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A Sydney man has been arrested and charged as the alleged head of a global organised crime app, as police continue to make Australian arrests into the week.
The 32-year-old man, Jay Je Yoon Jung, was arrested at his home in Narwee on Tuesday as part of a global takedown effort against encrypted communications network ‘Ghost’.
The Australian Federal Police describes Ghost as a platform “built solely for the criminal underworld” – and has accused users of the app of participating in such crimes as drug-trafficking through to threats of serious violence.
After reportedly decrypting and reading messages from Ghost, police have charged the alleged NSW kingpin for creating and administering the global app.
“It is the first time an Australian-based person is accused of being an alleged mastermind and administrator of a global criminal platform,” said the AFP.
The AFP further “restrained” various cryptocurrencies and bank accounts related to Ghost, before alleging the man used a “network of resellers” to distribute specialised handsets to criminals across the globe.
These handsets – effectively modified smart phones – were sold for approximately $2,350 apiece and included a six-month, software-as-a-service type subscription to the encrypted communications app, which even came bundled with tech support.
As of Tuesday, the AFP will allege there were 376 active handsets in Australia.
“We allege hundreds of criminals, including Italian Organised Crime, outlaw motorcycle gang members, Middle Eastern Organised Crime and Korean Organised Crime have used Ghost in Australia and overseas to import illicit drugs and order killings,” said AFP deputy commissioner Ian McCartney.
“Taking down dedicated encrypted communication devices takes significant skill.
“But the holy grail is always penetrating criminal platforms to access evidence – and this is where the AFP is world leading.”
The NSW man will front court today to face five charges, including one count of supporting criminal organisation and one count of dealing with the suspected proceeds of an indictable offence less than $100,000 – both of which carry a maximum penalty of three years’ imprisonment.
He’ll also face charges for dealing in identifying information and using it to commit fraud, obtaining identification information using a carriage service with intent, and another for contravening a certain requirement of the Crimes Act 1914 – which could altogether net collective maximum penalties of 20 years’ imprisonment.
By midday Wednesday, the AFP declared six more men in NSW arrested as part of a criminal syndicate which used the app to “organise drug importations and manufacture a false terrorism plot to pervert the course of justice”.
“It will be alleged messages captured on the encrypted device detailed conversations about accessing machine guns, bombs, hand grenades, rocket launchers and flags with terrorist insignia as part of the conspiracy,” said the AFP.
Police test a phone for fingerprints. Source: AFP
The AFP also announced three members of “an alleged Victorian-based criminal syndicate” were accused of serious drug offences and arrested early Tuesday morning.
Police will allege the syndicate used encrypted communications devices and the Ghost platform to “plan and execute illicit drug supply and distribution operations across Victoria”.
All-in-all, up to 50 domestic offenders will be alleged of having used Ghost for drug-trafficking, money laundering, threatening serious violence and even “ordering killings”.
These alleged offenders are facing “serious charges”, including significant prison sentences, with more Australian and international arrests expected over coming days.
McCartney says thanks to the AFP having decrypted and read messages from Ghost, state partners and police were able to “prevent the death or serious injury of 50 individuals in Australia”.
“As Ghost haunts criminals who used the platform, the AFP will be ever present to disrupt and target organised crime in Australia and offshore,” said McCartney.
The latest arrests come as part of a two-day action under the AFP’s ‘Operation Kraken’ – which was formalised in 2022 and conducted alongside a similar, global taskforce which EU law enforcement agency Europol launched against Ghost’s global operations.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, about 700 AFP members executed search warrants and provided support across four Australian states and territories, while “near-simultaneous” police action was undertaken in Ireland, Italy, Sweden and Canada.
Although Ghost was created some nine years ago, the AFP says the “opportunity for law enforcement to target the platform” first arose in 2022 when international partners requested the AFP join its operational taskforce.
Australia’s Operation Kraken was then launched to execute a “covert solution to infiltrate Ghost” – during which the AFP intercepted and modified software updates being pushed out by Ghost’s administrator.
This effectively “infected” those recipient devices and enabled the AFP to access their contents across Australia.
Niusha Shafiabady, cyber security expert and associate professor at the Australian Catholic University’s Peter Faber Business School, told Information Age Ghost’s encryption methods are similar to those of messaging app Telegram's "secret-chats", which support self-destructing messages and leave no trace of them on company servers.
“We don’t know what encryption protocol Ghost was using, but it encrypted the messages in a way that only the receiver can decrypt them,” said Shafiabady.
