Cessnock City Council has removed the remaining rotunda at TAFE Park, citing vandalism and safety concerns. One of the structures had been burnt to the ground, while the remaining rotunda had also been vandalised and was reportedly being used by homeless people. With major events scheduled
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An elderly man has died after an alleged assault at a Charlestown shopping centre car park on Wednesday morning. Emergency services were called to the Pacific Highway about 9.50am after reports of an attack. The 83-year-old man was found unresponsive and died before paramedics could assist.
Police are investigating a suspicious death after a man was found unresponsive in a shopping centre carpark on the Pacific Highway at Charlestown this morning. Incident occurred about 9.50am, Wednesday 20 August 2025 Location: Pacific Highway shopping centre carpark, Charlestown Man died before emergency services arrived
A person was rescued from a hatchback after it collided with a guard rail in Loxford on Tuesday night. Time: 9:39pm, Tuesday 19 August 2025 Location: Loxford, NSW Event: Hatchback crashed into guard rail, occupant trapped Response: NSW Ambulance & VRA Rescue NSW carried out extrication
The family of 16-year-old Ruby Judd is desperately appealing for public assistance after she went missing from her Mulbring home in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Ruby’s parents say she left home overnight without their knowledge, and they hold grave concerns for her welfare. She
A major police operation in the Hunter Valley has uncovered alarming results, with one in four drivers allegedly testing positive to illegal drugs. Between Thursday 14 August and Monday 18 August 2025, Traffic and Highway Patrol Officers carried out 304 roadside drug tests. Of those, 78
Cessnock man assaulted with bat and axe in failed robber A 27-year-old man was assaulted with weapons during a violent attempted robbery on Cessnock Road in Weston, near Cessnock, last week. Date & Time: Friday, 15 August 2025, around 4.15pm Location: Cessnock Road, Weston Incident: 27-year-old
Summer Fleming Dead: Partner Jethro Gamueda Charged with Murder in Rutherford A 20-year-old woman, Summer Fleming, has died after an alleged domestic assault at her Rutherford home early Monday morning. Her 31-year-old partner, Jethro Gamueda, was arrested at the scene and charged with murder. Emergency services
Man charged over alleged domestic violence murder in Rutherford A 31-year-old man has been charged following the alleged domestic violence murder of a 20-year-old woman in Rutherford this morning. Emergency services were called to a home on Unicomb Close around 4:45 am after reports of an assault.
A 32-year-old woman has been charged after a late-night fire destroyed a home on Mooranga Road, Mirrabooka, in the Lake Macquarie region. Time: 10.40pm, Sunday 17 August 2025 Location: Mooranga Road, Mirrabooka Event: House destroyed by fire Person involved: 32-year-old woman, sole occupant Status: Charged, refused
A major firefighting effort was launched in Mirrabooka, Lake Macquarie, last night after crews responded to a two-storey structure fire that threatened neighbouring properties. Location: Mirrabooka, Lake Macquarie Event: Two-storey structure fire Response: Multiple NSW Rural Fire Service brigades and Fire + Rescue NSW Status: Fire
Here we go again. Another day, another pile of your money set on fire in the name of “green innovation.” Yesterday, it was three-quarters of a million bucks into a renewable battery company that’s already belly-up. Today? Albanese and his mates have thrown $2.9 million into
A major search is underway at Catherine Hill Bay after reports of four women stranded on rocks south of the beach as the tide came in on Saturday afternoon. Time of incident: About 1.40pm, Saturday 16 August 2025 Location: Rocks south of Catherine Hill Bay Beach
North Rothbury and Branxton families have been given their first look at a major new public school complex that will transform education in the rapidly growing Hunter region. Schools set to open Day 1, Term 1 2028 Located along Persoonia Boulevard, North Rothbury Capacity for
Two women have been taken to hospital following a serious crash on the Hunter Expressway at Greta yesterday evening. Emergency services were called about 5.20pm on Friday, 15 August, after two SUVs travelling southeast collided. Police say the first vehicle, a red 2022 Isuzu driven by
A Newcastle-based battery manufacturer—Energy Renaissance—has collapsed. Insolvent. Done. Kaput. And guess what? This is after they sucked over $750,000 from taxpayers. Money that should have been spent on real industry, real jobs, not this green fantasy. And who was standing there grinning like they’d won the
You ever notice something about Labor? When they run out of money — which happens about as often as sunrise — they never, ever cut their own spending. They never sell the ministerial limo. They never shut down the pet projects. No. They come for you.
The latest stage of upgrades at Bellbird’s Carmichael Park is now complete, delivering new facilities for the community. The works include a new public amenities building, a shelter with electric barbecues and a picnic area, and connecting pathways linking the park to the Neville Tomlinson Regional
Sandy Creek Road in Mount Vincent, a key east–west link for residents and commuters, is undergoing significant safety and visibility upgrades scheduled to run from mid-August through October 2025. Construction works began mid-August 2025 and will finish by October. The road connects Leggetts Drive to Quorrobolong,