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Savannah Pocock is a reporter for The Daily Telegraph based in Central Sydney and focuses on courts. She was the runner-up for the 2024 Caroline Jones Young Journalist Award and previously worked for the Byron Shire News.

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Police & Courts

Jamie Charles Gunnis, 26, pleaded guilty at Lismore Local Court on Monday, April 3 to common assault.

Repeat offender avoids jail after hitting man with bottle

A Northern Rivers man previously locked up for his violent behaviour cracked a man in the head with a bourbon bottle – claiming he was so drunk he didn’t realise he was carrying it.

UpdatedLismore

NSW Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness Rose Jackson with Lismore State MP Janelle Saffin at Lismore Transit Centre to announce Labor's $30M housing plan.

‘So here for it’: Sydney MP gets nod for crucial North Coast job

A Sydney politician has been announced as the NSW Labor government’s Minister for the North Coast on the same day new Premier Chris Minns has visited flood-stricken Lismore.

Macarthur

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JANUARY, 19, 2021: A Police officer is seen on duty, in Sydney, Australia. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Woman charged after alleged dognapping

A woman will face court later this month after being charged with being in the possession of two dogs that were allegedly stolen from a property in Sydney’s southwest.

Newcastle

‘Nightmare’: Murder victim’s daughter pleads for answers

It has been 18 years since Mandii Deer discovered her mum brutally murdered. Now, as a $750,000 reward is posted for information into Roslyn Reay’s homicide, Ms Deer has a message for the killer.

Police & Courts

Malachi Freeburn, 19, has been charged with assault at Ballina court on February 2, 2022.

Teen avoids jail-time after New Year’s Day attack

A teen has been dealt with by a court after police discovered an injured man sprawled against a fence at Evans Head in northern NSW on New Year’s Day.

Mid-North Coast

FRNSW firefighters have spent three hours extinguishing a house fire in Taree on Thursday, March 30, 2023. Picture: Fire and Rescue NSW

Major fire engulfs apartment block in Taree

Firefighters battled a blaze at a Taree apartment block for hours early on Thursday morning with the fire resulting in more than 40 people being displaced.

Byron Shire

Andrew Boag, 33, pleaded guilty at Byron Bay Local Court on March 27, 2023 to high-range drink driving.

‘Disheartening’: Man busted high-range drink driving in Byron Bay

A Byron Bay man was busted drunk behind the wheel just five minutes after having “a lot” of drinks on a Thursday night.

Blacktown

Alleged Rebels bikie Aleksander Mahone, 31, is arrested after allegations he choked and assaulted his partner. Picture: NSW Police Media

Alleged bikie accused of choking, hitting woman with a belt

An alleged bikie has offered a bizarre explanation as to why he alleges his ex-partner made up claims he choked and whipped her with a belt, a court has heard.

UpdatedDubbo News

WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. , PLEASE CONTACT WEEKEND PIC EDITOR JEFF DARMANIN PUBLISHING. , Mystery murder/death of Joel Carter from the NSW outback country town of Nyngan.

Accused killer of Nyngan farmer faces court

The man who allegedly murdered a Nyngan farmer in January has been named. Read the latest.

UpdatedSouthern Courier

Court generic. Waverley Court House 151 Bronte Rd, Waverley NSW 2024Sydney, May 5, 2018. Picture by Damian Shaw

‘She stabbed me’: Woman allegedly attacked man with scissors

A woman who allegedly stabbed a man in the back with scissors, leaving him with a collapsed lung, has appeared in court.

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