Sydney drivers brace for higher petrol prices

Kalyn Ponga out ahead of the Knights home clash against the Roosters

Also - investigations into a serious crash on Nelson Bay Road, Salt Ash continue. 

The Coast's Comm Games athletes gear up for Glasgow

Also - the search for a new CEO for Central Coast Council ramps up. 

Police track down teen wanted over high speed chase through Griffith

Plus - rural truckies are calling for the heavy vehicle road user charge to be frozen until the end of August

CSU students to benefit from expanded prac payment scheme

Plus - a couple of local derbies headlines this weekend's Peter McDonald Premiership games

Man jailed for 22 years over Kendall murder

Plus - firefighters from Coffs Harbour are heading to the US to tackle bushfires

Man arrested after allegedly running from a Sydney court

Faster internet and better mobile coverage tipped for the Central West and Orana

Also; a 31-year-old man has been charged over a business break-in at Warren

Another step forward for Port Macquarie's proposed ocean pool

Also; new figures suggest the housing boom in regional NSW has officially ended

Seven Riverina shops still under temporary closure orders after being caught selling illicit tobacco

And a Griffith cotton grower is encouraging farmers to re-think their work habits