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Hazmat crews close Newcastle Beach after drum of oil washes ashore

Jessica Brown
Updated March 28 2021 - 6:02pm, first published 3:00pm

Update: The beach has reopened, City of Newcastle has confirmed, with the liquid successfully decanted and removed from Newcastle beach.

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Jessica Brown

Jessica Brown

Digital Editor

Jessica began her journalism career in 2009 as a cadet at The Port Stephens Examiner before moving to London for a two-year stint working in magazines and digital publishing. The Lake Macquarie local returned to Australia where she took up a reporting role at The Maitland Mercury. She worked across several rounds including local council, police and property before moving into digital journalism and joining the team at The Newcastle Herald in 2017.

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