News Update: Police Appeal for Information on Missing Teen The Lake Macquarie Police District is seeking public assistance in locating Carly CARTWRIGHT, a 16-year-old who was last seen on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Glendale, NSW. Carly is described as a Caucasian female, 152 cm tall,
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News Update: Car Crash on Charlestown Pacific Highway Today, a two-car crash occurred on Charlestown Pacific Highway at the intersection with Ferris Street in the Hunter Region. The incident was first reported at 11:39 am and was last checked at 12:02 pm. Due to the crash,
MHV NEWS Can confirm 1 person died at the scene of MVA on Maitland Road/ Cessnock near Gillieston Heights this afternoon, the driver of truck is being transported to hospital in a serious condition High-Speed Head-on Collision between 4WD and Truck, 1 patient a 32-year-old pregnant
Lake Macquarie’s Hoarding and Squalor Framework Garners National Attention Lake Macquarie City Council’s innovative Hoarding and Squalor Framework is gaining national recognition for its compassionate and effective approach to a complex community issue. The framework has been pivotal in the Council winning the Environmental Health Australia
HE STOLE FROM BUNNINGS 37 TIMES! Local Man BUSTED! In an incredible twist, a 29-year-old man from Jesmond has been BUSTED for a string of retail thefts at multiple Bunnings Warehouse stores across Newcastle, the Hunter Valley, and the Central Coast regions! The Hunter Valley Police
Five teenagers have been arrested and two charged following a pursuit in the Hunter Valley region yesterday. Around 7:30 am on Saturday, 3 August 2024, police responded to reports of two vehicles allegedly driving dangerously at a rest stop on the New England Highway, Branxton. The
Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash Near Maitland A tragic three-vehicle crash in the Hunter Region has claimed the life of a 44-year-old man. The accident occurred around 7:30 PM yesterday on Cessnock Road in Gillieston Heights, approximately 5 km south of Maitland. Emergency services responded promptly to
News Update: Fatal Crash Closes Cessnock Road at Gillieston Heights Cessnock Road at Gillieston Heights is currently closed in both directions following a fatal three-car crash. Emergency services are on the scene. Heavy vehicles are being diverted via the Hunter Expressway, while light vehicles can use
Rex Airlines has entered voluntary administration as of July 30, 2024, amid severe financial struggles. EY (Ernst & Young) has been appointed as administrators. This move suspends all Boeing 737 flights between major cities, including the Hobart-Melbourne route. However, regional services operated by the Saab 340
News Update: MP Dan Repacholli Shares Devastating News on the Passing of Eddie the Emu MP Dan Repacholli announced the sad news of Eddie the Emu’s passing, a beloved figure who brought joy and a touch of wild charm to the community. Eddie was often seen
A search and rescue operation is underway in Lake Macquarie following a boat crash. Three people have been rescued, but one person remains missing. NSW Police are currently searching the water with boats and a helicopter to locate the missing individual. stay tuned for more information
There are long delays on the New England Highway near Hermitage Rd Belford after an earlier truck crash. Only northbound traffic affected. The truck was carrying up to five horses at the the time of the incident.
Appeal to locate girl missing from Orange Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a girl missing from the state’s Central West. Tahlia Hinchcliffe, aged 11, was reported missing after she was last seen in Orange on Monday (19 October 2020). Police have received information
Hunter Valley Rural Crime Prevention Team – Investigators are seeking information in relation to the theft of 45 Black Baldy cows and their calves and 1 x apricot Limousin bull from a property on the Golden Highway, Merriwa. The theft occurred sometime between 15 September and
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
As part these Cessnock City Council covid-19 response they made the decision to close the Cessnock Dump without warning to residents, leaving many residents upset as they have not been able to use this time to clean up their properties and use their dump passes. Ian
Around 5pm emergency services, we’re called to what can only be described as a mini-tornado in the Hunter Valley near Quorrobolong. Dozens of trees came down in a corridor about 400 meters wide from Barraba Lane across the paddocks, over Quorrobolong Rd and east along Coney
On Tuesday 21JAN2020 @ approximately 16:00hrs firefighters from Singleton Fire + Rescue station and Whittingham Rural Fire Service responded to reports of a building fire off Cemetery lane Singleton. Upon arrival firefighters found that a fire had started after a power transformer had made contact with
P Plate Driver, Drink Driving- Nelson Bay. A P plate driver has been stop for a traffic breach in Nelson Bay as a result the driver was breath tested and was found to be twice the legal limit of a full licenced driver. The young man’s
Around 4am Saturday morning police and fire crews were called to a property in Eighth Street Weston, upon arrival a caravan parked at the front of the house was well alight. Fire crews extinguished the fire and no one was injured in the fire, police suspect