Double demerits are in force and police are out in numbers — with the road toll already higher than last year.
Yasmin Catley
Posted inCrime, Port Macquarie
$1 million reward announced in bid to solve Harmony Bryant death
A $1 million reward has been announced as police renew their investigation into the 2003 death of Harmony Bryant near Port Macquarie.
Posted inAwareness Events, Emergency management, NSW News, Travel
Police officers issue traffic plea for Easter long weekend
As thousands of motorists prepare to take to the roads this Easter long weekend, NSW Police are urging drivers to slow down and take extra care amid a concerning rise in road fatalities across the state.
Posted inCrime, NSW News
Illegal e-bikes to be seized and crushed under new NSW laws
New laws allowing police to seize and destroy illegal e-bikes will be introduced to Parliament today, as the NSW Government moves to crack down on dangerous riding behaviour across the state.
Posted inByron Bay
Hero officer rescues three surfers in dramatic Byron Bay incident
A police officer has rescued three surfers, including an unconscious man, in heavy surf off Byron Bay, with all expected to recover.
Posted inNSW Politics, Recreation
Minimum e-bike age plan aimed at safer streets on the North Coast and across NSW
The NSW Government is moving to introduce a minimum age for e-bike riders and adopt tougher European safety standards, in reforms set to affect families and young riders across the New England.
Posted inHealth, Lismore
New mental health support teams hit the ground in Lismore
Lismore residents will have expanded access to crisis mental health care, with a new mobile suicide prevention team launched and a specialist clinician embedded with local police under the PACER program.
Posted inGeneral News, Local News
NSW Government issues urgent plea to motorists to drive safely throughout summer holidays: Double demerits in force
The State Government has issued an urgent plea for motorists to drive safely ahead of the busy holiday period, as traffic volumes increase across New South Wales and double demerits come into force.
Posted inLocal News
North Coast police ranks boosted by record-breaking class of recruits
Communities across the NSW North Coast are set to see a boost in frontline policing, with 65 new probationary constables joining the Northern Region as part of the largest graduating class in more than a decade.
Posted inCrime, Local News, News, NSW Politics, Politics, Social issues and services
Regional crime inquiry gets green light
National Party politicians have been congratulating each other on the establishment of a new inquiry into community safety and crime in regional NSW this week.