A 250 megawatt pumped hydro project in the Hunter has received a $9.45 million funding boost from the NSW Government. …
Development applications up 25% in Newcastle
Development applications are up 25 per cent on two years ago in Newcastle. Council’s latest statistics show that Merewether, New …
Three men in court after allegedly assaulting an elderly man and threatening a woman with a knife at Lake Macquarie
An elderly man was allegedly assaulted and a young woman threatened with a knife at Lake Macquarie yesterday. Police received …
Newcastle farewells “TT”
Newcastle farewelled the late Chief Inspector Anthony “Tony” Townsend, known affectionately as TT, this morning at a huge funeral service …
Missing Queensland Man Spotted In Newcastle
Police are seeking the public’s help to locate a missing man who was last seen in Newcastle this morning. 30-year-old …
‘We Don’t Work For Thanks’: Nurses And Midwives Rally In Newcastle
The Hunter’s nurses and midwives walked off the job in protest today. Clad in their scrubs, hundreds gathered at Newcastle’s …
Persons injured in crash at Lambton
UPDATE 840AM: Traffic is still pretty heavy around Lambton after a crash at about 730am on Newcastle Road. Three cars …
New Bush Fire Danger Rating in place from today
The NSW Rural Fire Service has simplified the Fire Danger Rating System for the entire country in a bid to …
Local emergency services free woman who was trapped after her car rolled at Richmond Vale
It was a multi-agency response when a car rolled at Richmond Vale yesterday afternoon. NSW Ambulance paramedics were called to …
Police release CCTV into theft of $100,000 worth of jewellery from Greenhills
Police are ramping up investigations into a jewellery store robbery at East Maitland last month, releasing CCTV of a person …