“In Telegram, the secret-chats function gives an added layer of security by self-destructing messages within a timeframe or notifying the sender if the receiver takes a snapshot of the message.
“I would imagine a more strict level of added security would have been implemented for Ghost app.”
Operation Kraken has so far seen some 38 arrests, 71 search warrants and more than 200 kg of illicit drugs prevented from “harming the Australian community”.
Europol – working alongside the AFP, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, and forces from Canada, Sweden, the Netherlands, Ireland and Italy – will host a press conference later today to provide more detail on its global efforts to dismantle the Ghost network.
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Premium pubs are back on the radar of investors
with the $45 million sale of the Narwee Hotel in Sydney's St George area setting a record for the year
a multi-storey property over 3370 square metres
has been snapped up by Iris Capital which also owns the Steyne Hotel in Manly on Sydney's northern beaches
The property has been owned and operated by the Ryan family for 33 years
The Narwee Hotel was sold after being owned and operated by the Ryan family for 33 years.Credit:
The deal tops the record $43 million paid for the Macquarie Hotel
by the De Angelis family on behalf of Monarch Hotels in August
It also caps off a busy few weeks for the pub sector with a series of sales by the listed Redcape Hotel Group and Hotel Property Investments
private players Moelis and pub tsar Justin Hemmes' Merivale
The growing appetite of heavyweight buyers for top-tier properties comes as coronavirus restrictions for pubs and patrons are eased across New South Wales and Victoria
Merivale boosted its portfolio last month paying $32 million for the Duke of Gloucester hotel in Randwick
also recently bought iProsperity’s distressed portfolio of 17 Ibis hotels from AccorInvest for $180 million
“I’m delighted to have purchased the Narwee Hotel from the Ryan family
and recognise the significance of selling a business having owned and operated it since 1987
and the impressive presentation and positioning of the asset satisfied not only our key investment criteria
but also met a geographical objective we held for that part of Sydney.”
HTL Property chief executive Andrew Jolliffe
with directors Dan Dragicevich and Sam Handy
said established investors are acquiring A-grade hospitality properties at a time when interest rates are at record low levels
“When we consider the origin of the most recent capital deployment events
it is almost exclusively linked to leading groups such as Redcape
Meanwhile CBRE research’s Chinmay Chitale said despite trade conditions improving across the country
the pub industry faces a key litmus test over the next 12 to 18 months
“JobKeeper payments are being gradually phased out and amnesty periods offered by banks are expiring
and this will place further stress on balance sheets in the future,” Mr Chitale said
rent abatements are due to kick back in with the additional 50 per cent rent to be added to existing rents over the remainder of lease terms.”
He added that pub businesses should take solace
from the Federal Government’s 2020-21 Budget initiative to provide full capital asset deductions and loss carry-back provisions as a measure to reduce tax burdens and improve profitability moving forward
the measures should help alleviate some medium-term pressure off their balance sheets
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with the $45 million sale of the Narwee Hotel in Sydney's St George area setting a record for the year
has been snapped up by Iris Capital which also owns the Steyne Hotel in Manly on Sydney's northern beaches
private players Moelis and pub tsar Justin Hemmes' Merivale
also recently bought iProsperity\\u2019s distressed portfolio of 17 Ibis hotels from AccorInvest for $180 million
\\u201CI\\u2019m delighted to have purchased the Narwee Hotel from the Ryan family
but also met a geographical objective we held for that part of Sydney.\\u201D
\\u201CWhen we consider the origin of the most recent capital deployment events
Meanwhile CBRE research\\u2019s Chinmay Chitale said despite trade conditions improving across the country
\\u201CJobKeeper payments are being gradually phased out and amnesty periods offered by banks are expiring
and this will place further stress on balance sheets in the future,\\u201D Mr Chitale said
rent abatements are due to kick back in with the additional 50 per cent rent to be added to existing rents over the remainder of lease terms.\\u201D
from the Federal Government\\u2019s 2020-21 Budget initiative to provide full capital asset deductions and loss carry-back provisions as a measure to reduce tax burdens and improve profitability moving forward
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A 26-year-old man is in hospital after officers were called to a Narwee property following reports a person had part of their finger amputated
Police have interviewed a 26-year-old man in hospital after a severed finger was found on the windscreen of a car in south-west Sydney.
The finger was spotted by a resident returning to his parked car in Riverwood about 7.30am on Wednesday.
