Just one week after being fined $33,000, a group of tree loppers from Sydney COVID-19 hotspots has been arrested for returning to the NSW Hunter region.
New South Wales Police say a group of tree loppers from COVID-19 hotspots in Sydney has been door-knocking in the Hunter region for a second time, just one week since they were fined a total of $33,000.
The men were directed to return to Greater Sydney, but it is alleged four of them ignored that order and returned to the Hunter this week.On Thursday afternoon, police said they were tipped off about a group of arborists door-knocking homes in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Cardiff. Police will allege the 41-year-old from Kingswood, 25-year-old from Leumeah, 57-year-old from Colyton and 37-year-old from Whalan had previously been issued with infringement notices for breaching the Public Health Order.
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