alert people have been door-knocking asking for donations for the RFS in Heddon Greta yesterday., these people are phoneys and your money will not go to the RFS. THE RFS OR NSW FIRE AND RESCUE WILL NEVER KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR AND ASK FOR MONEY.
Key Points 30mm to 80mm rain expected over the east coast. Rain is expected to fall from Thursday to Sunday. Slow-moving thunderstorms to deliver much-needed rain over fire grounds. Flash flooding is expected Dangerous conditions for fire grounds as fire-affected trees may fall or landslides may
Update* All 3 kids found safe and well, no carjacking took place, the non-English speaking mother from Iraq became confused and forgot where she parked her car. The NSW Police Force is seeking urgent public assistance to help locate three children who were occupants of a
A 9-year-old boy has been flown to Westmead children’s Hospital, after falling 10 metres to the ground at the Gosford Clip and Climb. The injuries suffered at this are unknown.
The NSW Government has today announced a $500,000 reward for information regarding the disappearance and suspected homicide of a man missing near Newcastle almost 12-months ago. Steven ‘Feno’ Fenwick, aged 33, was last confirmed seen exiting a bus on Nelson Bay Road, Fern Bay, about 1pm
Cessnock Council has completed work on new signage for the Hunter Valley and to be honest they look great, the new signage project costed $2.5 Million with $1.25 Million of rates payers and $1.25 Million of taxpayers money. Whilst the new signs look great, I dought
You all seen the singing magpie last week, mimicking the sirens of fire trucks in Newcastle, now it appears magpies are starting fires as well. Around 5:40pm on the 14th of January, it’s believed a magpie was feasting on a dead flying fox which had attached
⚠️Works on Medowie Road, Medowie⚠️A new roundabout will be installed as part of a new subdivision at 688-730 Medowie Rd. Construction will start on 13 January 2020 from 7am to 5pm and will take approximately 16 weeks to complete. Don’t forget to follow the direction of
A suspicious fire broke out near the cemetery at Boomerang Park earlier today, it quickly spread to the forest with flames engulfing koala food trees planted by the community. Five fire trucks from the RFS and NSW Fire and Rescue attended promptly and use thousands of
Key Points 26-year-old Rutherford female was arrested and charged. 33-year-old Cessnock male arrested and charged 44-year-old Cessnock female was also arrested and charged During the morning of the 8th January, Hunter Valley Target Action group receive information about some stolen number plates from Kurri Kurri. Around
Emergency services were called to a car on fire in bushland in South Cessnock at around 2:30am, the car appears to be a late model WRX. There has been a heap of these of late and it’s only a matter time before one these car fire
Owendale fire started at the beginning of November. Countless man-hours have been dedicated to containing this fire. The fire is now under control Forestry NSW and NSWRFS have been working in rough terrain now for almost 3 months to contain and stop the spread of the
The South Coast has been devastated over the last few weeks by bushfire, Yesterday another fire started around 2:20pm in bushland near Lake Mulwala in Mulwala, about 80km west of Albury. The fire quickly spread and burnout 35ha before it was contained by exhausted firefighters who
Impact Assessment teams are continuing to work around the clock to assess the damage caused by NSW bushfires, this bushfire season has now seen more than 2,000 homes destroyed and still counting. Insurance claims have already topped $700 million dollars and are expected to rise into
The Mcwilliams family have operated in the Hunter Valley for 141 years making them one of the oldest wine growing families in the Hunter Valley. The Mcwilliams wine group has fallen on hard times recently and has been placed in administration in a final bid to
NSWNSW RURAL FIRE SERVICE MEDIA RELEASE Tourists encouraged to return to the Far South Coast 11 January 2020 Tourists are encouraged to start returning to the villages and towns along the Far South Coast as weather conditions improve. The Clyde Mountain fire has been burning in
Key Points 5 year old went missing on 6th last seen riding his bike. Police, family and friends started searching for the boy. A family member made a Facebook post urging the community to keep their eyes out for the boy. A member of the community
Key Points 58-year-old man suffers a stroke 29-year-old man dials 000 and steals cash and credit cards police review CCTV and identify the thief 29-year-old man tries to outrun police on foot. bail refused A 29-year-old man has committed the lowest act when he came across