A 32-year-old woman has been charged after a late-night fire destroyed a home on Mooranga Road, Mirrabooka, in the Lake Macquarie region. Time: 10.40pm, Sunday 17 August 2025 Location: Mooranga Road, Mirrabooka Event: House destroyed by fire Person involved: 32-year-old woman, sole occupant Status: Charged, refused
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A major firefighting effort was launched in Mirrabooka, Lake Macquarie, last night after crews responded to a two-storey structure fire that threatened neighbouring properties. Location: Mirrabooka, Lake Macquarie Event: Two-storey structure fire Response: Multiple NSW Rural Fire Service brigades and Fire + Rescue NSW Status: Fire
Here we go again. Another day, another pile of your money set on fire in the name of “green innovation.” Yesterday, it was three-quarters of a million bucks into a renewable battery company that’s already belly-up. Today? Albanese and his mates have thrown $2.9 million into
A major search is underway at Catherine Hill Bay after reports of four women stranded on rocks south of the beach as the tide came in on Saturday afternoon. Time of incident: About 1.40pm, Saturday 16 August 2025 Location: Rocks south of Catherine Hill Bay Beach
North Rothbury and Branxton families have been given their first look at a major new public school complex that will transform education in the rapidly growing Hunter region. Schools set to open Day 1, Term 1 2028 Located along Persoonia Boulevard, North Rothbury Capacity for
Two women have been taken to hospital following a serious crash on the Hunter Expressway at Greta yesterday evening. Emergency services were called about 5.20pm on Friday, 15 August, after two SUVs travelling southeast collided. Police say the first vehicle, a red 2022 Isuzu driven by
A Newcastle-based battery manufacturer—Energy Renaissance—has collapsed. Insolvent. Done. Kaput. And guess what? This is after they sucked over $750,000 from taxpayers. Money that should have been spent on real industry, real jobs, not this green fantasy. And who was standing there grinning like they’d won the
You ever notice something about Labor? When they run out of money — which happens about as often as sunrise — they never, ever cut their own spending. They never sell the ministerial limo. They never shut down the pet projects. No. They come for you.
The latest stage of upgrades at Bellbird’s Carmichael Park is now complete, delivering new facilities for the community. The works include a new public amenities building, a shelter with electric barbecues and a picnic area, and connecting pathways linking the park to the Neville Tomlinson Regional
Sandy Creek Road in Mount Vincent, a key east–west link for residents and commuters, is undergoing significant safety and visibility upgrades scheduled to run from mid-August through October 2025. Construction works began mid-August 2025 and will finish by October. The road connects Leggetts Drive to Quorrobolong,
Wallsend, near Newcastle, has been rocked by the arrest of a former midwife charged with manslaughter following the death of a baby during a home birth in 2024. The woman has now been granted conditional bail. Date of incident: 2–10 October 2024 Location: Wallsend, near Newcastle,
NEWCASTLE – Two women have been charged with dozens of offences after police seized large quantities of drugs, weapons and cash during a major investigation in the Hunter Region. Date & Time: Tuesday 12 August 2025, 6:20pm (charges announced 13 August) Location: M1 Motorway at Wyong;
Cessnock Residents Left in Cold During Overnight Power Outage Hundreds of households in the Cessnock area are set to spend Thursday night without electricity as Ausgrid carries out a scheduled network upgrade — with overnight temperatures forecast to drop as low as 5°C. Outage runs from
Two women have been charged over an alleged stabbing in Killarney Vale, on the NSW Central Coast, that left three people in hospital earlier this week. Incident occurred on Monday, 11 August 2025, around 2pm Location: Gossimer Close, Killarney Vale Three people – two women and
Federal MP Bob Katter has urged Australians to throw eggs at mainstream politicians during a pro-Australia, anti-immigration march set for 31 August. In the video, Mr Katter says, “If there is a member of the mainstream parties there, throw eggs at them, please. Throw something at
Newcastle and surrounding areas have received a geo-targeting alert as police search for a missing man last seen in Rathmines. The alert, sent via text message from +61 444 444 444, is legitimate and not a scam, according to police. Authorities are urging the public to
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Remondis Australia Pty Ltd $42,000 for two offences relating to odour problems at its Lake Macquarie Organics Resource Recovery Facility near Awaba. In June 2025, the EPA received over 70 complaints about offensive odours coming from the site.
Tomago Aluminium — one of the largest manufacturing plants in Australia — is facing an uncertain future as electricity prices skyrocket under Labor’s renewable energy policy. The Hunter Valley smelter, which operates 24/7 and injects more than $800 million into the local economy each year, has