Read moreHe reported the discovery to police
who found blood on the front door of a nearby unit
Officers forced entry to the property about 11am
missing part of his finger,” police said in a statement on Thursday
The 26-year-old man was treated by paramedics and taken to hospital
Police said they had been called to a unit early on Wednesday in the neighbouring suburb of Narwee after reports a person had part of their finger amputated
Officers arrived at the unit shortly after 3.30am and spoke to the occupant
before an unknown man allegedly fled via a balcony
Police have set up crime scenes and forensically examined both units and the car where the finger was found
Campsie police have not established a motive for a suspected arson attack on a Narwee takeaway food store
Police and NSW Fire & Rescue crews were called to Narwee No 1 Takeaway in Penshurst Road just before 2am on Tuesday
The fire destroyed the interior but no-one was inside at the time
Detective Inspector Paul Albury of Campsie police said investigators had spoken to the owner of the takeaway shop and were reviewing CCTV footage from surrounding businesses
Suspicious: The scene at Narwee No 1 Takeaway today
Picture: Jane Dyson‘‘The owner has been very helpful in assisting with our inquiries
but we are still trying to get in contact with the owner of the building,’’ he said
‘‘We’re still in the early stages of the investigation.’’
Campsie police are treating a fire at a Narwee takeaway food store as suspicious
Police and NSW Fire & Rescue crews were called to Narwee No 1 Takeaway in Penshurst Road just before 2am today
No one was inside the premises at the time
A crime scene has been established and police and fire investigators are making further inquiries
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Suburbs where Sydney homeowners spend the longest have been revealed
Sydney suburbs where people are staying put for at least 20 years have been revealed
New data from PropTrack has revealed Sydney’s most tightly held suburbs where competition is at an all time high when a property hits the market
Homeowners are choosing not to leave houses in Sydney’s southern suburbs of Arncliffe and Monterey for more than 20 years
along with the Northern Beaches suburb of Allambie Heights
St Johns Park recorded an average stay of 19.7 years due to its size and high number of owner occupiers
harbourside suburbs such as Cremorne Point and Kirribilli have emerged as the most tightly held with average stays of 17 and 16 years
followed by southern suburbs including Narwee and Eastlakes
Why would you leave a view like this in Cremorne Point
people who stay in homes for many years have sought out lifestyle benefits and location
Inside Alan Joyce’s ‘unexpected’ $20m+ retirement home
PropTrack economist Anne Flaherty said more than 20 years was a “definitely a long time” for home ownership
“It’s double what we see in an average typical suburb,” she said
“The average hold time is up 23 per cent over the past decade
Nationally properties are owned for 11 years on average
People are holding onto properties a lot longer.”
Ms Flaherty said the most tightly held suburbs tended to appeal to a wide range of people
and were often found in the middle and outer suburban areas
She said they were also in the more expensive
Tightly held suburbs range from the middle to outer suburban areas to the more expensive
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“They range from young families who want to be close to parks and schools to retirees looking for a good lifestyle,” she said
“It’s a cycle … it’s difficult to buy in and once they are in they don’t want to sell.”
She said the burden of stamp duty was also part of the story of longer ownership
“It’s a big one off tax every time you buy a new home and is a disincentive to selling,” she said
There are many people who may do the maths and work out that if they were to sell their property and purchase another property
they would be forking out an enormous amount in stamp duty.”
