Prominent Hunter Valley Restaurant Closing It’s Doors
The Verandah Restaurant is closing its doors on Sunday night for the last time, sadly the restaurant is not in a position to renew the lease and as result the…
ADF Video – Pilots Facing The Dangerous Conditions
Dangerous conditions means some mission are abandoned.C-27J Spartan attempting to land at Mallacoota, C-130J Hercules attempting to land at Merimbula, Video at the bottom of the page. ADF Pilots have…
PAUL PARKER OFFICIALLY SACKED FROM RFS
UPDATE 15 FEB 2020 from our original article Confusion Over Paul Parkers Future. PAUL HAS BEEN SACKED FROM AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AFTER GOING VIRAL FOR TELLING THE PM TO…
Police have taken legal action against more than 180 people for bushfire-related offences
KEY POINTS Strike Force Tronto is the lead investigative body on suspicious or deliberately-lit bushfires24 people have been charged over alleged deliberately-lit bushfires53 people have had legal actions for allegedly…
Busted pipe closes Cessnock kids pool.
Cessnock Kids pool is closed temporarily due to a busted pipe, the main is still operating as normal. Cessnock City Council is trying to get the pool are opened as…
MISSING PERSON – TYLIE TOWNSEND
MISSING PERSON – TYLIE TOWNSEND – LAST SEEN: 26 DECEMBER 2019 Hunter Valley Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate missing 21-year-old Tylie Townsend. She was last seen on…
49-year-old woman robbed in the streets of Thornton.
A 49-year-old woman was out walking her dog along Hillgate Drive, Thornton, when she was approached by an unknown man. The man than threatened the woman demanding cash, the woman…
Police are investigating a suspicious fire.
Police are investigating a suspicious fire on the Central Coast yesterday. About 12.30am on Sunday 5 January 2020, emergency services were called to a nature strip on Anita Avenue, Lake…
UPDATE – KERRY RIDGE FIRE
FIRE UPDATE - Monday 6 January For residents and landholders of Widden, Baerami Creek, Baerami, Martindale, Howes Valley. ADVICE - Kerry Ridge (Wollemi National Park, Coricudgy State Forest, Nullo Mountain…
Australia Day 2020 Cessnock
Australia Day 2020 is shaping up to be a great community event! There 2 days of FREE activities planned for everyone with the fun kicking off on Friday 24 January…
Hunter Fire Crews called out twice on Sunday
Key points Fire on Old North Road Rothbury.Fire on Lovedale Road at Black Creek.Both fires have been extinguished. Hunter crews were called to attend two fires on Sunday the 5th…
Two people missing from NSW as damage being assessed.
Key Points Two people missing in the south coast130 fires continue to burn 54 fires un-containedRain provides temporary reliefRain hampers backburning operations.The temperature will rise to high 30's on Friday60…
29-year-old Hunter Woman Blows 0.213 High Range after Crashing
A Hunter woman has been charged with high-range drink-driving after returning a breath analysis more than four times the legal limit. Officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District were on Richardson…
Owendale Fire Breaks Containment Lines
The Owendale fire has broken containment lines on the eastern side of the fire which is inaccessible by fire crews, the air attack was unable to contain the breakout yesterday.…
4.5 Million Litre Water Tank Explodes, Sweeping cars away and flooding homes -Cooma
Streets and homes in Cooma have been flooded after a water tank burst, sending thousands of litres of water through the town earlier this evening. Multiple calls were made to…
NSW FACING POWER CRISIS, HUNTER TOWNS BEING AFFECTED
Just hours after energy providers warned of a power shortage towns in the Hunter have lost power. It's unclear whether or not is being caused by the power shortage from…
Foreign Aid? You might be asking who is helping Australia?
Australia has been brought to it knees with the worst bushfire crisis the country has ever seen, whole towns have been wiped off the map, the largest evacuation is underway…
Update Owendale Backburn Postponed
Owendale Backburn postponed.No maps available for public as yet.There was no confirmation of burn going ahead given. We have just been informed that a backburn of the Owendale fire in…
No Drone Zone For Bushfire Affected Areas.
The NSW Police Force is reminding the media and the community not to fly drones in the vicinity of bushfire-affected areas or over other emergency operations. The current emergency situation…
Strike Team’s Ready To Respond
Strike team's have been positioned for rapid response to any new fires or if existing fires break containment lines around the Hunter Valley for today's extream fire conditions Today temperatures…