Five people were fined for an alleged outdoor gathering at Hexham on Thursday as police issued more than 100 penalty infringements for COVID-19 breaches across the Hunter.
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Newcastle police received reports of a potential gathering of vehicles on Ash Island about 10pm.
Police patrolling the area stopped a vehicle on Scotts Point Way and spoke with a 24-year-old man.
It is alleged he was unable to provide police with a reasonable excuse to be away from home and he was issued with a $1000 Penalty Infringement Notice (PIN).
Police continued along the road and claim to have found several vehicles parked and a small fire at a reserve nearby.
Five men aged between 17 and 28 were spoken to and police said they were unable to provide a reasonable excuse for being outside their homes and gathered together.
All five were issued with $3000 PINs for not complying with outdoor gatherings direction.
There were 104 fines issued for COVID-19 breaches on Thursday across the four Hunter police districts.
The most were in Port Stephens-Hunter with 32, followed by Hunter Valley with 29, Newcastle had 22 and Lake Macquarie 21.
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Sage Swinton
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.
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.
