Police are investigating the Smithtown Riverview Hotel and Port Macquarie Golf Club robberies separately at this stage and have said a link hasn’t been established.
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Last week, a man armed with a machete entered the Riverview Hotel in Smithtown through an unlocked side door and threatened a staff member behind the bar.
The Riverview Hotel employee was in the process of locking up when the man grabbed $2180 in cash off the bar and fled the scene.
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A similar incident took place at Port Macquarie Golf Club early Sunday morning.
The two staff members involved in the robbery at the Port Macquarie Golf Club early Sunday morning are receiving counselling following the incident.
The club's CEO Daniel Constable said the staff involved were suffering shock.
"The staff are pretty shaken up more than anything," he said.
"They did not require hospital treatment, but they have been offered counselling.
"The armed robbers forced entry through locked doors and took cash.
"It was all over in about three minutes," he said.
Mr Constable said the club opened the doors to trading on Sunday as per normal.
The last theft at the club was about seven or eight years ago, the club CEO said.
I would also like to acknowledge and thank Port Macquarie police for their quick response to the incident.
- Daniel Constable
"I would also like to acknowledge and thank Port Macquarie police for their quick response to the incident," he added.
Detective acting inspector Dave Shaw said local police will liaise with the state crime command robbery squad in relation to the Sunday incident.
"Fortunately, staff were not injured and were locked in the safe room at the end of the robbery, until they were located," he said.
"We are looking for anyone with information about a late model silver sedan seen before and after the robbery.
"As well, we are calling for anyone in the area who may have seen that vehicle in the vicinity of the golf club or has dash cam that could help with our enquiries."
Two men were allegedly armed with a machete and a sledgehammer when they confronted two employees and demanded money.
The staff members – a man and a woman – complied and the men left with cash.
Detectives are appealing for anyone with information to come forward and would like to speak to anyone who saw a late model silver coloured sedan leave the scene at the time of the incident.
A burnt out silver Mercedes was found in Kempsey hours after the robbery in Port Macquarie.
Police urge anyone in the Kempsey area to contact Port Macquarie Police on 6583-0199 if they saw a car matching this description between 12:30am and 3am on Sunday.
