141 people have been arrested at an event in Newcastle as a high-visibility police operation continues on Newcastle Harbour.
As of 5.30pm today (Sunday 30 November 2025), a total of 141 people believed to be associated with the event have been arrested.
Of those arrested:
- 18 were juveniles who were dealt with under the Young Offender's Act.
- 121 were adults charged with various offences under the Crimes and Marine Safety Acts.
- Two women were arrested aboard a ship off the Newcastle coastline. Inquiries are ongoing.
Incidents of note from today (Sunday 30 November 2025) include:
- About 9.20am, police were notified of an alleged protest aboard a ship off the Newcastle coastline. Marine Area Command, the Rescue and Bomb Disposal Unit, and PolAir responded to the ship and arrested two women. Inquiries into the incident are ongoing.
- About 10.10am, police attempted to stop a boat after it allegedly entered an exclusion zone. When the boat allegedly failed to stop as directed, police pursued the boat on a jet ski east along Newcastle Harbour. The boat allegedly collided with a police jet ski a short time later, and a 26-year-old woman – the sole-occupant of the boat – was arrested. She was charged with contravene notice prohibiting/regulating use of vessels, operate recreational etc vessel negligently no death, and hinder or resist police officer in the execution of duty. She was granted strict conditional bail to appear before Newcastle Local Court on Tuesday 13 January 2025.
- About 11.20am, police were called to Foreshore Park following reports of an assault allegedly involving attendees of the event. At the scene, police were told that several people had allegedly been involved in the incident where a man sustained lacerations to his back, arms, legs, and head. The 46-year-old man was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics and was taken to the Calvary Mater Hospital in a stable condition for further treatment. A 17-year-old boy believed to have intervened in the incident was also treated for minor lacerations. An 18-year-old man was arrested in a campsite area nearby and taken to Newcastle Police Station. There he was charged with two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV), and wound person intend to cause grievous bodily harm (DV). He was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 2 tomorrow (Monday 1 December 2025).
Police witnessed several unsafe practices on the water over the course of the event despite requests that attendees refrain from entering the harbour with the intention to obstruct users of the port.
The NSW Police Force recognises and supports the rights of individuals and groups to exercise their rights of free speech and peaceful assembly; however, the priority for NSW Police is always the safety of the wider community and there will be zero tolerance for illegal and dangerous behaviour.
