Armed robbery at a Woolgoolga service station

Armed robbery at a Woolgoolga service station

4 years ago
POLICE are investigating following an armed robbery at a Woolgoolga service station at the weekend. About 4pm on Saturday 13 March 2021, a man, armed with a firearm, entered a service station on Solitary Islands Way at Woolgoolga. The man allegedly threatened a female employee before stealing cash and leaving the area on foot. He was last seen heading south along Solitary Islands Way. The employee was not physically injured during the incident. Officers from […]
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After a tough year for Big Oil, Exxon sees a bright spot in Australia

4 years ago
Global energy giant ExxonMobil is preparing to a tap a new gas field in Bass Strait within weeks as it begins to recover from a bruising year and sees bright demand in Australia ahead of looming east-coast gas shortfalls. The Australian head of the oil and gas producer, which lost tens of billions of dollars last year as the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out demand for its products, said the company was targeting a first gas […]
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Police hunt man after attempted armed robbery at Hamilton Hill Puma service station

4 years ago
Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery at a Hamilton Hill petrol station last night. The incident happened just after 11:30pm when a man went to a Puma Super 7 service station on Rockingham Road and demanded money from the attendant while armed with a gun. He was unsuccessful and left empty handed. The man is described as 175cm tall, medium build, light skinned with dark hair and tattoos on his hand. He was wearing […]
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$84m of tobacco seized in NSW/Vic

4 years ago
More than $84 million worth of tobacco has been seized in a two-day blitz that’s disrupted three illicit tobacco growing operations in regional Victoria and NSW. Last Wednesday, the Illicit Tobacco Taskforce, a multi-agency task force led by the Australian Border Force, uncovered 26 hectares of tobacco crops in Kyalite, NSW. The ITTF seized and destroyed more than 183 tonnes of illicit tobacco, which had a potential excise value of $36 million. The NSW Natural […]
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Police hunt man who set fire to petrol pump in Croydon North

4 years ago
A man who allegedly set fire to a petrol pump in Melbourne’s outer east is on the run in an incident that police say could have cause “catastrophic injuries” to witnesses. Police said a man attended a service station on Maroondah Highway in Croydon North just after 4am on February 7 this year. They said the man then removed a fuel pump from a bowser and ignited the pump handle with a cigarette lighter, which […]
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