The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is urging residents at Lake Macquarie to report any sightings of cane toads after …
Firefighters were quick to get on top of a fire at a Kurri Kurri restaurant on their opening night
A fire at a Thai Restaurant in Kurri Kurri had firefighters pulling out the big guns to ensure it was …
Fig trees in East End on the chopping block
It feels like déjà vu with three fig trees in Newcastle’s city centre set to be ripped out. Newcastle Council …
Hunter commemorates National Day of Mourning
The Hunter is commemorating the National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II today. As a mark of …
Bill to be introduced to parliament to remove constraints on Port of Newcastle
A Bill seeking to remove restrictions on the Port of Newcastle’s ability to act as a container terminal is headed …
East Maitland Pool closed until at least next year
East Maitland Aquatic Centre has been closed until at least next year, after a number of structural issues were uncovered …
RFS extinguish separate fires at Bonnells Bay overnight
Rural Fire Service crews were called to a fire at Bonnells Bay overnight. Peninsular RFS says they attended the incident …
Exhibition with a painting depicting a Wonnarua massacre “postponed”
There’s been uproar after an exhibition by Hunter Valley artist Doug Heslop at Singleton’s Arts and Culture Centre was postponed. …
Dire state of Maitland Hospital highlighted in NSW Parliament
A week after Maitland Hospital broke records for all the wrong reasons, the dire state of it’s Emergency Department has …
A learner driver, on bail with an outstanding warrant caught by police at Hamilton South
A unaccompanied learner driver who was on bail with an outstanding warrant has been caught by police at Hamilton South. …