A motorbike rider is in hospital under police guard following a crash this afternoon in Cessnock, it’s alleged the motorcycle collided with a car. Emergency services were called to the intersection of King and Cooper Streets shortly after 3pm when the motorcycle and a car collided.
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A teenager has died following a crash on the state’s Hunter yesterday. About 4.15pm (Monday 5 July 2021), an unregistered trail bike – being ridden by a 19-year-old man – was travelling south along Torrens Avenue in Cardiff. The rider lost control of the bike after
Two teenagers have been charged following an alleged armed robbery in the Hunter overnight. About 10.30pm (Sunday 4 July 2021), a 26-year-old male employee and a 32-year-old female customer were inside a service station on the New England Highway at Rutherford, when two people entered the
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man missing in the state’s Hunter Valley area. Phillip Carter, aged 47, was reported missing to Police by a family member about 10.30am this morning (Sunday 4 July 2021). He has not made contact with friends or
This school holidays and NAIDOC week you can treat the whole family to a trip to The Maitland Regional Art Gallery for some family viewing messages containing profanity and racist art works. One family was disgusted by what they have seen at the art gallery after
Maitland Independent mayoral candidate Philip Penfold has announced 2 local women are joining his team at the local government election in September. Leonnie Carter lives in Woodberry where she and Josh are raising two children Toby and Lillie. Before establishing her business in 2013, Leonnie spent
One person is dead and another person has suffered serious burns after a light plane crashed into a paddock east of Muswellbrook around 1pm this afternoon. The second person has been flown to the Royal North Shore Hospital in a serious condition. More to come
A man will face court today charged with murder after a body was found in a home unit near Newcastle last night. Officers from Newcastle City Police District were called to a unit on Regent Street, Mayfield, about 6.30pm (Saturday 3 July 2021), after a man’s
It’s been 7 days now under the mask mandate and not a single Covid case in the Greater Hunter Region, so why the bloody hell are we still wearing masks? Greater Sydney is in lockdown and movements have been largely restricted and yet we are still
What a rollacoster ride it’s been for the Vaccine rollout in Australia, and frankly I think everybody is even more confused this week than ever before about whether they should get the AZ vaccine. The health advice is so confusing right now, we had Scott Morrison
A man wanted on outstanding warrants has been charged after allegedly entering the water at Lake Macquarie to flee police yesterday. About 11.20am (Wednesday 30 June 2021), officers from Tuggerah Lakes Police District attended a home on Mariam Street, Mannering Park, to arrest a man wanted
Mayoral Candidates Jay Suvaal and Ian Olsen butt heads over a proposed ring road to ease traffic problems on Wollombi Road. Jay Suvaal Labors Mayoral candidate for Cessnock in the upcoming council elections in September, wants your support to build the Cessnock Ring Road. In a
About 12pm yesterday, officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District spoke to a 26-year-old woman in the carpark of a hotel on Tomaree Street, Nelson Bay. Police established the woman resided in Sydney’s CBD and that she was in the area to visit a friend. She
A new pop up Covid-19 testing facility is now available in Cessnock, located on Mount View Rd, no forms required, just drive up for a free test. Anyone with the mildest of symptoms is encouraged to get a tested. We are still waiting on a response
A Hunter man has faced court today charged with domestic violence offences that allegedly occurred last year. About 2am on Sunday 13 September 2020 emergency services responded to reports of a serious assault in Waterbush Crescent, Woodberry. Officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District attended, secured a
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has been fined for not wearing a mask whilst paying for petrol. Barnaby Joyce was inside for no more than a minute before being spotted by a member of the public who called Crime Stoppers. New South Wales Police attended and
A travel company has been issued a $5000 PIN for breaching a public health order after taking three busloads of tourists to a zoo in the state’s west yesterday. About 9.30am (Monday 28 June 2021), three buses arrived at the zoo on Obley Road, Dubbo. On
A man has been charged after an officer was struck by a trail bike during a pursuit in the Hunter region earlier this year. Just before 7pm on Wednesday 14 April 2021, officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District initiated a pursuit with the trail bike on
New South Wales is bracing for a surge in cases this morning as Premier Gladys Berejiklian says cases are likely to rise in the coming days. New South Wales Health is set to have their press conference at 11am this morning. More exposure sites have been
Tim Crakanthorp has publicly called Clive Palmer a disgrace after residents in his electorate of Newcastle have received pamphlets from Clive Palmer. The pamphlet made an astonishing claim that 210 people have died from the covid-19 vaccine and 24,000 adverse reactions had been recorded. The pamphlet