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Bellambi sand dune death

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police 8Investigations are underway into the circumstances surrounding the death of a motorbike rider at Bellambi last Monday.
Emergency services were called to the southern end of Bellambi Beach about 8.30pm (Monday December 29) following reports of a motorcycle accident.
On arrival officers located the rider dead, and his pillion passenger suffering a broken arm.
The woman was taken to Wollongong Hospital where she was treated and later released.
Early investigations suggest the rider may have fallen down a steep embankment near the sewage treatment plant.
A full investigation is underway, and a report will be prepared for the Coroner.

About Mick Roberts

A Sydney journalist, writer and historian, Mick Roberts specialises in Australian cultural history, particularly associated with the Australian hotel and liquor industry. Mick has had an interest in revealing the colourful story of pubs, inns and associated industries in Australia for over 30 years. He is currently working on a comprehensive history of the hotel and liquor industry in the Illawarra region of NSW. Besides writing a number of history books, Mick has owned and managed several community newspapers. He was one time editor of the Wollongong Northern News, The Bulli Times, The Northern Times, The Northern Leader and The Local - all located in the Wollongong region. As a journalist he has worked for Rural Press, Cumberland (News Limited), Sydney based, City News, and Torch Publications based in Canterbury Bankstown, NSW. He currently calls the inner-Sydney suburb of Surry Hills home.

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