Organised Crime Squad detectives have commenced an investigation after the body of a diver and more than 50kg of cocaine were located in the Hunter River at Newcastle yesterday. About 9.30am (Monday 9 May 2022), emergency services were called to Heron Road at Newcastle following...
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A re-elected Liberals and Nationals Government will invest $15 million in the wine, spirits and craft breweries sector, providing up to $100,000 in matched funding for small to medium-sized wineries, distilleries and beer producers for the construction or upgrade of cellar door or tourism-associated facilities...
The Cambridge hotel is an icon in its own right, almost everybody who lives in Newcastle and Hunter has been to a gig at the venue. The Iconic hotel recently announced it will close its doors mid-way through next year, to make way for 19...
Police are appealing for information after receiving a tip off in regards to a complex Hydroponic setup at a house in Beresfield last Sunday 30th of April. Police said they seized 273 cannabis plants with an estimated street value of $600,00 from the Beresfield property....
A man has died following a fatal two-vehicle crash near the Barrington Tops National Park today. About 12.50pm (Wednesday 4 May 2022), emergency services were called to The Bucketts Way, Stroud Road – 200m north of Reidsdale Road – following reports a Nissan X-Trail SUV...
photo credit – Cessnock District Rescue Squad At approximately 5:06pm emergency services were activated after reports of persons trapped after a two vehicle crash at Ellalong between a utility and a truck towing a trailer collided on Sanctuary Road approximately 14km from Cessnock. A spokesperson...
A 47 year old man was charged with High Range PCA today after colliding with a brick fence on Nelson Bay Rd, Fern Bay about 1:50pm. The man was arrested at the scene transported to Raymond Terrace Police Station, where he returned a reading of...
Taxpayers will borrow $7 billion over the four years to fund Anthony Albanese’s “help to buy” home ownership scheme for low income earners, as questions emerge about whether the scheme will force buyers to sell when they earn more than $90,000 a year.
With candidates making all kinds of claims leading up to the election, it’s hard to know what’s true or false and most of us don’t have time to look into these claims. Tonight we look at claim from Dan Repacholi that it’s never been harder...
Independent Candidate Stuart Bonds campaign has hit another snag after he revealed he has tested positive for Covid-19. Stuart’s campaign Facebook page was removed by Facebook after a complaint from the AEC because his page did not have authorized by statement in the first week...
A man has died following a fatal two-vehicle crash near Muswellbrook today. About 12.40pm (Monday 2 May 2022), emergency services were called to the New England Highway, about 1km north of Muswellbrook, following reports a utility travelling south and a Pantech truck travelling north had...
A man has died after a car crashed into a home in the Hunter region yesterday. About 3pm (Sunday 1 May 2022), a Toyota Landcruiser was travelling north on High Street, Largs, when it left the roadway and hit the front of a home at...
Two men have been hospitalised after a car crash into a home in the Hunter region. About 3pm (Sunday 1 May 2022), a Toyota Landcruiser was travelling north on High Street, in the Maitland suburb of Largs, when it left the roadway and hit the...
A man is facing 13 offences in Newcastle court tomorrow after a stolen car was involved in a high-speed crash on the M1 overnight. Emergency services were called to the Motorway at Cooranbong shortly before 11pm (Friday 29 April 2022), after a southbound Toyota RAV4...
A strike force has been established to investigate the aggravated sexual assault of a woman in the state’s Hunter region last week. Shortly after midnight on Thursday 21 April 2022, the 32-year-old woman was confronted by two men at a home on Buchan Avenue at...
A man is in a critical condition following a single-vehicle crash at Port Stephens. About 4.30am today (Tuesday 19 April 2022), a Nissan Patrol was travelling along Lemon Tree Passage Road, Salt Ash, when the vehicle left the roadway and crashed outside a home. The...
Big Tech has whacked our great democracy by interfering with our elections right here in the Hunter and it’s hard to believe, but it has happened. Today a Hunter, candidate was censored, silenced and gagged by Facebook on unknown legal grounds, with no way to...
A man is undergoing treatment after he was shot in the leg in the Lake Macquarie region overnight. Emergency services were called to a carpark in Arnott Street, Edgeworth, about 9.10pm yesterday (Friday 8 April 2022), responding to reports of a public-place shooting. NSW Ambulance...
A woman will face court next month charged with mid-range drink driving after being caught behind the wheel twice in one day. About 12.10pm yesterday (Wednesday 6 April 2022), officers attached to Lake Macquarie Traffic & Highway were patrolling the Morisset area when they stopped...
Strike Force ALDUS was established in March 2022 to investigate ongoing break and enter offences within the Port Stephens Hunter District including Greenhills Shopping Centre. As a result, on Monday the 28th March 2022, a 21-year-old male and 30-year-old male were arrested and charged for...