Two people have died following a single-vehicle crash in Tomago, last night. Police found a 2015-model Ford Ranger 4WD utility had left the road, rolled onto its side and slid 85m before hitting a power pole; the pole snapped on impact.…
The man thought to be missing, after his yacht was found adrift and unattended on the state’s north on Tuesday, has been found, safe and well. Police have been told a man came across the vessel named ‘FireFly’ on Tuesday…
A woman was struck by the vehicle attempting to pick her up at Forster earlier today. About 11.55am (Tuesday 17 May 2016), a 77-year-old man was driving a Ford Falcon sedan in a car park off Little Street. It appears…
The license of the Plough Inn Hotel at Bulahdelah has been suspended, temporarily prohibiting the sale of liquor and conducting gaming services on site. A spokesperson for the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) informed News Of The Area this action was taken…
Police are appealing for witnesses after a naked man approached a teenage girl near Port Stephens yesterday. About 2.30pm (Thursday 21 January 2016), two 15-year-old girls were at Boat Harbour beach, 15km south of Port Stephens, when one of the…
Police are appealing for information after two guns, ammunition, and a boat were stolen from a rural property in Swan Bay, near Karuah Port Stephens overnight. Between 5.30pm yesterday (Thursday 22 October 2015) and 6.30am this morning, two firearms (a…
A man has died following a single-vehicle accident near Stroud overnight. Just after 11pm yesterday (Thursday 22 October 2015), emergency services were called to the Bucketts Way, Wards River, about 3km north of Monkerai Road. A car, with two men inside,…
A man will face court today after allegedly indecently assaulting a 15-year-old boy at a rest stop north of Raymond Terrace earlier this week. About 11.30am on Wednesday (14 October 2015), a 15-year-old boy went into the male toilets at…
Police have recovered the bodies of two men at Birubi Beach this afternoon. About 2pm yesterday (Thursday 3 September 2015), two men, aged 71 and 77 departed Brooklyn on a yacht en route for Port Stephens. The pair were expected…
A man will undergo emergency surgery after a reported shark attack this morning at Black Head Beach just north of Forster. About 11.45am (Friday 4 September 2015) emergency services were called to Black Head Beach after reports of an injured man…