FIRE DESTROYS BOATS AT MARINA
June 23, 2009
Two boats have been destroyed and another damaged by fire at Soldiers Point Marina in Port Stephens overnight.
The drama began with an explosion and fire on a sports cruiser which was moored along side a house boat which also caught on fire. The burning vessels drifted into another yacht before being beached.
A man was pulled from the water suffering burns and head injuries.
Cleanup and salvage operations are continuing.
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HIGHWAY CLOSED NORTH OF TAREE
June 22, 2009
The Pacific Highway, north of Taree, is blocked by a serious accident at Johns River.
The crash happened on the Stewarts River Bridge, and involved a truck and a number of cars.
One person is dead and another trapped.
Two rescue helicopters are on their way to the scene.
Traffic is being diverted via the Oxley and new England Highways.
STARVING GIRL TRIAL NEARS END
June 15, 2009
The Supreme Court trial over the death of a seven-year-old girl near Newcastle in 2007, has been told the father was not responsible for looking after the child in the weeks leading up to her demise.
In his closing submissions, defence counsel, Mark Austin, said the man failed his child, but was not guilty of murder or manslaughter.
SWINE TIME FOR TWO KNIGHTS
June 8, 2009
The Newcastle Knights were directed to quarantine both their Blues players today as a precaution, amid rugby league’s swine flu drama.
Kurt Gidley and James McManus were both issued with relevant medication, but it seems more a case of ‘the horse has bolted’, given both have been among their teammates for days.
CIGARETTE MAY HAVE CAUSED FATAL FIRE
June 7, 2009
A man in his mid 30s died in a house fire at Argenton on Saturday morning.
Fire investigators don’t believe the incident is suspicious.
Neighbours and a fire crew found the man inside the Lake Road house just after 7o’clock, in a room thick with smoke.
They tried to revive him, but, he died at the scene.
No-one else was in the house at the time, the damage was mostly confined to the bedroom.
Investigators are looking at whether a cigarette caused the fire.
CIGARETTE MAY HAVE CAUSED FATAL FIRE
June 7, 2009
A man in his mid 30s died in a house fire at Argenton on Saturday morning.
Fire investigators don’t believe the incident is suspicious.
Neighbours and a fire crew found the man inside the Lake Road house just after 7o’clock, in a room thick with smoke.
They tried to revive him, but, he died at the scene.
No-one else was in the house at the time, the damage was mostly confined to the bedroom.
Investigators are looking at whether a cigarette caused the fire.
NO IPART HEARING ON WATER PRICE HIKES
May 12, 2009
The state’s pricing regulator says it won’t be holding another public hearing into the proposed price hikes for Hunter Water customers.
Despite receiving some queries about its draft ruling, IPART has decided to continue accepting just written responses, until Friday week.
Water bills for average customers would jump by 31 per cent over the next four years, if proposed hikes go ahead.
COLLAPSED MAITLAND OVERPASS WILL BE REBUILT
May 12, 2009
The RTA has confirmed it will replace a Maitland footbridge, knocked down by a truck carrying a cherry picker in March.
Amateur footage shows the carnage seconds after the overpass collapsed onto the New England Highway, crushing two trucks and narrowly missing a car.
The RTA is seeking about $1-million from the trucking company’s insurer to cover the costs of building a new footbridge.
It’s still working out the design for the span.
Police continue to investigate the accident, and no charges have been laid.
PREMIER DEFENDS NEW TOURLE ST BRIDGE
May 12, 2009
The Premier has rebuffed a question in state parliament from Port Stephens MP Craig Baumann, about why the government has only built a two-lane bridge to replace the Tourle Street bridge.
The new span opened last week, amid complaints it’s not wide enough to deal with the high traffic volumes on Kooragang Island.
But Nathan Rees told question time it’s been a great success, creating 50 jobs and coming in $3-million below budget, and ahead of schedule.
“A fine example of the New South Wales government delivering essential infrastructure projects around the state, to support jobs, support employment and to improve future growth prospects.”
YOUNG WOMAN DIES IN GOLD COAST CRASH
May 3, 2009
Just nine hours after the Toowoomba crash, another young life was lost on the Gold Coast.
A woman was killed and six others were taken to hospital.. after a horrific three-car pile-up.
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