Source: NEWS.COM.AU
DWARFING everything in its path, this is the super tug coming to the rescue of the Pasha Bulker, stranded at Newcastle in NSW.
The 64m Pacific Responder steamed into port yesterday to help in the monumental task of getting the stranded carrier back out to sea.
Author: GREG WENDT Source: The Herald
A WEST Australian property group has unveiled plans for the first new town in the Hunter for more than 50 years, a $1.3 billion urban project that will become home for up to 20,000 people.
Source: AAP
FORMER Socceroos captain and Newcastle Jets star Paul Okon has announced his immediate retirement, with the effect of continuous injuries making it too hard for him to continue.
Film maker: robo3697 (Youtube name)
Thanks to Youtube user "robo3697", the Pasha Bulker has decided not to wait for its salvage crew to rescue it from Nobby’s Beach.
Picture by: davesag (flickr name) Source: AAP
A large storm off the coast south of Sydney is bringing destructive winds, heavy rains, damaging surf and snow to large parts of NSW.
Source: Media Hunter
Three American television series were nominated as the world’s most popular television shows of the past year: CSI, Desperate Housewives and The Bold and The Beautiful.
NEWS.com.au reports that ratings firm Eurodata TV Worldwide has found that CSI has drawn 79.9 million viewers world wide, beating
Source: Media Hunter
The Seven Network’s main regional affiliate Prime Television is to remove the Central Coast from the Newcastle-Hunter market and create its own market area, targeting a population of around 300,000 residents.
The Newcastle Herald says the station will split its transmissions into the area, allowing for market-specific content and advertising, covering an area from Woy Woy to Wyee.
Prime’s CEO Doug Edwards says the move comes at a time as the company continues to strengethen its position as one of Australia’s leading regional television networks.
The company has appointed former NBN employee David Hurley as the area’s new sales executive.
Source: ABC 1233
The Newcastle Port Corporation is concerned that the grounded Pasha Bulker could break up in the wild weather forecast to lash the Hunter tonight.
The Weather Bureau is warning of flash flooding and wind gusts of up to 125 kilometres per hour along the coast.
Several coal ships waiting off the coast of Newcastle have moved further out to sea to ride out the storms.
Port Corporation chief executive officer Gary Webb says the stranded freighter is holding up well on Nobbys Beach but the intense storms could cause problems.
"The advice we’ve got is that the ship is standing up quite well," he said.
"I was on board nearly a week ago now, and the top deck was looking quite firm and quite strong. Weather conditions like this, though, do continue to put the ship under stress."
A TUG boat en route from Queensland is Newcastle’s greatest chance in refloating the stricken Pasha Bulker.
Author CLEMENTINE CUNE Source: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
The anchor handling vessel, Pacific Responder, left Cairns yesterday and was expected to sail into Newcastle Port on Thursday.
Salvage crews said there was no guarantee the tug would be enough to salvage the 40,000 tonne vessel which has been beached at Nobbys since June 8.
But Newcastle Port Corporation said salvage workers were doing everything they could to get the bulk carrier into deep water.
Author BARRY TOOHEY Source: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
DANNY Buderus provided the inspiration but it was scrumbase duo Jarrod Mullen and Luke Walsh who left Newcastle fans feeling warm inside on a cold and wet night at Energy Australia Stadium last night.
Playing together for the first time in the top grade, five-eighth Mullen and halfback Walsh showed they were the way of the future in the post-Andrew Johns era as the Knights moved back into the top eight with a 22-18 victory over the Canberra Raiders.
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