A cane toad was located in the hunter area, Hunter Land Care Services said they located a juvenile cane toad in Rutherford following recent heavy rains across the East Coast. Caught red handed and not happy about it! How is that for a terrible toad...
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“Cutting horses and riders travelled to Scone NSW from New Caledonia, TAS, SA, VIC, QLD & regional NSW, to compete at the 2022 4CYTE Autumn Spectacular. Clearly cutters are getting back to doing what they love. This event was well received by the cutting horse...
A woman has died and a man is in custody following an alleged domestic violence-related stabbing at Newcastle overnight. Officers attached to Newcastle City Police District were called to a home unit on Crebert Street, Mayfield, about 10.40pm (Friday 25 March 2022), responding to reports...
Police remain at the scene of a double fatal crash near Port Stephens this afternoon. Shortly before 1.40pm (Thursday 24 March 2022), emergency services were called to the Pacific Highway at Tea Gardens, near Viney Creek Road West, after reports of a crash involving two...
Cessnock City Council is delighted to announce it will again support Kurri Kurri’s Nostalgia Festival, following a resolution at Wednesday night’s ordinary council meeting. The festival organiser Towns With Heart will be provided with $10,400 in-kind support for the nationally famous festival, which celebrates all...
A man will appear in court today, charged after an alleged assault and breach of AVO on the Central Coast yesterday. About 6.20pm (Thursday 10 February 2022), a man approached his neighbour on Huene Avenue, Halekulani, and allegedly hit him multiple times in the head...
A man has been charged after police pursuits through multiple Newcastle suburbs overnight. Police have been told a 35-year-old woman, a 36-year-old man and two children – aged 9 and 11 – were leaving a home on Dunkley Road, Mount Hutton, about 9pm (Wednesday 9...
A new small business incubator program is offering 15 Novocastrians the chance to take their business ideas to the next level. Delivered as part of City of Newcastle’s NewSkills training program, the intensive 12-week Side Hustle Bootcamp will provide the burgeoning entrepreneurs with the opportunity...
A man has died following a multi-vehicle crash at Lake Macquarie yesterday. Shortly before midday (Wednesday 19 January 2022), emergency services were called to the M1 Motorway, near George Booth Drive at Killingworth, following reports of a multi-vehicle crash. It’s understood a Honda Legend travelling...
Hunter Valley Highway Patrol detect a motorcycle traveling in excess of the speed limit on Leggetts Drive, Mount Vincent, but when stopped identify a number of further offences. At 12:54pm on Wednesday the 12th January 2022, police from Cessnock Highway Patrol have stopped a white...
Candidates for Paterson and Shortland, Brooke Vitnell and Nell McGill endorsed as federal liberal party candidates in the Hunter Region have enthusiastically welcomed a draft national 10-year plan to end violence against women and children saying it is “unprecedented” in its breadth. The National Plan to End...
An investigation is underway after a motorcyclist died in a two-vehicle crash in the Hunter Valley region yesterday. About 3.15pm (Friday 14 January 2022), emergency services were called to Richmond Vale Road, Mulbring, about 20km east of Cessnock, after a Suzuki GSX motorcycle and Toyota...
Police are investigating a fatal stabbing on the Central Coast overnight. Just after 11pm (Tuesday 11 January 2022), emergency services were called to Langford Drive, Kariong, following reports of a stabbing. Officers attached to Brisbane Water Police District attended and found a 13-year-old boy with...
Four teenagers have been charged over an alleged aggravated robbery and assault in Newcastle. About 11.15pm on Tuesday (4 January 2022), a 23-year-old man was walking along Hunter Street when he was approached by a group of young males, three of whom were allegedly armed...
A Cessnock man has returned a staggering breath analysis reading 0.297, six times over the legal limit. The man was stopped around 1.30pm (Thursday, 6 January 2022), officers attached to Hunter Valley Traffic and Highway Patrol Command stopped the driver of a Mitsubishi SUV on...
Police have released images of a vehicle and are appealing for information as investigations continue into the reported sex touching of a teenage girl in the Tuggerah Lakes area at the weekend. Police have been told it was shortly after 3am on Saturday (1 January...
A coffee shop in Maitland has issued an apology after receiving backlash for reinstating vaccine passports and mandatory QR check-in. Central Park Cafe posted the apology to their Facebook page last night. Some unhappy customers have left bad reviews online after being forced to provide...
Newcastle has become the epicenter of a fresh Covid-19 outbreak, which is likely the Omicron variant, which has rapidly spread throughout the Hunter Region. In response to surging cases, leftist politicians lead by Tim Crakanthrop have been lobbying NSW Health and the Government to shut...
ALL passengers on the first Newcastle to Brisbane flight since borders opened, will now be spending Christmas in quarantine. QLD Health has deemed everyone on board mondays flight VA1105 as close contacts, after a passenger tested positive to Covid-19 positive case. Some passengers took their...
In response to the significant increase in COVID-19 cases, HNE Health is enacting temporary visitor restrictions at hospitals and health facilities across the Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Lower Hunter regions. These measures are being put in place to protect our patients and visitors, as well...