The Northern Territory has declared seven more Sydney postcodes to be coronavirus hotspots in the wake of emerging cases across the harbour city. The ruling applies from Thursday and involves the suburbs of Croydon, Croydon Park, Lilli Pilli, Strathfield, Strathfield North, Strathfield South and Sutherland. Anyone from them or Sydney’s northern beaches arriving in the…
Northern Territory Declares Seven More Sydney Suburbs as COVID-19 Hotspots
Sydney Man Charged Over Drive-By Shootings
A man has been charged following a string of drive-by shootings in western Sydney that police believe are linked. The 27-year-old was charged with shooting with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, common assault, and traffic offences after two homes were shot and damaged overnight. He was detained by officers moments after his Mitsubishi Pajero…
Cattle Ship Crewman in Northern Territory Has COVID-19
Northern Territory authorities say a cattle ship crewman who arrived in Australia from Indonesia has tested positive for COVID-19. The 25-year-old crew member on the Diamantina cattle export vessel arrived in Darwin from Indonesia. The man was tested onboard when the ship arrived at the East Arm wharf on Sunday night. He has since been…
State Cancels Fireworks Plan for Front Line Workers Over Health Risks
Plans to host front line COVID-19 workers on the foreshore for Sydney’s 7-minute New Year’s Eve fireworks have been cancelled over safety fears. The government had allocated a “green zone” around the harbour foreshore including the Opera House just for the nurses, doctors, and others invited to attend from across the state. “Unfortunately, we’re going…
State Cancels Fireworks Plan for Front Line Workers Over ‘Health Risk’
Plans to host front line COVID-19 workers on the foreshore for Sydney’s 7-minute New Year’s Eve fireworks have been cancelled over safety fears. The government had allocated a “green zone” around the harbour foreshore including the Opera House just for the nurses, doctors, and others invited to attend from across the state. “Unfortunately, we’re going…
Sydney’s Virus Cluster Tops 120 Cases
Seven new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in New South Wales (NSW), all linked to Sydney’s northern beaches area. The total in the Avalon cluster is now about 122 cases. The Avalon cluster in NSW now totals more than 120 coronavirus cases after the discovery of seven new locally-acquired cases. One of the new local…
Bondi Beach Christmas Revellers Fined for COVID-19 Violations
Sydneysiders could learn what rules will apply to their New Year’s Eve parties on Monday, as Sydney’s Avalon cluster tops 120 cases. New South Wales Police broke up a party at North Bondi, fining 11 young people for failing to comply with COVID-19 rules. It’s one of a number of breaches of gathering restrictions in…
Northern Beaches Restrictions Snap Back in Sydney
The stay-at-home order imposed on residents of Sydney’s northern beaches has been reinstated after the conclusion of Christmas festivities. NSW recorded nine new locally-acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm on December 25, from almost 40,000 tests. Eight of those cases were connected to the 116-strong northern beaches cluster. After a three-day…
Man Charged Over Boxing Day Stabbing in Sydney
A man has been charged after a Boxing Day stabbing in Sydney’s southwest. Emergency services were called to a home in Canley Heights around 9.30pm on December 26, where they found a 37-year-old man with lacerations to his chest and arms. An ambulance took him to Liverpool Hospital in a serious but stable condition. Police…
NSW Virus Strategy Working, Premier Says
NSW has recorded nine new locally-acquired cases of COVID-19 as authorities implore Sydneysiders to think twice about attending Boxing Day sales. Nearly 40,000 people in NSW turned out on Christmas Day for testing, Premier Gladys Berejiklian told reporters on December 26, with nine positive results. Another six COVID-19 cases were uncovered in the hotel quarantine…
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