Australia, June 7 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 6: 1. COMMISSIONER: These Class 1 proceedings arise as a result of the actual refusal, by Cessnock City Council, of Development Application 8/2023/270/1 which seeks consent for a 29 lot subdivision and associated works at 35, 31 and 0 Government Road, Cessnock. The site is legally described as Lot 35 DP 1288491 (Lot 35), Lot 34 DP 1004648 (Lot 34) and Lot 2 DP 1067096 (Lot 2). 2. These...
Australia, June 7 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 6: 1. COMMISSIONER: This is a Class 1 Development Appeal pursuant to s 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act) being an appeal against the refusal of Development Application DA23/1508 seeking consent for the subdivision of one lot into two lots (Proposed Development) at 18-19 McCourt Road, Moss Vale legally described as Lot 4 in DP 1292881 (the Site). 2. The...
Belconnen, ACT, June 7 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 39-year-old Kaleen man has been charged after he allegedly choked and sexually assaulted his partner. In February (2025) the man allegedly inappropriately touched the woman and proceeded to sexually assault her while choking her. Police will allege the man choked the women frequently during their relationship as a form of control. The man was arrested yesterday (Friday, 6 June 2025) and will face the ACT Magistrates...
Belconnen, ACT, June 7 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to the alleged assault of a teen outside KFC Dickson yesterday afternoon. About 3.40pm yesterday (Friday, 6 June 2025) a group of school students were outside the KFC restaurant Dickson when they were approached by a Caucasian man who was wearing black jumper with purple trim and a black bum-bag across his chest. The man was missing a number of teeth and arrived at the location on an e-...
Belconnen, ACT, June 7 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 29-year-old Downer woman has been caught driving with more than four times the legal blood alcohol limit and with drugs in her system. Between 8.15 and 8.45pm yesterday (Friday, 6 June 2025) police received multiple reportsof a silver Holden Captiva allegedly driving erratically in the Woden and Cityareas. About 8.45pm police locatedthe vehicle outside a bottle shop in Dickson andpolice observed the woman return to i...
Belconnen, ACT, June 7 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 47-year-old man has been charged after allegedlyexposing himself to and indecently touching a 12-year-old girl. On12 April 2025 a 12-year-old girl was fishing at a pond in Bonner where she saw a man not known to her allegedly expose himself. She was later allegedly approached by the man and who sat next to her and allegedly indecently touched her. The incident was reported to police at the end of April, and an invest...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 6 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: An AFP employee is scheduled to appear in the Dandenong Magistrates' Court today (6 June, 2025). The AFP employee was charged by Victoria Police on 5 March, 2025, with one count of driving whilst suspended, contrary to section 30(1) of the Road Safety Act 1986 (VIC), and one count of driving an unregistered vehicle, contrary to section 7(1)(a) of the Road Safety Act 1986 (VIC). The AFP is committed to trans...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 6 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: An Ethiopia-born man is expected to face Melbourne Magistrate's Court today (6 June, 2025), charged with a total of 31 offences, including allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions. The AFP charged the man, 28, today, after locating him in Melbourne. He has been charged with: * 12 counts of failing to remain at a notified address, contrary to section 76C (1) of the Migration Act 1958 (C...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 6 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: images and vision available via Hightail A French woman is expected to appear before Perth Magistrates Court today (6 June, 2025) charged for allegedly importing 10kg of methamphetamine concealed in her suitcase. The woman, 18, arrived in Perth on a flight from Paris, France, on 25 April, 2025, when she was selected by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers at Perth Airport for a baggage exam...
CANBERRA, ACT, June 6 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force Editor's note: Images available via Hightail A West Australian man who was allegedly paid to hide methamphetamine in an Esky full of meat and send it to associates on Christmas Island is scheduled to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court today (6 June, 2025). An investigation began when Australian Border Force (ABF) offic...