Elton John has announced he is quitting twitter, sighting policy changes which allow people to challenge the narrative or in simple terms he does not like free speech. In a twitter post Elton John wrote “All my life I’ve tried to use music to bring people
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Emergency Services responded to Heaton lookout around midday yesterday after receiving calls in regards to an elderly man who was suffering from a medical emergency on an isolated section of the walking track. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was quickly deployed with a specialist team who were
Emergency services were called to Blackalls Park at approximately 12.50am this morning after a man was found unconscious. Sadly the 45-year-old man was unable to be revived and was pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone with information is urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers on
Officers attached to the Hunter Child Abuse Squad commenced investigations after they received a report earlier this week, that two girls, aged 11 and 14, had been sexually assaulted by a man known to them. Following inquiries, a 31-year-old man was arrested at a home in
Independent federal MP Andrew Wilkie has made an extraordinary claim in parliament. He used his parliamentary privileges to accuse Australian coal companies of faking reports to make their coal look cleaner than it really is. With the aim to boost prices and reduce the amount coal
Jie William Smith will be eligible to walk free next year after he appeared in Newcastle Supreme Court where Justice Helen Wilson delivered the sentence. Jie William Smith was sentenced to four years nine months in prison with a non-parole period of three years and six
Donald Trump’s company was found guilty of tax fraud on Tuesday in a case brought by the Manhattan attorney general, a significant repudiation of financial practices in the former president’s affairs. Trump Organisation has been accused of complicity in an executive scheme to avoid paying personal
A man is expected to face court later this month for leading police on a high-speed chase from Maitland to the Coalfields. Patrolling police spotted a Holden Barina on High Street Maitland at about 9.00pm On Tuesday – checks revealed the car was possibly being driven
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a missing man from the Maitland area. Andrew Fernando, aged 55, was last seen in Coonamble at about 6.20pm on Monday (5 December 2022). When he could not be contacted by friends and family, officers attached to the
A woman will appear in court today charged in relation to an alleged murder at Stockton last year. About 7.45am today (Tuesday 6 December 2022), Homicide Squad detectives and officers attached to the Newcastle City Police District executed a search warrant at a home on Stone
Maitland City Council is appealing for information after a spat of vandalism including a Nutcracker statue which has been toppled. Maitlands Mayor Philip Penfold has a offered a reward of up to $3000 dollars for information that leads to a conviction of the person or person’s
Emergency services responded to a single vehicle car crash around 3.30am Tuesday 6th December on Wangi Road near Summerhill Road. A vehicle travelling north has collided with the centre wire barrier after reportedly swerving to miss a kangaroo. Fire and Rescue crews from Wangi Wangi pump
The board of the RBA will meet today where it’s expected rates will rise by 25 basis point rise to take the cash rate to 3.1 per cent. Economists from the big four banks are expecting the eighth consecutive rate rise, but Governor Philip Lowe has hinted
Police are appealing for public assistance following a suspicious bushfire on the Central Coast at the weekend. About 6.30am on Sunday (4 December 2022), emergency services responded to reports of fire in an area of bushland at Ourimbah. Upon arrival to the Glen Road address, approximately
One Hunter Valley service station has discount petrol right now. E10: $1.54 Per Litre Unleaded: $1.57 per Litre Premium 95: $179.9 Premium 98: $189.9 Head down to Metro Hunter Valley Nulkabar right now to lock in your savings before they head back up.
Emergency services were called to the IGA Complex after reports a car had crashed through the front doors earlier this morning. A spokesman for IGA said that it was lucky no one was seriously hurt in the incident. “We are still open after this morning’s incident,
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has tested positive for Covid-19 for a second. The prime minister made the announcement on his Facebook page a short time ago. ” This afternoon I had a routine PCR test which has returned a positive result for COVID-19. I will be
Emergency services were called to a single vehicle crash near Cessnock around mid-night after a car collided with a pole at heddon St Bellbird. Upon arrival emergency services found an injuired man in his 30’s on ground near the scene of the crash. The Westpac rescue
Tomorrow 1st December 2022 will see the 45th Bikers for Kids Toy Run head off from Stockton to it’s new location at Connolly Park Carrington (next to Carrington Bowling Club) from 10:00am. If you plan on watching and giving the riders a wave please keep back
This morning at 7:30am multiple emergency services responded to reports of an aircraft crash in the Hebden area. Police, Ambulance, RFS and FRNSW crews were dispatched to look for the downed aircraft. On arrival emergency crews found a small recreational aircraft on the ground but luckily