TOP 10 SUBURBS SYDNEYSIDERS DON’T WANT TO LEAVE
Cremorne Point – 17.20 years average hold time
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A weekend appointment had us discovering a new suburb and a new cafe
Little Alley is a bit of inner city Sydney in the South of Sydney with an on trend menu and wholesome tasty food
"I've found a little cafe," says Mr NQN excitedly
I've just finished an acupuncture appointment in Narwee and my stomach was grumbling most discontentedly
There are sunny outdoor tables as well as an inside section but the outdoor tables are the pick
They give us some recommendations and we go with those
Drinks are ordered-Mr NQN likes the sound of the deconstructed iced latte while I go for a taro latte which is actually quite delicious
For the iced latte you pour the milk in a cup and then add the frozen coffee ice cubes
For a man that is super fussy about his coffee (aka a bit of a coffee snob and drinks cold drip only)
This is the most popular dish on the food menu
There's one large thin slice of toast topped with sauteed mushrooms
two runny centered poached eggs and hollandaise
With just enough of everything you get a bit in every bite
I might be tempted to add avocado next time but I think I'd just be being greedy
We were uming and aahing about whether to get the green curry chicken burger or the Cajun chicken burger but we go with the latter as that's the more popular one
It's a tender and very flavoursome chicken thigh fillet with chilli mayo
cucumber pickles and rocket on a soft milk bun served with chips on the side
And yep I asked for tomato sauce and aioli on the side because you can never have too much sauce
what condiment do you like to have with fries
And do you like discovering new suburbs or areas
Iris Capital is paying $45 million for south west Sydney’s Narwee Hotel – a deal which could end the year as the priciest for an Australian pub
Last week, Iris Capital, led by Sam Arnaout, paid AccorInvest c$180m for 17 tourism hotels – the bulk of iProsperity’s distressed portfolio
Sydney hospitality eras ending after over three decades
Another recently sold venue – Dulwich Hill’s Gladstone Hotel – was owned for 43 years
but also met a geographical objective we held for that part of Sydney” he added (story continues below)
A former property analyst and print journalist
Marc is the publisher of realestatesource.com.au
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in 2019 and is also working on LendLease’s second tower
Regatta.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Ancora
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which took just a handful of hours to emerge on Saturday night
the Coalition’s failure to sway voters has
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including a $10-billion promise for its first-home buyers’ scheme to encourage 100,000 more homes.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt also had its Help to Buy shared equity scheme
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been endorsed to follow through on its policies
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made many changes to how they enable home development
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Owned and operated by the Ryan family for more than 30 years
the Narwee Hotel sits 18 kilometres south of the Sydney CBD on a 3370sq m commercial site
The sale continues the run of established investors buying A-grade hospitality properties amid record-low rates
The previous highest paid price for a pub this year was the Macquarie Tavern in Liverpool
Last month, Justin Hemmes’ Merivale purchased a Randwick pub
Iris Capital, led by Sam Arnaout, has been steadily expanding its hospitality portfolio
Arnaout said the Narwee asset pub purchase had presentation and positioning
“The asset satisfied not only our key investment criteria
Last month Arnaout’s Iris Capital also paid $180 million for a portfolio of 17 Ibis hotels from Accor Invest
The deal struck with the French hotel giant was for the 17 Accor operated hotels comprising 1,800 rooms across Australia
The Narwee pub transaction was managed by HTL Property’s Andrew Jolliffe
“The sale price achieved pays deference to the nature of the opportunity and is justified given the scarcity of large-format Top 150 gaming hotels which also enjoy strong food
The sale of the Narwee Hotel continues the national run rate of one hotel being sold per week in 2020
however most notable is the fact that some particularly experienced actors within the asset class are the ones who are prosecuting the most definitive acquisition strategies.”
Picture suppliedNarwee Public School is being promised an upgrade under a re-elected NSW Liberal and Nationals Government
Oatley MP Mark Coure said the upgraded Narwee Public School will be an incredible addition to the schools in the area
"Narwee Public School is an older school and this investment with bring new life to the school and support the needs of local families into the future," he said
"Because of the Liberal and Nationals long-term economic plan we can commit to an upgrade at Narwee to help meet the needs of this community."
Minister for Education and Early Learning Sarah Mitchell said she was pleased to be able to make a commitment to students and families
"The Liberal and Nationals in government have a proven track record of delivering schools for growing communities," she said
The NSW Liberal and Nationals Government is investing $8.6 billion in school infrastructure over the next four years
continuing its program to deliver 160 new and upgraded schools to support communities across NSW
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where young people from across Sydney go to mingle over pairs of rare shoes that only those in the know
with anyone welcome to see if their one-off vintage soles carry some value
Crep Shop's huge fan base does the talking - and walking it seems
with international rap musicians converging on the suburban hub like a flame to a moth
who already operated the brand successfully online for the past several years
launched into a physical space so youth would have a place to safely gather in the community
"There's not anything like this in the area that does what we do
"We are looking out for the kids and trying to make them happy by giving them a place to come to and hang out after school
"I've got a Streetfighter arcade game they play
The Rockdale resident said his goal from the start was to encourage kids to socialise over a shared passion - beats
"Online competition is saturated but even though Narwee is a quiet area
I wanted to give young people a place where they can go to meet up and talk about their favourite artists," he said
We wrap our brand around the theme of rap culture
"I wanted something like this when I was a young kid
So instead of having to travel into the city
we have something in the neighbourhood that's providing that."
