Woman charged following unauthorised protest - Hunter Valley

Friday, 05 July 2024 03:16:48 PM

A woman will face court after being charged following an unauthorised protest in the Hunter Valley this morning.

Just after 7am (Friday 5 July 2024), police were called to the rail corridor at Glennies Creek, near Singleton, following reports a person had allegedly entered the rail corridor and was causing obstruction to trains.

Officers attached to Hunter Valley Police District, with assistance from Police Rescue, attended the site and arrested a 27-year-old woman from Victoria.

She was taken to Singleton Police Station, where she was charged with enter inclosed non-agricultural lands serious safety risk, cause obstruction to railway locomotive or rolling stock, and enter inclosed land not prescribed premises without lawful excuse.

She was refused bail and appeared before Singleton Local Court today (Friday 5 July 2024).

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