A man has been charged after police pursuits through multiple Newcastle suburbs overnight. Police have been told a 35-year-old woman, a 36-year-old man and two children – aged 9 and 11 – were leaving a home on Dunkley Road, Mount Hutton, about 9pm (Wednesday 9 February
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Cessnock City Council is pleased to announce it has been successful in receiving $3 million in funding for a shared pathway which will connect Bridges Hill Park to Wine Country. This exciting project is funded through the NSW Government’s NSW Public Spaces Legacy Program. It will
A new small business incubator program is offering 15 Novocastrians the chance to take their business ideas to the next level. Delivered as part of City of Newcastle’s NewSkills training program, the intensive 12-week Side Hustle Bootcamp will provide the burgeoning entrepreneurs with the opportunity to
A man has died following a multi-vehicle crash at Lake Macquarie yesterday. Shortly before midday (Wednesday 19 January 2022), emergency services were called to the M1 Motorway, near George Booth Drive at Killingworth, following reports of a multi-vehicle crash. It’s understood a Honda Legend travelling northbound
Hunter Valley Highway Patrol detect a motorcycle traveling in excess of the speed limit on Leggetts Drive, Mount Vincent, but when stopped identify a number of further offences. At 12:54pm on Wednesday the 12th January 2022, police from Cessnock Highway Patrol have stopped a white and
Candidates for Paterson and Shortland, Brooke Vitnell and Nell McGill endorsed as federal liberal party candidates in the Hunter Region have enthusiastically welcomed a draft national 10-year plan to end violence against women and children saying it is “unprecedented” in its breadth. The National Plan to End Violence
An investigation is underway after a motorcyclist died in a two-vehicle crash in the Hunter Valley region yesterday. About 3.15pm (Friday 14 January 2022), emergency services were called to Richmond Vale Road, Mulbring, about 20km east of Cessnock, after a Suzuki GSX motorcycle and Toyota Camry
The Cessnock City Council has taken to Facebook to announce the temporary closure of public toilets due to the current Covid-19 situation. The toilet cloures come into effect from 3pm, Thursday, January 13, 2022. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on staffing, Cessnock City
Police are investigating a fatal stabbing on the Central Coast overnight. Just after 11pm (Tuesday 11 January 2022), emergency services were called to Langford Drive, Kariong, following reports of a stabbing. Officers attached to Brisbane Water Police District attended and found a 13-year-old boy with a
Four teenagers have been charged over an alleged aggravated robbery and assault in Newcastle. About 11.15pm on Tuesday (4 January 2022), a 23-year-old man was walking along Hunter Street when he was approached by a group of young males, three of whom were allegedly armed with
A Cessnock man has returned a staggering breath analysis reading 0.297, six times over the legal limit. The man was stopped around 1.30pm (Thursday, 6 January 2022), officers attached to Hunter Valley Traffic and Highway Patrol Command stopped the driver of a Mitsubishi SUV on Wollombi
Police have released images of a vehicle and are appealing for information as investigations continue into the reported sex touching of a teenage girl in the Tuggerah Lakes area at the weekend. Police have been told it was shortly after 3am on Saturday (1 January 2022),
A coffee shop in Maitland has issued an apology after receiving backlash for reinstating vaccine passports and mandatory QR check-in. Central Park Cafe posted the apology to their Facebook page last night. Some unhappy customers have left bad reviews online after being forced to provide proof
I know I’m going to upset some people with this opinion, but someone has to speak out. Right now we are not living with Covid, but rather we are trying to hide from Covid. This is not what I signed up for when I got double
Newcastle has become the epicenter of a fresh Covid-19 outbreak, which is likely the Omicron variant, which has rapidly spread throughout the Hunter Region. In response to surging cases, leftist politicians lead by Tim Crakanthrop have been lobbying NSW Health and the Government to shut down
ALL passengers on the first Newcastle to Brisbane flight since borders opened, will now be spending Christmas in quarantine. QLD Health has deemed everyone on board mondays flight VA1105 as close contacts, after a passenger tested positive to Covid-19 positive case. Some passengers took their frustration
In response to the significant increase in COVID-19 cases, HNE Health is enacting temporary visitor restrictions at hospitals and health facilities across the Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Lower Hunter regions. These measures are being put in place to protect our patients and visitors, as well as
A man has died after he was pulled from the water near Newcastle this afternoon. About 2.30pm (Tuesday 14 December 2021), emergency services were called to Burwood Beach, Merewether, following reports a man and woman were in trouble in the water. The 25-year-old woman made it
A toddler has been rushed to hospital this morning after being hit by a bus just after 8am on Chatham Rd, Hamilton North. Paramedics say the boy is in a serious condition. Chatham Rd remain closed in both directions. More Details To Come.
Police are investigating following a two-vehicle fatal crash in the Hunter region today. About 10am (Saturday 11 December 2021), emergency services were called to the Golden Highway at Wyoming Road, Cassilis – about 30km south west of Merriwa – following reports a Hyundai SUV travelling west