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Formerly “Loop the Lake” Bike Ride, this event no longer goes around Lake Macquarie south of Newcastle – rather down the eastern side to Doyalson and returns. The event is […]

The Singleton Mailrun Charity Bike Ride is an annual fundraising event for the Singleton Family Support Centre. The event takes in the picturesque agricultural landscape of the north Eastern area […]

The Bulahdelah Hill Climb is a motorsport event run twice yearly by the Myall Lakes Motor Sports Club Inc. It is patronised by a range of motoring enthusiasts with all […]

Our 1st event for 2019 saw members from Sydney, Prospect and Singleton combine to provide safety communications races for a total of 150 entrants. The race Start and Finish was […]

CREST Sydney, Prospect, Singleton on 7 July 2018 attended Max Adventure’s Rafferty’s Coastal Run, a 12km 22km and 36km trail run hosted from Rafferty’s Resort, Lake Macquarie. The course takes […]

We all enjoyed the 40th anniversary dinner held at Wallsend on Saturday 6th August. Apart from a good attendance by members from across the State, we appreciated support from our […]

  You’re invited to a Dinner celebrating CREST NSW and its 40 years assisting the community with communications and safety Where: Diggers 5 Tyrrell Street WALLSEND NSW 2287 (11km from […]

Julie Garrash and Des Cottle (CREST NSW Sydney Post) attended the St Albans Writers’ Festival from 17 to 20 September 2015 in St Albans NSW. The request for assistance came […]

CREST will be turning 40 in 2016 and is currently preparing for a celebration. Past members and those who we have assisted are encouraged to get in touch with CREST […]

A Eulogy delivered at by the CREST Executive at a wake to honour Bill Payne Since the creation of CREST in 1976 by Bill, the organisation has seen many changes. […]

Newcastle CREST has been out again this week assisting the Native Animal Trust Fund Inc (NATF) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). Josey from the IFAW was kind […]

Newcastle CREST have been active this week assisting the Native Animal Trust Fund (NATF) in the Salt Ash area. Native wildlife were found in the area injured or killed by […]

Jean Henderson, member of Newcastle CREST passed away on 1st October 2012 and was farewelled today at Wallsend. Jean had been a member for 17 years and had continued to […]

Following on from Newcastle CREST recently joining Facebook, CREST NSW Inc is now on Twitter. We’ll be providing ‘on the spot’ updates to our Twitter feed with photographs and links […]

The Newcastle Division of CREST NSW has recently joined Facebook. Reaching out to its members and the community, Newcastle CREST is using Facebook to announce up-coming events and to attract […]

On Sunday 29 April, members from Sydney, Singleton, Prospect and Central Coast attended a BBQ and get together organised by WICEN NSW at the Amateur Radio NSW (ARNSW) site in […]

On 29 November 2011, Mr Evan Longworth was awarded a service award by the Newcastle City Council for his outstanding contribution to emergency services and community organisations servicing the Hunter […]

Last night, CREST members past and present gathered with special guests at the Newcastle Diggers Club function rooms to celebrate 35 years of CREST NSW. Newcastle Lord Mayor Cr John […]

Last weekend CREST members from Newcastle, Central Coast and Sydney provided safety communications for the Kathmandu Adventure Series event at Glenrock State Conservation Reserve near Newcastle NSW. The weekend consisted […]

After many tireless hours from CREST’s webpage team, the new webpage went live today. We have moved to a new open source content management system called WordPress which should prove […]

Sunday, 15 November 2009 CREST members from across NSW attended a training day held in conjunction with a State Council meeting in Northern Sydney. The training session focussed on mapping […]

Monday, 26 October 2009 Over the weekends of 17 / 18 and 24 / 25 of October 2009, CREST provided communications, marshalling and traffic control at 3 events for charity. […]

Sunday, 30 August 2009 17 January 2009: Newcastle CREST received a call via the channel 5 / 35 UHF CB Emergency repeater following a four wheel driving incident at Stockton […]

Sunday, 30 August 2009 On Friday 28 August 2009 the annual Oxfam Trailwalker commenced in Sydney’s north. The fundraiser held by the charity Oxfam is an event where teams of […]