A woman has been charged following an unauthorised protest at Newcastle overnight.
About 8.30pm (Tuesday 20 June 2023), emergency services were called to Cormorant Road, Newcastle, following reports a woman had scaled a coal loader and glued herself to a railing.
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 an hour later.
She was taken to Waratah Police Station, where she was charged with enter/remain on etc major facility cause damage to facility, and enter inclosed non-agricultural lands serious safety risk.
The 18-year-old from Canberra was refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court later today (Wednesday 21 June 2023).
Investigations into the incident are continuing.