Man Flees Covid-19 Quarantine in Sydney, And Catches Train to Newcastle

BY ISABEL EVERETT

A man will face court on Wednesday, after escaping Covid-19 quarantine in Sydney and catching a train to Newcastle.

Officers from Sydney were alerted  on August 7th,  after a man absconded from his room in a hotel in Mascot.

Police began searching for the man and tracked him to Central Railway Station where he had caught a train north to Newcastle Railway Station.

He was arrested and taken to Newcastle Police Station about 3am on Saturday August 8.

The 31-year-old man, from Thurgoona, was charged with not complying with a noticed direction and failing to comply with a public health order requirement.

He was refused bail at Newcastle Bail Court and is next due to appear at Central Local Court on Wednesday.

Former Train Station Overhaul Announced

BY OLIVIA PORTELL

The site of Newcastle's former train station is set to reopen this June, with plans launched for it's upcoming overhaul.

Renamed as 'The Station', the site will be temporarily activated by Renew Newcastle over an eighteen month period in an attempt to trial ideas and plans for future use.

The Hunter Development Corporation is working in cooperation with a local designer to style the space, drawing inspiration from its architectural heritage- including an outline of the historic Eastern Pavillion that addresses Scott Street.

The temporary operation will help to determine what the public wants out of the former station, as the first step in a permanent re-purposing of the space.