Maitland and Muswellbrook had the cheapest average unleaded petrol prices in regional NSW on Wednesday, but there was a 22c/l spread in the cost of fuel in Newcastle, according to NRMA. The average price was 109.7c/l at Maitland – down 0.1c/l from the same time the previous week – and 110c/l at Muswellbrook. Singleton had a 2.5c/l week-on-week drop to 120c/l and Newcastle’s average was 124.6c/l. NRMA spokesperson Rebecca Page told the Newcastle Herald that prices had […]
Newcastle’s 22c/l fuel price gap has NRMA urging drivers to shop around
The hunt is on for a man suspected of bashing another man at a service station in Sydney’s west. The alleged attack took place outside a Westside petrol station on Vaughan Street in Lidcombe about 10.30pm yesterday. The suspected attacker bought a soft drink, noodles, and a winning scratchie ticket. “The guy came to the service station to get the stuff — and he just brought the stuff and he was walking out and he […]
For years, one of the downsides to living on the picturesque sliver of land known as Stanley has been the 20 kilometre drive to the nearest petrol station. But not for much longer. The first precious drops in decades are about to start pumping from the centre of town. The new service station’s builders – Phillip Dunne and Jasi Poke – also own the community’s only supermarket, and plan to put the new bowser on […]
Young remains to have the most expensive petrol prices in the area sitting nearly 20 cents a litre ahead of the cheapest in the region. As of Monday morning the cheapest place in Young to fill up with E10 was the Metro where motorists were paying 118.9 cents per litre according to the Fuel Check app. Next best in Young was the BP, Westside Petroleum, Caltex Roadhouse and the Caltex Woolworths where the price sat […]
The Australian Retailers Association, which represents major chains including 7-Eleven and Bunnings, is also pushing for early access. “We would like retail staff to be given priority in the roll-out given their frontline and essential services status and this is something we will be discussing with government,” said Fleur Brown, the ARA’s head of industry affairs. Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association national secretary Gerard Dwyer, whose union is one of the largest in the […]