What gets them in are the gear - discontinued turned exclusive pairs of shoes
"You wouldn't find this in a normal store," Mike said. "People are willing to pay a little bit extra. The most expensive ones I've sold was a pair of Louis Vuitton Air Force, to UK artist Central Cee. The re-sell value was $13,000."
The rest of the world has also taken notice. Word spreads fast, and through referrals within the rap arena, Crep Shop is getting some big names through the doors, for regular meet and greets. It has hosted several Australian, US and UK artists, including British rapper Knucks.
"Kids were travelling from all across Sydney to see these rappers," Mike said
A lot of people have seen what we've done here and they wanted to replicate it
Other bigger brands have reached out to these big rappers and they've been knocked back."
Next up on April 17 from 3.30pm is an appearance by UK rap musician SL
whose hit song Tropical got more than 50 million views on YouTube and million more downloads on Spotify
He performs in Sydney's Metro Theatre on April 18
"This time we've added thousands of dollars worth of giveaways to the event so we are expecting a larger turnout," Mike said
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Iris has executed the biggest sale of the year in the final weeks of 2020
taking the Ryan family’s long-held Narwee Hotel in Sydney’s south
The Narwee Hotel is a multi-storey suburban local on a big 3,370sqm block immediately opposite the Narwee Train Station
Currently ranked #137 on the Liquor & Gaming list of NSW pubs
it is surrounded by Top-50 and Top-100-ranked venues
and blessed with three-hour weekend gaming shutdown
Marketing literature poses it will likely become a regular Top-50 business following an on-trend renovation of the gaming room
An approved flexible development is already in place
with the B2-zoned site enjoying a 27-metre height limit
FSR ratio of 4:1 and 53 metres of street frontage
potentially allowing 154 residential apartments and retail strata above a reduced pub footprint
There is also possibility of an even larger mixed-use retail
commercial and residential development through acquisition and amalgamation of an adjoining site
Des Ryan has enjoyed a prominent career as a publican including serving time in the ranks of the AHA
The Ryan family has held title to a few pubs and to Narwee’s institutional watering hole for decades
and recognize the significance of selling a business having owned and operated it since 1987,” offered Iris’ Sam Arnaout
Making up for lost time in 2020, some of the industry’s biggest names have been dominating most recent acquisitions, as seen in Merivale’s purchase of The DOG, Redcape’s purchase of the Gladstone, and Iris’ very recent $180 million purchase of the Ibis collection
The price achieved for the Narwee, which sources say was around $45 million, makes it the largest nationally for 2020 following Monarch’s $43 million divestment of the Macquarie Tavern to the De Angelis family in August
The sale campaign saw a shortlist of parties with both the capacity and intent to purchase at the specified price point produced by HTL Property’s Andrew Jolliffe
who are pleased to see the year winding up with a bounce
“The sale price achieved pays deference to the nature of the opportunity and is justified given the scarcity of large-format Top-150 gaming hotels that also enjoy strong food
accommodation and alternative use value,” says Dragicevich
“While it is rewarding to have the top two sales
it is more important for the industry to have rebounded so prominently following the challenges visited upon it this year.”
A beneficial mix of a stable legislative environment
improved debt liquidity and availability of capital has underpinned demand driving freehold going concern gaming pub yields down to 7-7.5 per cent over the last 12 months
HTL reports the Narwee Hotel continues the national average of one hotel sold each week this calendar year
“Transaction volumes are operating nationally at around 70 per cent of those achieved during the same period last year
however the cadence for activity has quickened demonstrably over the past eight weeks,” offers Jolliffe
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NSW Fair Trading has recently prosecuted a former real estate agent for misappropriation of trust funds in relation to a property development in Narwee
Alan Temelkov was convicted of 7 offences under the Property Stock and Business Agents Act and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment
He was also ordered to pay over $235,000 in reparation for his offences
In September 2012, Mr Temelkov, director of Tyron Holdings Pty Ltd, trading as AMJ Properties, was contracted to manage the sale of a number of units in a Narwee development
Tyron Holdings Pty Ltd received a number of house deposits which should have been deposited into a trust account and held on behalf of the sellers until completion of the sale
Mr Temelkov admitted to his failure to deposit the funds in the trust account
instead spending the money on business expenses and his personal gambling habit
the sellers were left significantly out of pocket and were required to make application to the Property Services Compensation fund for restitution
advises that trust account fraud is a serious offence and warns that Fair Trading will actively pursue any persons that fail to comply with their trust account obligations
Real estate agents should be trusted to deposit payments received for sales into the correct account,” Mr Stowe said
Mr Temelkov was sentenced on Thursday 8 September 2016 and has 28 days to appeal
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Linda Lloyd and Fred Lloyd at Narwee Pharmacy which has reopened after a fire
Picture: Jane DysonSTAFF at Narwee Pharmacy have thanked their customers for their loyalty after an accident forced the pharmacy to relocate for almost five months
An explosion in the shop next door last November caused extensive damage, meaning the pharmacy had to decamp to another chemist shop in the same suburb
who grew up in Narwee and as an infant was weighed on the baby scales in the store
said the new and improved store opening coincided with the store's 50th anniversary
The pharmacy was opened by Fred Lloyd in 1964
Staff have been thrilled with the rejuvenated store
"It was an opportunity to freshen up and brighten the store
The store suffered extensive smoke damage after the explosion and all stock and computers had to be thrown away
staff are celebrating the reopening by giving loyal customers flowers and chocolates
"Most people are very happy that we're back.'
