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Jennifer Mills-Young is certain a ghost is haunting her Palmerston home. Picture: JUSTIN SANSON

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IT could be one of the most bizarre reasons ever offered by a speeding driver – "A ghost made me do it''.

But that is exactly the story being put forward by superstitious
motorists hitting speeds of up to 180km/h on a road north of Newcastle,
supposedly to conjure a ghost.

Port Stephens police have issued a
warning to drivers after it emerged that young people were driving at
dangerously high speeds along a stretch of Lemon Tree Passage Rd to
conjure the spirit of a 20-year-old motorcyclist killed in a crash with a
speeding driver in the area three years ago.

A handful of videos
have been posted on YouTube, allegedly showing a ghostly bright light
appearing in the rear windscreen of cars that start driving at dangerous
speeds.

Some locals are convinced the light is that of the motorcyclist's ghost, in pursuit of people who drive dangerously.

It might sound far-fetched but speeding to summon the ghost has
become such a concern that police have issued a warning about the
behaviour.

"It's alleged that if you drive at speed in a manner
dangerous, a bright white light comes in behind you and that's what they
are calling the Lemon Tree Passage ghost,'' a police spokeswoman said.

"There
have been several phone calls that people are going out there and while
attempting to get footage for YouTube these cars are travelling at
excessive speed.''

The YouTube videos posted so far do show a
bright light clearly visible, sometimes close to the car and other times
in the far distance.

But the source of the light is unclear.

"We
want speeding drivers to know that the only bright light they'll be
seeing in their rear windows will be the red and blue lights of a police
car,'' the police spokeswoman said.

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Tired of waking up to screams of terror, residents said publicity
from Australia's best haunt hunt has made the NSW town too popular.

Wollondilly
Shire Council is trying to stamp out the Picton Ghost Hunts, reports
claiming hooligans roam after the tours, trespassing, egging houses,
fighting, dumping rubbish and doing burnouts.

"Residents have asked Council to revoke the ghost tour licence," it said.

Resident Joan Brown complained the tours had no respect for the dead.

"Entertainment is made of tragic events that are deeply hurtful to families still living in the area," she said.

But
a backlash is growing, with business leaders, councillors and even
psychics supporting the tours saying that, without the tens of thousands
of tourists they draw each year, Picton was doomed to become "a true
ghost town".

"The
problem is with unauthorised access, not the ghost hunts. The tours are
supervised, covered by insurance and we are out by 10.30pm," Mr Vincent
said.

"They are good for the town. The restaurants and businesses benefit. We just walk people through."

Council
staff recommend banning visits to haunted grounds including Wollondilly
Shire Hall, The Picton Mushroom Tunnel and the Upper Picton Cemetery at
night, saying: "Access to the sites after hours impacts upon the safety
of the community and neighbouring residents as well as the security and
preservation of council assets."

Mayor Michel Basalisk has called a meeting to mediate.

"I'm confident we can find the right balance," he said.

"The
tours are well operated. They come and have dinner, spend money in
shops, motels and service stations. But unfortunately after they go we
have a rogue element, hoons really, that come in and knock on
neighbours' doors asking 'Where are the ghosts?'."

Between Two Worlds medium Debbie Malone said the tours were sympathetic to the past and that the ghosts liked the attention.

"They are not upset, I think they are excited," she said.

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EATON medium Anthony Grzelka said Bunbury had more than its share of ghosts and the older the place the more likely it was to have a spirit attached.

Mr Grzelka – who has been called Australia’s ghost whisperer – released his fourth book titled Spooked recently to coincide with Halloween.

“Any time you go to an older building – like the Bunbury art building – there is lots of energy there,” he said.

“The same at old St Johns, which has a lot of energy to it.”

Mr Grzelka said most haunted private homes he visited contained the energy of a loving grandmother or grandfather.

Only occasionally would there be a poltergeist.

Even newer homes could be affected by the place they are built on, he said.

“One of the weirder ones was in College Grove where a mother and daughter were being terrorised by a ghost.”

Mr Grzelka said he discovered the home was partly built on farm where the spirit of an old man resided.

A plaque put down acknowledged the old home had calmed the spirit.

Bunbury was still not the most active paranormal centre in the South West, which Mr Grzelka said belonged to Harvey or Busselton.

Mr Grzelka is regarded as one of Australia’s leading mediums, is regularly heard on local and national radio and tours to sell out shows.

Next Wednesday he will hold a show at the Lord Forrest, which he appears at twice a year.

“I’m also very, very busy with private readings – there is a two and half year waiting list – and I do phone readings as well,” he said.

Mr Grzelka was born in Bunbury, grew up in Collie and has lived in Eaton for the past 16 years.

The married father of three said his first experience was in Collie at age six when he saw a dark haired woman with blue eyes at the edge of his bed.

It was five years later when he recognised her in a picture as his dad’s mother that he realised his ability.

He said the ability had more to do with life than death, with people drawing comfort that a loved one’s conscious has survived death.

Sceptics also form part of Mr Grzelka’s clients.

He said Sceptics were amazed without being able to explain what they had seen, while non-believers could never be swayed.

“To a believer no proof is necessary and to a non-believer no proof is possible,” he said.

He estimates he has given about 10,000 readings in his career and doubts he could have fooled that many people.

While most non-believers do not take offence with Mr Grzelka’s claims, he now expects protestors from religious groups at his Albany shows.

“They have a view I’m talking to the devil or evil spirits,” he said.