– Newcastle’s ABC radio station will be downgraded from metro to regional status with the loss of 9 jobs due to national budget cuts.
– The Westpac rescue helicopter has flown out to sea off Ballina on the north coast to medivac a woman from the cruise ship Sea Princess. The 69 year old was suffering acute abdominal pain.
– And more thunderstorms are forecast following last night’s spectacular light show over Newcastle and the Hunter. Thousands of houses were blacked out during the height of the storms.
