Liberal Central Ward Councillor Sally Halliday has submitted her intention to rescind plans by Maitland Mayor Loretta Baker to cut red bins from a weekly service to a fortnightly service from 2024. On 25 May 2021 the Mayor used a Mayoral Minute to further endorse an
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A man and a woman have been charged with property, firearm and drug offences following investigations into break-in offences in the Hunter region. Officers from Hunter Valley Police District commenced an investigation into several break and enters at properties in the area including a rural property
A dance teacher will appear in court today charged over the alleged sexual abuse of students in the Port Stephens area In March this year, detectives from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District established Strike Force Wairakei to investigate reports of inappropriate behaviour by the dance teacher towards
Newcastle Airport has advised it’s airfield is currently closed and all flights have been cancelled or diverted. This is due to an emergency landing at the airfield. Check with your airline for flights details and changes. Flights tonight have been cancelled or diverted and flights tomorrow
Cessnock Mayor Bob Pynsent will not contest the upcoming local government elections, and has endorsed Jay Suvaal as Labors candidate for Mayor. Up until last week most people had no idea who this councillor was before we made him famous by declaring he had done triple
Newly elected opposition leader Chris Minns says that Labor will abolish hidden speed cameras brought in by the Berejiklian government earlier this year if Labor is elected at the next election. Road safety should be our priority, not revenue raising. That’s why we’ve committed to bringing
Mark Vaile announced his resignation as Newcastle University Chancellor just 1 week after being appointed Chancellor. Mr Vaile’s appointment had upset a minority of left learning staff and students who had been vocal about their disapproval of his appointment due to his close ties to the
A man, and a woman wanted on outstanding warrants, have been charged after a pursuit with police in the state’s Hunter region overnight. Just before 12.30am (Monday 21 June 2021), officers attached to Hunter Valley Police District were conducting routine patrols on Old Maitland Road, Cessnock,
A teenage boy was hurt after falling down a lift shaft at a power station in the Lake Macquarie area today. Just before 2pm (Sunday 20 June 2021), emergency services were called to a decommissioned power station on Summerhill Drive, Wangi Wangi, after reports a teenager
A man has been charged with drug supply offences following a three-month investigation in the Hunter. In March 2021, officers attached to the Hunter Region Enforcement Squad (RES) established Strike Force Bunjil to investigate the supply of prohibited drugs, mainly methylamphetamine, in the Newcastle and Lake
A man has been charged with 80 offences as part of an investigation into the supply of prohibited drugs in the state’s Hunter region. In February 2021, officers from Hunter Region Enforcement Squad established Strike Force Hanging to investigate the supply of methylamphetamine throughout the Newcastle
Detectives have commenced an investigation after a man was stabbed several times in Newcastle overnight. About 9.35pm (Monday 14 June 2021), emergency services were called to the Newcastle Ocean Baths on Shortland Esplanade, after reports a man had been injured. Officers from Newcastle City Police District
A man is in a critical condition following a crash on the Central Coast this morning. Key Points At 12:55am emergency services were called to Blackwall Road, Woy Woy. Brisbane Waters Police District found a Mazda 3 had crashed into a parked car before hitting a
A man is in a critical condition following a crash on the Central Coast this morning. Key Points At 12:55am emergency services were called to Blackwall Road, Woy Woy. Brisbane Waters Police District found a Mazda 3 had crashed into a parked car before hitting a
A family has had a lucky escape after a car ploughed into a house near Cessnock in the middle of the night. Key points A vehicle crashed through a fence and into a brick house near Cessnock. No one in the house was injured. Cessnock District
A couple had a lucky escape today after rolling their 4wd drive down a sand dune and into some bushes. Key Points A vehicle rolled down a sand dune at Stockton Beach around 1pm today. The vehicle was towed from the beach. Witnesses said no one
Three people have been charged over an alleged home invasion at a Raymond Terrace home early this morning. About 3.40am (Saturday 12 June 2021), emergency services were called to a home on Gwen Parade Raymond Terrace, after reports four people had forced entry to the home.
Cessnock Council says the community is fed up with illegal dumping in the local area and have a plan to tackle illegal dumping. Our community is tired of seeing our beautiful Cessnock Local Government Area spoilt by illegal dumping. In response we’ve decided to tackle anti-social
Holiday traffic causing delays between Bresfield and Hexham on the New England Hwy and Maitland rd this afternoon. Its advised to avoid the area or allow extra travel time.
Nigel Boogaard announced he will retire after 16 seasons in the A-League, 34-year-old has decided this season will be his last. “When the season started, I had in my mind that this would probably be it,” Boogaard said. “If you asked me as a kid if