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Drew Dowsley was struck by a train in September, just hours after he was turned away from Gosford Hospital in a state of psychosis. He miraculously survived, and now his family is launching campaign with his mother Helen Dowsley to ensure the tragedy does not happen to anyone else. Helen and Drew looking at old photos of Drew as a child, at their home in Mittagong, Tuesday 4th of February 2025. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos / The Sydney Morning Herald

Drew was in crisis when he was hit by a train. His family want answers

Five months after Drew Dowsley’s miracle survival, his mother Helen still doesn’t understand why he was allowed to leave a NSW hospital in his darkest hour.

  • Angus Thomson

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Doctors say women are waiting more than a year to see a gynaecologist or obstetrician at Gosford Hospital.

This hospital will soon have 12 births a day. Women in labour may be raced down a highway

Women giving birth could be loaded into ambulances and raced 100km down the M1 from Monday because of a critical staffing shortage.

  • Kate Aubusson
NSW Police have released an image of a man they believe to be involved in several explosions and a fire at legal offices in Gosford.

Police release CCTV image of man they believe can assist investigators following Gosford legal office attacks

The Legal Aid office and a law firm in Gosford are believed to have been targeted in the attacks.

  • Amber Schultz and Perry Duffin
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Mandy Burgess believes her daughter’s killer should still be supervised by community corrections.

Tania was stabbed 48 times. Her killer walks free despite his ‘unacceptable’ risk

The NSW attorney-general’s decision to drop an application for extended supervision for a man who murdered a 15-year-old girl and may “pose an ongoing risk of serious violence” has devastated the victim’s mother.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
House values have fallen by double digits since July last year, Corelogic data shows.

Property owners object to months-old valuations as prices plunge

Some believe the valuations are too high and could push up land tax bills and council rates despite price falls of 20 per cent in some suburbs.

  • Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
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Craig Thomson is released on bail from Gosford Police Station.

Craig Thomson granted bail over alleged COVID-19 grant fraud

The former federal Labor MP appeared via video link in Gosford Local Court accused of COVID-19 grant fraud and breaching an apprehended violence order.

  • Sarah McPhee
After years of empty streets, the CBD is filling up again.

Returning to a workplace frozen in time after two years at home

From the outside, my office block looked the same. On the inside, it was a bit like the Mary Celeste.

  • Tim Connors
Mix is a good each-way hope here after two handy enough runs to date.

Stablemates rocket back into contention after long break

In a book-end assault on Thursday's Gosford card, Sir Rocket and Turnstyle can strike a fresh double-bang for the Bjorn Baker stable at Warwick Farm.

  • Neil Evans
Sharpshooter comes from the powerful Peter (above) and Paul Snowden stable.

Sharpshooter gunning for glory after just missing mark in previous starts

There are no guarantees in racing, but lightly raced colt Sharpshooter won’t have a better opportunity to break through for a maiden win at Gosford on Thursday.

  • Ray Hickson

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