Police are desperate to kerb the state road toll - which has already surpassed 270 this year. 

Police are desperate to kerb the state road toll - which has already surpassed 270 this year.&nbsp;

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A man's dead and a woman's in a serious condition after the blaze in St Marys this morning.

A man's dead and a woman's in a serious condition after the blaze in St Marys this morning.

Also - reports more than 25,000 tickets sold for the Foo Fighters Newcastle show in a matter of hours. 

Also - reports more than 25,000 tickets sold for the Foo Fighters Newcastle show in a matter of hours.&nbsp;

It's set to undergo major works after a transformer failed last year. 

It's set to undergo major works after a transformer failed last year.&nbsp;