⛈️ Severe Storms Hammer NSW: Damaging Winds, Giant Hail Threatening Multiple Regions ⛈️ Severe thunderstorms continue to rumble across northern and eastern New South Wales this afternoon, fuelled by a warm and unstable airmass that’s triggering dangerous conditions across large parts of the state. The Bureau
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The Hunter has a brand-new world champion — and she’s a local teacher. Fennell Bay Public School’s very own Miss Tori has just taken out gold on the world stage, winning her event at the FISAF World Championships in Prague and cementing herself as one of
The New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal has confirmed the 32-year jail sentence handed to Brett Andrew Button, the driver behind the horrific Hunter Valley wedding-bus crash that killed 10 people and injured dozens more in June 2023. Button had attempted to challenge his sentence—24
Wollombi Rd Upgrade ‘Still on Track’, Council Quashes Online Rumours Rumours circulating online have claimed the Wollombi Rd Upgrade has run out of money and is about to be shut down — but Council says that’s simply not true. Several social media posts suggested the project
A colossal 200-tonne transformer will begin its slow journey to Origin Energy’s Eraring facility in the early hours of tomorrow morning. Departing from Mayfield Port, the oversized load will snake its way down the M1, exit at Cessnock Road, continue through Toronto, and finally reach Eraring.
Port Stephens Councillor Mark Watson has called out State Member for Port Stephens, Hon. Kate Washington MP, for allegedly making outright false claims during a radio interview with 2HD’s Richard King on 11 November. During the interview, Minister Washington claimed that Cr Watson supported a ban
A 23-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly driving her car at a 14-year-old boy riding an e-bike in Redhead on Wednesday afternoon. Just after 5pm, emergency services were called to Elsdon Street following reports a vehicle had struck an e-bike. Police allege the woman deliberately
At around 7:00am on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, officers from Brisbane Water Police District, assisted by the Police Dog Unit, executed an arrest in Woy Woy. A 20-year-old man — a domestic violence offender fitted with an electronic monitoring anklet — was taken into custody and
Police have launched an urgent search for 13-year-old Phoebe Munoz, who vanished after leaving a Toronto school yesterday afternoon. Phoebe was last seen around 2pm on Wednesday (12 November 2025) on Field Avenue, Toronto, but hasn’t been seen or heard from since. When she couldn’t be
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NSW Premier Chris Minns has announced a major boost to homelessness services, with an additional $130 million committed to expand crisis accommodation across the state. The new funding will add at least 200 extra beds for people experiencing homelessness, including families escaping domestic violence and young
Singleton, NSW – Fire and Rescue crews from Singleton broke their own response time record today after a motor vehicle rolled just outside their fire station. At approximately 2:30 PM, firefighters were immediately on scene, stabilising the vehicle and safely extracting the driver, who was unharmed.
Crews from the NSW Rural Fire Service, including the Raymond Terrace Brigade and several supporting units, are currently responding to a fire burning along Branch Lane in Karuah. Firefighters are carrying out tactical burns in an effort to slow and contain the spread of the blaze.
Australia’s $1 billion Warratah Battery project, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere and touted as critical infrastructure, has suffered a catastrophic failure. A transformer at the site north of Sydney is now “beyond repair,” pushing back timelines and casting doubt on what was once presented as
Veteran NBN News presenter Gavin Morris is set to leave the network as part of Nine Entertainment’s major newsroom restructure, according to TV Blackbox. Morris, who joined NBN in 2009, has been a familiar face on the 6pm bulletin and a senior weather presenter across Northern
Tuesday, 11 November 2025 5:07 PM A 35-year-old man will appear in court after being charged with multiple traffic offences following a weekend stop near Newcastle. Shortly after 3:30 pm on Sunday, 9 November, Operation Shore Safe police were patrolling Wharf Road, Newcastle, when they stopped a
The Hunter region is witnessing a complete collapse of common sense in our justice system. Stephen McGinnis — a convicted killer with a long, violent history — assaults his sister, stabs a police officer, and the judge says: “Stay on your medication and don’t use drugs.”
Tuesday, 11 November 2025 A man is set to face court today after police discovered a large hydroponic cannabis setup inside a home at Bolton Point, Lake Macquarie. Around 12.30pm yesterday (Monday 10 November 2025), officers from the Lake Macquarie Proactive Crime Team executed a search
Police have charged seven people following a three-day high-visibility operation targeting crime across the Port Stephens, Maitland, and Hunter Valley areas. Between Wednesday 5 November and Friday 7 November 2025, officers from Operation Soteria — supported by Port Stephens-Hunter and Hunter Valley Police Districts, the Dog
