Tag: Mittagong 2575
Search on for 19yo missing in bushland
A search is underway for a 19-year-old man, missing in bushland in the New South Wales' southern highlands.[MORE]
P-plater 'was doing 198km/hr'
Police say a P-plater was caught driving at almost 200 kilometres an hour in southern New South Wales yesterday afternoon. [MORE]
Penrith man booked at 209km a hour
A man has been charged for allegedly driving at almost twice the speed limit in the New South Wales southern highlands.[MORE]
Speeding car held together by cable ties: police
A man has been charged for driving a car held together by cable ties at 263 kilometres per hour.[MORE]
Car rolls after high-speed chase
A high-speed police pursuit from Liverpool to the Southern Highlands overnight has ended with the car crashing into bushland.[MORE]
L-Plater accused of doing 187kph
A 16-year-old learner driver from the ACT has been charged with driving at more than 100 kilometres an hour over the learner driver speed limit.[MORE]
Hope for council to oppose Hill Top shooting range
Wingecarribee Shire councillor Nick Campbell Jones says he is confident the southern highlands council will oppose a shooting range at Hill Top near Mittagong.[MORE]
Chemical spill closes rail line
Hazardous material crews are on board a freight train in the New South Wales Southern Highlands, where a suspected chemical spill has forced the closure of the rail line.[MORE]
Highway hoons caught on same stretch
Two men will lose their licences after being caught speeding on the same stretch of road in the New South Wales Southern Highlands. [MORE]
Smash victim yet to be identified
Police are yet to identify a driver who died last night in car crash at Mittagong, in the New South Wales southern highlands.[MORE]
Parachute jump leaves teen in hospital
A teenager from Mittagong is in a stable condition after landing heavily while testing a new parachute at Wilton, on the New South Wales south coast hinterland, on Saturday.[MORE]
Judge reopens Burrell's murder trial
New evidence has emerged in the trial of Sydney man Bruce Burrell that throws the spotlight on the man the defence says is the real suspect in the murder of a wealthy widow 12 years ago.[MORE]
Murder evidence against Burrell 'flawed'
A defence barrister has told a Supreme Court jury the murder case against Bruce Burrell is based on circumstantial evidence.[MORE]
Prosecutor says Burrell's potential alibi disproved
The Crown prosecutor in the trial of a man charged with murdering a wealthy Sydney widow has told the jury the evidence does not support the accused's potential alibi.[MORE]
Teen arrested over southern highlands' robberies
Police say a teenager has been arrested in relation to two violent robberies in the southern highlands on the New South Wales south coast.[MORE]
Police name Mittagong car crash victim
Police have released the name of a young driver who was killed when his car crashed at Mittagong, on the New South Wales south coast, early on Saturday morning.[MORE]
Police spikes stop unlicensed driver
Police have used road spikes to end an overnight pursuit south of Sydney.[MORE]
Woollies gets go-ahead after conserving local heritage
The Heritage Council of New South Wales has approved the work Woolworths is doing to protect the archaeological evidence of Australia's first ironworks at Mittagong.[MORE]
Member for Hume won't vote on Telstra privatisation
The Liberal Member for Hume, Alby Schultz, says he will not vote for his Government's plan to fully privatise Telstra, but will not vote with the Opposition to oppose it.[MORE]
King of television bows out on high note
Laughter rather than tears has dominated the funeral of the king of television, Graham Kennedy, where many gathered to mark his life.[MORE]
Friends farewell King Kennedy
Friends and former colleagues of the man dubbed the king of television have arrived for his funeral service at Mittagong, in the New South Wales southern highlands.[MORE]
Study lends support to Big W plan
The construction of a Big W shopping complex near Mittagong looks more likely, with a study finding development would not impact upon the site's heritage.[MORE]
Granny pleads guilty after police pursuit
A 76-year-old Burwood woman has pleaded guilty to charges relating to an incident where she led police on a 32 kilometre pursuit through the Southern Highlands in December last year.[MORE]