Bruce Mackenzie

Manchester

Lead News Reporter at ABC North Coast

ABC news poet

Articles

Coonabarabran community in shock after death of two boys aged 6 and 7

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Zaarkacha Marlan |Catherine James |Bruce MacKenzie |Bruce Mackenzie

A small community in in north-west New South Wales remains in shock today after two young boys were found dead inside a home at Coonabarabran. Police went to the house yesterday afternoon after receiving a "concern for welfare" report. They discovered the bodies of two boys aged six and seven. A 66-year-old woman who was at the house and who the ABC understands is their grandmother was arrested at the scene and remains in hospital under police guard. The news has rocked the close-knit community.
Police investigating discovery of man's body by roadside at Griffith

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Bruce MacKenzie |Bruce Mackenzie

Mystery surrounds the discovery of a man's body by a roadside in the NSW Riverina this morning. Emergency services were called to Watkins Avenue in Griffith shortly after 4:20am, where they found a man suffering multiple injuries. He died at the scene. A crime scene has been established with officers from Murrumbidgee Police District investigating the possibility that the man may have been struck by a vehicle. They are also canvassing the area to confirm the man's identity. More to come.
Early morning earthquake rocks NSW Hunter Valley

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Bruce MacKenzie |Bruce Mackenzie

A 4.6-magnitude earthquake has shaken parts of the NSW Hunter region. According to Geoscience Australia, the quake hit just before 3am and was centred near Broke, about 60 kilometres from Maitland. It occurred at a depth of about 10 kilometres, and was felt as far as Tamworth to the north and Canberra in the south. There have been no reports of any injuries.
Comedian, ex-cop and business coach in 'three-horse' race for Richmond

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Bruce MacKenzie |Bruce Mackenzie

Scratch the surface and a federal election fight between a comedian, an ex-police officer and a business coach on the New South Wales far north coast is much closer than it seems. Once Nationals heartland, Richmond has been held by the same Labor MP for more than 20 years. The Australian Labor Party (ALP) enjoys a seemingly comfortable majority of 8.23 per cent, but the Greens went within a whisker —3,500 votes — of winning the primary count at the 2022 federal election.
Employer incentives do not lead to an increase in skilled employment

1 month ago | johnmenadue.com | Bruce MacKenzie |Bruce Mackenzie

_A crucial aspect of Australias long-term economic recovery and growth will be filling the chasm in the labour market at the intermediate skill level a chasm caused by a decade of irresponsible and ultimately damaging fascination with privatising Vocational Education and Training. _ Its good to know we lead the world in something beyond the export of coal and gas. But it is not something we should be proud of.
NSW Police to target youth crime 'ringleaders' with rapid-response strategy

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Bruce MacKenzie |Bruce Mackenzie |Catherine James |Zaarkacha Marlan

Up to 100 young "ringleaders" committing violent crimes in the state's north and west will be the target of a new rapid-response strategy revealed by NSW Police today. Operation Soteria will involve 60 officers and rapid response units targeting offenders aged between 11 and 16 in nine designated areas. The regional trouble spots identified are Moree, Tamworth, Dubbo, Orange, Tweed Heads, Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Taree, and Newcastle.
One teen is dead and another critically injured after a horror crash

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Bruce MacKenzie |Bruce Mackenzie

A learner driver has died and another teen is in a critical condition after a shocking collision in the NSW Hunter Valley overnight. Emergency service crews were called to John Renshaw Drive at Black Hill, north-west of Newcastle, about 9pm, where a Holden Commodore and a Ford utility had collided. A 17-year-old boy who was driving the Holden died at the scene.
Arborists work through backlog of fallen trees after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Bruce MacKenzie |Bruce Mackenzie

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred produced wind gusts of more than 100kph in northern NSW. The landscape is still littered with fallen trees. Arborists are working long days to try to keep up with demand. In a landscape still littered with fallen trees after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, arborists are facing a huge backlog of jobs. Casey Grimes, who works around the Tweed Shire on the NSW North Coast, said he could not keep up with the demand from people needing trees cut down or trimmed.
Teenager dies after crash during police pursuit at Bourke

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Bruce MacKenzie |Bruce Mackenzie

A teenager has died after an allegedly stolen vehicle crashed during a police chase in the state's west overnight. The 17-year-old was one of four teens involved in the pursuit, which began after officers responded to reports of a robbery at a service station at Narromine at about 11:15pm. Police will allege four teenagers drove from the scene in a stolen vehicle, which later crashed and rolled at Bourke after road spikes were put out. The 17-year-old died at scene.
Police say missing fisherman Paul Barning pulled overboard by mako shark

2 months ago | rnz.co.nz | Blake Doyle |Giselle Wakatama |Bruce MacKenzie |Bruce Mackenzie |Keely Johnson

By Blake Doyle, Giselle Wakatama, Bruce MacKenzie and Keely Johnson, for ABCA Sydney man, identified by the NSW Game Fishing Association as Paul Barning, fell overboard during a fishing competition north of Newcastle, on Sunday. Police say Barning was dragged into the water by the shark when he became tangled in tackle and that it was not a shark attack. What's next? An air and sea search for the missing man will continue further south.