"Lots of our customers are friends now and we are grateful that they've stuck with us through this difficult and frustrating time."
Are you happy to see the pharmacy back in the same spot at Narwee
lift and stairs at Oatley station have been completed
and River Road underpass stairs have also reopened
Picture: Chris LaneThe $23 million Oatley station upgrade has been completed as work starts on improvements at Narwee station
Oatley MP Mark Coure said the Narwee upgrade was scheduled to be finished within 18 months
and would include a week-long shutdown of the station in January
Another job starts: Artist's impression of how Narwee station will look when construction is completed in about 18 months
Picture: suppliedTrain travellers would be given plenty of warning on the shutdown dates
Mr Coure said work at Oatley was complete, “apart from some finishing touches”
“In September we opened the new footbridge
stairs and two lifts which provide access to platforms one and two,” he said
helping to make Oatley station fully accessible for less mobile customers
“Work is complete on the western forecourt on Mulga Road
and customers can also again enter the station through the stairs on the River Road underpass.”
new accessible toilets and weather protection canopies had been added and the transport interchange upgraded
“A new commuter car park with 100 spaces has also been delivered
along with four new accessible parking spaces,” he said
Under way: Site preparations have started for the Narwee station upgrade
requiring temporary traffic and pedestrian changes
Picture: Chris LaneThe Narwee station upgrade is less challenging than that at Oatley because of the landform
The eastern end of the island platform will be extended to provide new stairs
which will be protected from the weather by new canopies
The platform building will be refurbished with a new family accessible toilet
customer Information window and staff facilities to replace existing facilities in the ticket office
There will be improvements to bicycle facilities
including new shelters and additional bicycle racks
kerb ramps and bus shelter on Hannans Road will be provided and lighting and CCTV surveillance upgraded
Transport for NSW rejected criticism during community consultation that the 18 months construction period was too long
such as the erection of the temporary pedestrian access bridge
demolition of the ticket office and installation of the lift needed to be undertaken during scheduled closures of the tracks for maintenance
“Around six rail possessions [shutdowns] over a period of around 18 months would be required to facilitate these and other construction activities,” it said
Transport for NSW said an alternative plan was to reduce construction time to 12 months
but that would require the station being closed for six weeks
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went into the business on Broad Arrow Road about 9pm and demanded money from a female employee
also tried to get into an office area several times
He then allegedly struggled with another male employee
Detectives described the man as being of Caucasian appearance
He was last seen wearing a black t-shirt and cream-coloured trousers
Police ask anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000
A major police operation is underway after shots were fired at a group of men in a beachside suburb
Police were called to The Boulevarde in Brighton-Le-Sands in Sydney's south at about 3.15pm on Tuesday
Officers were told an Audi SUV turned into The Boulevarde
where an unknown person in the vehicle shot in the direction of three men standing near a parked car
The three men and the Audi left the scene before police arrived
Police located three cars nearby with bullet holes
A car matching the description of the Audi SUV was also found alight 11km away in Windarra Street
Two crime scenes have been established in the area as an investigation was launched
Dozens of police remain at both scenes and The Boulevarde remains closed between The Grand Parade and Trafalgar Street
Police are investigating possible links to organised crime
Susan told radio station 2GB that her husband was stuck in traffic on Grand Parade when he saw bullets being shot from a moving car before fleeing the scene
'Then the car sped off and was speeding throughout all the traffic,' she said
One witness told Seven News they heard up to five shots being fired while another recalled several popping sounds, which they initially thought were fireworks.
