In a significant development for the local mining community, the Mt Pleasant and Ashton coal mines in the Hunter region have received approval for mining extensions of up to 40 years. This decision is being hailed as great news for mine workers, providing them with long-term
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A second man’s been charged over his alleged involvement in the robbery of a jewellery store in the state’s Hunter earlier this year. Just before 9.30am on Wednesday 6 July 2022, officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District were called to a shopping centre on Molly
Two teenagers have been arrested following a fire at a school in the Hunter region overnight. Emergency services were called to the school on Greer Street, Raymond Terrace, just after 10.30pm (Sunday 20 March 2022), after reports of a fire. Officers from Port-Stephens Hunter Police District
Three men have been arrested following an investigation into the supply of firearms and drugs in the Newcastle region. In May 2020, detectives from Newcastle City Police District and the State Crime Command’s Drug and Firearms Squad established Strike Force Bassy to investigate the supply of
Hunter Valley Zoo Welcomes New Fur Babies There never been a better time to visit the Hunter Valley Zoo as they welcome so many new fur babies to the zoo. Check out the energy these baby Emu’s have Next we have 3 baby Macaw chicks who
The Mcwilliams family have operated in the Hunter Valley for 141 years making them one of the oldest wine growing families in the Hunter Valley. The Mcwilliams wine group has fallen on hard times recently and has been placed in administration in a final bid to
Key points Fire on Old North Road Rothbury. Fire on Lovedale Road at Black Creek. Both fires have been extinguished. Hunter crews were called to attend two fires on Sunday the 5th of January. North Rothbury, Central and Greta were paged at 2:15am Sunday morning to
A portable king fridge was stolen from the dog box of a v8 Cruiser from the car park at Hunter Valley Gardens on Saturday the 7th of December between 5:30pm and 9:30pm Fridge is identical to one in the photo below. Anyone with any infomation please
HUNTER VALLEY ROAD CLOSURES John Renshaw Drive from Wallsend Street Stanford Merthyr through to roundabout at George Booth Drive is closed. WOLLOMBI ROAD (from Broke to Wollombi), GRETA NORTH ROAD (from Wollombi to Bucketty) YANGO CREEK and STOCKYARD CREEK ROAD closed due to fire activity. Open
29 year old Luke Gore makes our most wanted list today, he is currently wanted for outstanding warrants in relation to serious domestic violence offences. He is described as being Caucasian in appearance, about 170-175cm tall, with a solid build, brown hair and brown eyes. Luke
Ceedar Creek Wombat Rescue Hospital is seeing an increases of wombats comming up for a drink and food. Thick smoke throughout the Hunter Valley is having a major affect on our wildlif. With the drought means water is scarce for our wildlife and thick smoke in
In 2028 Aahliyah was diagnosed with an extremely rare and aggressive brain tumor (Embryonal tumor with multilayered rosettes) Emergency surgery was done in an attempt to remove the tumour that was growing rapidly and placing pressure on the left frontal lobe of her brain. The surgeons
Two fires burning out of control in the Hunter Valley have now joined and continue to burn out of control, the fire is now known as crumps complex fire. The fire has burnt around 900ha in Bushland near Congewai and continues to grow in size. The
Bushfire season has well and truly kicked off early this year, and now is the time review your bushfire insurance cover. Some questions you should be asking are, is my bushfire cover enough? Or is my home and contents both covered or just home? What about
Little l complex fire has been upgraded to watch n act in the last few minutes as fire activitie increases in the area due to strong winds. Cessnock Leagues Club is the official evacuation center. The fire is burning to the west of Paynes Crossing, Laguna
Evacuation centres for those who need them, have been set up at Merriwa RSL, School of Arts and the Showground – for those with pets, horses, stock etc. Two Sec 44 fires declared by Rural Fire Service in Upper Hunter Shire. One at Barrington Tops with
Cessnock Girl Guides are Gift wrapping all your Christmas gifts for a Gold coin donation at Cessnock Big W !!! …..let us take the stress out of wrapping and you will be supporting Girl Guides Cessnock Please tell your family and Friends We will be here
No Forced Evacuation at this stage, there seems to be some confusion, this warning is for people who are not prepared or planning to leave, leaving now is the safest option. RFS urging all residents in Yengo, Laguna and Wollombi to leave if your property is
A major gas leak near Singleton has left thousands of Hunter Valley residents without gas for the past 48 hours with servere fire danger and total fire bans in the place precautions need to be taken to ensure the work to restore the pipeline is done
Do You Know This Woman? – East Maitland Police are asking for Community help in identifying a female who may be able to assist Police in relation to a theft from an East Maitland retail premises on 2 October 2019. If you have any information that