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Australia’s regulatory body has given the tick of approval the first coronavirus vaccine for public use in Australia. The Therapeutic Goods Administration says the Pfizer vaccine had met the “high…

An investigation is underway after a man’s body was found in Newcastle Harbour overnight. Officers from Newcastle City Police District were called to Wharf Road about 8.50pm Saturday (23 January…

Police are appealing for information about a home invasion in which a shot was fired inside a house in Lake Macquarie overnight. Officers attached to Lake Macquarie Police District were…

A man has been attacked by a shark at YARRAWONGA PARK, In Lake Macquarie. It's believed the man was bitten on the arm. The patient suffered a significant loss of…

Port Stephens SES were responded to a teenager trapped in playground equipment and suffering injuries in Raymond Terrace overnight.Upon arrival, a teenager was found firmly wedged in an item of…

ROAD CLOSURE- Merriwa to Willow Tree RoadMR358 (also known as Coulson’s Creek Road) has been closed to ALL VEHICLES due to the current risk of landslip in some sections, with…

Google has threatened to pull its search engine from Australia and Facebook has threatened to pull news from its Australian feeds if a code forcing the companies to negotiate payments to big…

Five people – including four teenagers – have been charged in relation to two alleged break and enter offences in the Hunter region. Officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District…

Double demerits will apply from midnight tonight till the 26th January 2021 for the Australia day period. Police will be targeting - drink and drug driving.speeding.seatbelts.mobile phone use. If you…

A woman has been charged with high-range drink driving after allegedly colliding with an unmarked police car whilst more than four times the legal limit in Lake Macquarie. About 5.15pm…

Emergency services were called to Strzelecki Lookout at Bar Beach overnight around 6pm Wednesday 20th January after receiving reports of concerns for the welfare of manUpon arrival emergency services discovered…

Members of the public are urged to avoid the Bar Beach Carpark, Anzac Memorial Walk and Strzelecki Lookout this morning, as a police operation is underway. The Anzac Memorial Walk…

Police have seized several prohibited weapons and precursors for explosives during a search of a Lake Macquarie home. About 12.30pm yesterday (Tuesday 19 January 2021), officers from Lake Macquarie Police…

The 57 year-old Volunteer has been charged with 3 counts of sexually touching a child under age of 10 at a youth club near Newcastle. A volunteer youth worker will…

The NSW government has released it's school restrictions for 2021 and some parents are outraged that they will be shut out from assisting their young children transitioning into Kindergarten after…

The Newcastle Show will go ahead at 100% capacity for the three day event held from Friday March 5 through to Sunday the 7th. Whilst the Cessnock show has been…

Sit down, shut up and comply, take the jab or you could be excluded from society, no job, no Centrelink benefits, no access to restaurants, government buildings or even supermarkets…

A woman has died, and a second woman was injured following a single-vehicle crash in the state’s Hunter region today. Just after 11am (Sunday 17 January 2021), emergency services were…