Anyone with information about the incident, dashcam or CCTV is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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1992 3 Man cha charged with Leigh's murder By NEALE PRIOR and MARK RILEY A 32-year-old man was charged last night with the murder of missing teenager Leigh Bradley
would appear in Parramatta Local Court this morning
The decomposing body of 17-yearold Leigh was found by police yesterday morning in the bathroom fan unoccupied brick bungalow in Graham Road
Preliminary investigations indicated she had been strangled
and that she had been dead for several days
A post-mortem examination was still in progress last night
Leigh disappeared on December 21 after telling colleagues at the Athlete's Foot shoe store in Bankstown Square that she intended to spend a quiet evening at home with her mother
telephone calls flooded into local police stations with reported sightings of her car
regularly attended parties at the bungalow
said she had seen Miss Bradley's green 1980 Holden Gemini sedan parked outside the house several times over the past two months
"I had spoken to her once and she was a lovely girl
but we just didn't think she was the missing girl," she said
Police were alerted after a resident became suspicious about the car in the bungalow's yard with its number plates removed
told the Herald she had been to numerous parties at the house with other girls
They would listen to music and get free whisky
One night about six months ago she said she had got so drunk on port that she had passed out
said they were invited to regular parties at the house through a friend and would get free liquor
said there were five or six girls at the parties
The three teenagers said they had stopped going to the parties about six months ago and had not known Miss Bradley
Neighbours also told the Herald there were regular parties at the house
and one said they often happened a couple of times a week
Police were yesterday trying to piece together the activities of Miss Bradley
Constable Bradley told the Herald after his daughter's disappearance A said was the best-behaved new year in a long time
Pictures by SAGE Rivals of Compass face TPC scrutiny Professor Fels Compass collapse was no surprise
who "was not surprised" at Compass's collapse given recent airline competition and its profile as a discounter
said the TPC had been examining the situation before yesterday's announcement
But the inquiry had been broadened at the request of the Minister for Shipping and Aviation
Senator Collins and the chief executive of Compass
that they The should learn more about the airline's financial state before donating to a Save Compass fund
Senator Collins's influence may be discerned in the TPC's decision to examine the "contribution made to the collapse of Compass by the financial leasing and competitive strategies adopted by the company Meanwhile
continued examining the airline's finances and prospects yesterday at its Brisbane head office
Mr Grey has rejected suggestions of any mismanagement at that she was a loving daughter
devoted to her family and her favourite sport
"Gymnastics was her life," he said
"She was going to the gym almost every night of the week to build up a knee she hurt competing
She was also going for her instructor's ticket she wanted to make the sport her life." He said his daughter had a large circle of friends and a few "But there was no-one special of late
She normally only went out with them for a couple of weeks or so
because she thought boyfriends interfered with her Constable Bradley and his wife
Leigh had lived with her mother and sister
Leigh left school at the beginning of 1991 and got a job as a shop assistant at a local store
"She lost that job because the business suffered in the recession," Constable Bradley said
being the sort of motivated person that she was
she another job almost straight away." Pictures by PETER RAE A suspect is led away by police
Revellers at The Rocks and By DARREN HORRIGAN and NICK PAPADOPOULOS Everyone was related at the stroke of midnight last night
especially those who had braved the inclement weather to see the new year in at Darling Harbour
brother!" was a common cry in the street
A Sydney police spokesman said that by 12.30 am only about six had been charged with offences before midnight
They included charges for offensive language and conduct
Two people were taken te hospital after being stabbed in separate incidents in Manly early this morning
A spokesman for Bondi police said there had been no major problems there
a lot of people were drunk "but no-one was causing too much a police officer said
Police were called to the Exchange Hotel at 12.10 after a report of people fighting
Another brawl outside the Orient Hotel in The Rocks was also brought under control
Sydney seemed to be on its best New Year's Eve behaviour
If people were not singing they were dancing
rescue squads and highway patrol officers supported general duties police to control modest crowds Even though police numbers at The Rocks
Kings Cross and in the Darling Harbour last night on what police city had been doubled to 350 to help control crowds
they're not here for a blue," said Michael Patterson
He had who just added: met Alex "Things Byrne
have of face don't need to cause grief on New Year's Eve as well." By TONY Partygoers at The Rocks said and KATHLEEN celebrations were much more sedate than last year
