Bomb Threat Forces Lockdown At Summerhill Waste Management Centre

 BY IAN CROUCH

The Summerhill Waste Management Centre is expected to re-open today after being placed in lockdown.

Police say around 4.30pm on Tuesday 5 August a call was received from a person claiming to represent the pro-Palestinian movement saying a bomb had been planted in specific area at the tip.

Staff and customers were safely evacuated and several ambulance crews were sent to the scene as a precaution.

Police conducted a thorough sweep of the waste management facility and gave the all clear at about 9.30pm on Tuesday night.

 

BREAKING! Singleton Shopping Centres Evacuated After Bomb Threat

BY IAN CROUCH

A bomb threat has forced the evacuation of two shopping centres at Singleton.

Police and emergency services were called to the Gowrie Street Mall and the nearby IGA complex just before 4pm yesterday after a man allegedly made a bomb threat to staff.

The shops were evacuated and a search was carried out but nothing was found.

A 42-year-old man was arrested nearby - he's been charged with threaten sabotage and has been refused bail to face Muswellbrook Local Court today.

Gowrie Street Mall Evacuated