Jared tackles 620km track to help Save the Children

Jared Styan of Lake Munmorah is set to embark on a world-first 620km running expedition along the Oodnadatta Track in South Australia to raise awareness and funds for Save the Children Australia.

He will set off on July 1 with the aim of raising $50,000 for the charity.

An accomplished adventurer, children’s author and ultrarunner, Styan intends to become the first person to run the entire length of the famous track, which runs through the heart of the Australian desert. He aims to complete it in just 10 days, running an ultramarathon every day for 10 days, covering a distance of 62km per day.

Styan has previously run up Australia’s highest mountain in pyjamas, summited a 5800m

Off duty officer charged following RBT

An off-duty police officer has been charged with mid-range drink-driving after being arrested at Terrigal on March 25.

At about 9.30am, officers attached to Brisbane Water Police District stopped a motor vehicle at an RBT site on Terrigal Dr.

The driver, a 61-year-old man, was arrested after allegedly returning a positive roadside reading.

He was taken to Gosford Police Station where a breath analysis returned a reading of 0.082.

The off-duty Senior Constable, who is attached to a specialist command, was issued a field court attendance notice for mid-range PCA and is due to appear in Gosford Local Court on Wednesday, May 10.

Source: Media release, Mar 26 NSW Police