BRISBANE: A "Where is everyone?" asked Commission (TPC) Natalie Morton
the collapse of Compass "It's a bit flat
gate whether "predatory Not for a bunch of hardy
kilted by Ansett and Australian Scots dancing in the rain past the helped shoot it down
Or The TPC said it the Kiwis scrummaging around their any breaches of Section Esky outside the Orient Hotel Trade Practices Act
murdering Don McClean's Ameri- with the abuse of can Pie
It will seek any Despite some minor scuffles
predatory pricing police reported no major problems competitors
abuse A Kings Cross police spokesman of computerised said people had not flocked to the systems area as they did in previous years
airport terminal "The rain kept a lot of people has suggested most away," he said
A recent ruling by South Sydney Although the TPC City Council to ban the consump- Professor Allan Fels
tion of alcohol in the streets of the inquiry would Kings Cross also played a part
it could lead to court Water police attended a boat fire commission if it found in Bay shortly after 7 pm
if Lavender A water police spokesman said a lead to fines
number of people on board the Trade Practices 35-foot cruiser had to be rescued however
that breaches after the engine caught alight
action to be "for the The Darling Harbour Authority hurting or eliminating prohibited people from taking alco- were difficult to hol into the area in a move aimed at Professor Fels said safeguarding families from violence also look at the plight seen in past years
ticket holders pre "the consumer Hawkes are moving out CANBERRA: The Hawke family yesterday began its move from the Lodge
Two workmen carried furniture and paintings out of the Lodge and loaded them into a large Department of Administrative Services van
The former Prime Minister and Mrs Hawke will complete their move by Friday
in time for the Keating family to take up residence at the weekend
Mr and Mrs Hawke will move to an undisclosed address in Sydney
The couple celebrated New Year's Eve at a small gathering of close friends and staff at the Lodge
DEBORAH HOPE Rain fails to ease drought More than half the State will remain drought-declared this month
despite the first widespread rainfall for six months during December
The Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs
said yesterday he had withdrawn the declaration in two small regions only around Narrabri and Lismore
This leaves about 65 per cent of NSW still declared
"The excellent rain is only a start to breaking the drought
and follow rain is urgently required," he said
But the Bureau of Meteorology believes predicted rain during the next few days may significantly reduce the areas under drought
December gave Sydney nearly three times its average rainfall: 191 millimetres
A spokeswoman said that yesterday was the first wet New Year's Eve in Sydney since 1984
The December rainfall figures have been even more dramatic in some regions
Lightning Ridge had 140mm compared with its usual 40mm; Burren Junction
Coffs Harbour (average of 117mm) had 383mm
and Narromine (42mm average) in the Central West had 103mm
Cattle and sheep prices have jumped in response to the rain
a large part of Australia is still in the grip of El the climatic event that brings dry weather to Australia and rain to the Americas
Darwin's rainfall for December is the lowest on record
DEBORAH SMITH GRANT-TAYLOR HICKIE Trade Practices inquiry into Airlines
will investipractices" Airlines would look for 46 of the which deals market power
evidence of by Compass influence over of ownership reservation restrictions on access
said yesterday be largely a theoretically action by the evidence of proved
of Section 46 any predatory purpose" of a competitor prove
he would of Compass in the light protection proviPractices will examine and its comhow these to its collapse
being scrutiSecurities Australian which comthat Compass the share about its the collapse
Compass or that the share market had not been kept informed
He blamed "precipitate action" by the Civil Aviation Authority for the failure
The NRMA had no plans to invest in Compass
following a call by an NRMA councillor for the group to buy or invest in the failed airline
a member of the Motorists' Action Group (MAG) on the NRMA council
said yesterday: "The NRMA should buy Compass Airlines or at least become a majority shareholder in it." Compass was an ideal investment for the NRMA group
which had more than $3.1 billion in assets and 2.2 million members in NSW and the ACT
"It's got enough money to buy a battleship," he said
"It's asset said a proposal would look at running the airline as a co-operative which would continue to offer cheap air fares and also special discounts to NRMA members and motoring organisation members in Australia
But the acting chief executive officer of the NRMA
said the NRMA group had not discussed any plans to invest in Compass
Whether the NRMA should consider buying into a national airline was a matter for the council
said yesterday that if a proposal were brought to the council
"we'd certainly be prepared to look at it
but it will need to be properly Mr Talbot said he had spoken to Mr Grey yesterday and that he had been "very Mr Grey confirmed he had talked to Mr Talbot
"I do see it as a sensible proposal," he said
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and may have contributed Compass is also nised by the Australian Commission and the Stock Exchange
plained on Monday might not have kept market fully informed financial state before