{"id":41016,"date":"2026-10-04T15:41:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T04:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=41016"},"modified":"2026-10-04T15:41:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T04:41:22","slug":"operation-to-continue-as-newcastle-knights-return-after-nrl-grand-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/10\/04\/operation-to-continue-as-newcastle-knights-return-after-nrl-grand-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation to continue as Newcastle Knights return after NRL Grand Final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officers will continue to coordinate a high-visibility police operation across the Newcastle and Hunter areas following the conclusion of the NRL Grand Final this evening.<br>The operation \u2013 which commenced on Friday 2 October 2026 \u2013 will continue to run today (Sunday 4 October 2026) and well into the evening as the Newcastle Knights travel back to the Hunter from Sydney after tonight\u2019s NRL Grand Final.<br>As the team returns to Newcastle, police are asking the public not to congregate on major motorways as no fan engagements are planned after the game this evening.<br>The public is also asked to engage in a safe and respectful manner regardless of tonight\u2019s grand final outcome.<br>Police will be patrolling the Newcastle and Hunter areas, targeting antisocial behaviour and any actions that put community safety at risk.<br>Officers attached to Newcastle City Police District are continuing to be supported by specialist resources including Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, Northern Region support resources, the Public Order and Riot Squad, Police Transport Command, Marine Area Command and other specialist police units to help maintain public safety and ensure celebrations remain safe and enjoyable for everyone.<br>Police are reminding spectators and patrons to:<br>\u00b7 Plan their journey and allow extra travel time.<br>\u00b7 Use public transport where possible.<br>\u00b7 Organise a safe way home before attending events.<br>\u00b7 Follow directions from police, security and event staff.<br>\u00b7 Look out for friends, family and other members of the community.<br>\u00b7 Never drive if affected by alcohol or drugs.<br>For public transport information and trip planning, visit the Transport for NSW website: <a href=\"https:\/\/transportnsw.info\/\">https:\/\/transportnsw.info\/<\/a><br>For traffic information, including road closures, special event clearways and live traffic reports, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livetraffic.com\">www.livetraffic.com<\/a>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livetraffic.com\/\">http:\/\/www.livetraffic.com\/<\/a><br>Anyone requiring emergency assistance should call Triple Zero (000). For non-urgent police assistance, contact the Police Assistance Line on 131 444.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officers will continue to coordinate a high-visibility police operation across the Newcastle and Hunter areas following the conclusion of the NRL Grand Final this evening.The operation \u2013 which commenced on Friday 2 October 2026 \u2013 will continue to run today (Sunday 4 October 2026) and well into the evening as the Newcastle Knights travel back &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/10\/04\/operation-to-continue-as-newcastle-knights-return-after-nrl-grand-final\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Operation to continue as Newcastle Knights return after NRL Grand Final&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41016"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41017,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41016\/revisions\/41017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}