A woman has been charged following an unauthorised protest on a rail corridor in the Newcastle area today.
About 7.15am today (Monday 19 June 2023), emergency services were called to a rail line on Wagtail Way Kooragang, following reports a group had gathered at the location, including a woman who had suspended herself from a pole.
Officers attached to Newcastle City Police District attended, and with assistance from Police Rescue, the woman was removed safely from the structure and arrested about 10.40am.
The 22-year-old was taken to Waratah Police Station, where she was charged with cause obstruction to railway locomotive and enter inclosed lands give rise to serious risk to safety.
The woman was refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court tomorrow (Tuesday 20 June 2023).
Investigations into the incident continue.