The member for Swansea Yasmine Catley is calling on the Berejiklian Government to invest in the construction of social housing dwellings as a way to boost the economy, create jobs and reduce the number of people without stable accommodation across the state. She says a report
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A woman has been charged after drugs and several weapons were seized from a property in the Hunter yesterday. About 6am (Thursday 14 May 2020), officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police Target Action Group – with the assistance of Operation Utah officers – executed a firearms
Australian reasearcher Jim Mussared has compiled what he says is a dossier of weaknesses and he believes could make the COVIDSafe app vulnerable to a range of different attacks. The researcher says the app gives the government full access to the iPhone device name which is
NSW GOVERNMENT lead by Gladys Berejiklian has been forced to come clean over a major data breach that happened back in April that was exposed by the media today. We understand a Service NSW employee opened a phishing email which gave access to Service NSW email
A man will face court charged over the alleged online procurement of a child following an investigation by Strike Force Trawler detectives in the Lower Hunter Valley. In March this year, detectives from the Child Abuse and Sex Crime Squad’s Child Exploitation Internet Unit (CEIU) began
A 23 year old wanted man has been arrested following a stealing offence at a shopping centre in Kotara. About 4:15pm last Wednesday (6 May 2020) a male was witnessed to enter a retail store at a shopping centre in Kotara. While in the store the
Port Stephens Council has just passed a motion endorsing the creation of a fenced off-leash dog exercise area in Boomerang Park! Councillor Giacomo Arnott announced the news on his Facebook page this evening. I’ve been pushing for this for 9 months, and I’m excited that the
Emergency services responded to the Hunter Wetlands after fire alarms were activated upon arrival crews were confronted with a large shed fire. The sheds contained tractors, paints, landscaping equipment and other flammable items. Crews spent an hour and a half battling the flames before gaining the
FREEMANS WATERHOLE: A truck on fire closed the M1 Pacific Motorway northbound between Freemans Drive and Palmers Road earlier this morning. The site has now been cleared and all northbound lanes have reopened on the motorway at Freemans Waterhole. Northbound traffic is back to normal.
Eight people have been charged following a high-visibility operation across the Hunter this week. Operation Northern Engage is a proactive operation aimed to target repeat offenders and increasing crime trends across the southern zone of the Northern Region. The operation was conducted in Cessnock and Singleton
If you’re having difficulty paying your household energy bill because of a short-term financial crisis or emergency, such as unexpected medical bills, or reduced income due to COVID-19, you could be eligible for Energy Accounts Payment Assistance (EAPA) $50 vouchers. EAPA vouchers are sent electronically to your energy
The Port Stephens Examiner has been dealt another blow as regional newspapers struggle to keep their print additions alive in these trying times. The Port Stephens council has voted to no longer advertise public notices in the Port Stephens Examiner. Kate Washington MP for Port Stephens
Police are appealing for public assistance after a homeless man was assaulted and robbed in the Hunter region. Shortly after 5am yesterday (Wednesday 6 May 2020), police have been told a 45-year-old man was asleep in a tent along the Elcom Fire Trail, off Old Maitland
CAN YOU HELP FIND MISSING PERSON JOSHUA WATKIN. Police are appealing for the communities help to locate Joshua Watkin who was last seen on the States Central Coast. Joshua Watkin, aged 27, was last seen by family at a Charmhaven address on the States Central Coast
A man has been charged following investigations into a public place shooting at Raymond Terrace last week. About 11am on Saturday 2 May 2020, the occupants of a home on Benjamin Lee Drive, Raymond Terrace, located a .22 calibre bullet has penetrated the front door and
Newcastle City Police caught a thief red handed after a failed attempt at breaking into a unit in Wallsend in the early hours of Tuesday morning (Tuesday 5 May, 2020) Police arrested the 37-year-old man from Elermore Vale shortly after he failed to gain entry to
Emergency services were called to a house fire in Muswellbrook around 9am yesterday morning, upon arrival crews found smoke billowing out from the roof of the house. It appears an electrical fault has caused a fire to start, spreading into the roof space. The occupants have
About 12.55am on Saturday (2 May 2020), officers from Lake Macquarie Police District were called to Motherwell Street, Edgeworth where they spoke to 15 and 16- year-old juveniles. The boys were arrested and taken to Toronto Police Station, where they were charged with 12 offences including
Mother nature is taking parts of the world back as humans are forced to lock down to avoid the virus. This time Pink Flamingos are taking over Mumbai in mass numbers never seen before turning lakes pink. The air is much cleaner, there is less pollution
Emergency services were called to a structure fire at Ellalong around 10:30am this morning, upon arrival the structure was completely engulfed by fire, including a car and caravan parked adjacent to the structure were destroyed. Local fire crews from Quorrobolong and Millfield RFS and Paxton and