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Herbert Heaney's grandsons Warren and Greg want new Coon Island name to recognise former residents

Sage Swinton
Updated February 26 2021 - 10:37pm, first published 5:00pm
FAMILY: Herbert Heaney's grandchildren Greg and Warren Heaney, pictured on Coon Island, said if the island name is changed they want it to recognise the residents who lived there. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
FAMILY: Herbert Heaney's grandchildren Greg and Warren Heaney, pictured on Coon Island, said if the island name is changed they want it to recognise the residents who lived there. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

The grandchildren of the man Coon Island is named after want a new site name to acknowledge the island's former residents.

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Sage Swinton

Sage Swinton

Journalist

Sage Swinton is a news reporter who was born and bred in the Hunter. She has been with the Newcastle Herald since June 2020, and covers Newcastle council as well as other general news.

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