Fire officials say a scrub fire near the Southwest Florida International Airport has damaged and destroyed up to 3,500 rental cars around 11pm Friday night. The fire was in an area where extra rental cars are parked and were not occupied. Witnesses saw and heard multiple...
The new lockdown laws are confusing at best. Last week fishing was added to activities that are allowed under the lockdown laws. NSW Police have issued a stern warning to people fishing over the easter holiday period. What I can do No more than two...
HNE Health officials are advising anyone with flu like symptoms and lives in the following areas Valentine, Belmont, Mt Hutton, Windale and Croudace Bay to present to a COVID-19 clinic for testing immediately. HNE Health officials have had to make this call after three cases...
The tiger appears to have caught the virus from a zoo keeper who was infected. The tiger is 1 of seven animales displaying symptoms of COVID-19 at the Bronx Zoo. The Bronx Zoo announced that the tiger tested positive on Sunday.
A 76-year-old man from the Hunter New England Region sadly passed away on the 4th of April at Westmead Hospital, the man contracted COVID-19 on board the Ruby Princess Cruise Ship. We would like to offer our thoughts and prayers for the family of the...
A child has been injured after she was attacked by a dog in her backyard at Abermain this afternoon.About 3pm (Sunday 5 April 2020), the 10-year-old girl was playing with her dog when it bit her several times to the face and arm. The child...
Newcastle City Police say the former hotel is totally destroyed. Emergency crews responded after reports of an explosion at the former hotel. Upon arrival the hotel was well alight. Residents from the Civic square apartments have been evacuated they will not be allowed back in...
Emergency services were called to a house on Shoreline Drive Fingal Bay around 2am this morning. Upon arriving emergency services found a 27-year-old man with multiple stab wonds to the back. He was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to...
About 8.30pm (Friday 3 April 2020), officers from Hunter Valley Police District stopped a Ford Laser sedan on Heddon Street, Kurri Kurri, and spoke with the driver, a 38-year-old man. After speaking with the man police felt there was reasonable grounds to search the mans...
Hunter Valley hotels, motels and bnb accommodation continue to fill up ahead of the Easter long weekend, even though we are on lockdown and a trip to the Hunter Valley is not essential. We are calling on the Government to shut down the Hunter Valley...
Three people have been charged following three separate pursuits through Lake Macquarie and Newcastle overnight. About 12.25am (Friday 3 April 2020), officers attached to Lake Macquarie Police District were conducting patrols of the Cardiff area when they observed a white Volkswagen Polo on Main Street...
Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious crash in the Lake Macquarie area last week. About 10.20am on Wednesday 25 March 2020, a gold Toyota Camry, being driven by a 60-year-old woman, was travelling south on the Pacific Highway at Jewells. At the same...
Around 7:20pm last night Cessnock District Rescue Squad responded to a house in Cessnock after an infant had accidentally been locked in a motor vehicle. After several unsuccessful attempts to break-in into the vehicle the infant started to become distressed and the decision to break...
The Asian Remedial Massage in Cardiff is the latest business to be caught out remaining open during the states toughest lockdown laws we have ever seen. Police received reports from the public that the business was still operating after being directed to close under the...
McDonald’s has come up with a terrific idea which will keep shoppers out of the supermarket for everyday products. In a statement on their Facebook Page they said “We’re making it more convenient to pick up the basics fast, safe and contact-free. If you head...
The Curve The number of new cases was higher than yesterday. There were an additional 16 cases, bringing the total to 234 cases. It took 4 days to double from 100 cases to 200 cases. Cases that required hospital treatment There was an additional 16...
We have all been warned that this lockdown is serious. Yesterday Newcastle City Police had stopped a man twice during the day and gave him two warnings to head home. Later that afternoon, police observed the same man sitting on a park bench eating a...
The Curve The number of new cases is dropping this is because of the returning cruise ship passengers have slowed down. There was an additional 10 cases bringing the total to 218 cases. Cases that required hospital treatment There was an additional 10 cases for...
A man and a boy missing from the Hunter region have been located safe and well. The 57-year-old man and four-year-old boy were located in Moree safe and well about 4am today (Wednesday 1 April 2020). Police would like to thank the media and community...
Minister for Health and Medical Research Brad Hazzard said a special authority has been given to community pharmacists to assist people who can’t access their GP. News Powers Includes Dispense medicines without a script Stay open 24 hours day. New limits on bulk prescriptions Ventolin...