Yesterday construction workers in Victoria staged a mostly peaceful protest which turned ugly after the union refused to bow to demands of their members. Construction workers begun gathering outside the CFMEU Headquarters around 8:30am in the morning demanding and end to mandatory vaccination for the...
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A man died in a terrible motorbike accident at Raymond Terrace in Port Stephens this afternoon. It is believed that he suffered a severe head injury and was not able to be resuscitated by the paramedics. More to come.
Police have charged a teenage boy over the alleged fatal stabbing of one boy and the serious wounding of another in Lake Macquarie last night. Emergency services were called to a home on Parbury Road, Swansea, following reports two boys had been stabbed in the...
An investigation is underway after a fatal stabbing in the Hunter Region overnight. About 8.20pm (Friday 17 September 2021), emergency services were called to a home on Parbury Road, Swansea, following reports of a stabbing. Officers attached to Lake Macquarie Police District attended and found...
Anyone who attended the following venues on the specified date and times are casual contacts (unless they have been contacted by NSW Health as close contacts) and must get tested and isolate until a negative test result is received: ◾ The Reject Shop, TorontoWednesday 8...
⚠️ HNE Health has confirmed 27 new cases of COVID-19 in the Hunter region overnight, this is our largest number of cases since the beginning of the current outbreak. 12 cases are currently hospitalized with none in ICU. The 27 new cases take the total...
Muswellbrook has the lowest percentage of double jabs in the state, according to stats released by MP Tim Crackanthorp this morning. Muswellbrook only has 29.9% of the population double vaccinated. The Hunter continues to lag behind the rest of Sydney mainly due to lack of...
Epidemiologist Tony Blakely says the vaccinated are only 5% to 10% less likely to transmit Covid-19 in an interview on Sevens Sunrise program this morning. This means the vaccinated still have a 90% to 95% chance of transmitting Covid-19 between two vaccinated people, so does...
A man has been charged after a car was allegedly stolen following a break and enter in the Newcastle area. About 7am yesterday (Monday 13 September 2021), police were called to a business at Chatham Road, Hamilton North, following reports of a break and enter...
⚠️ COVID-19 exposure site update ⚠️ Anyone who attended the following venue on the specified dates are considered close contacts and must get tested and isolate for 14 days, and await further advice from NSW Health: This venue was previously listed a casual contact venue....
Local Cessnock man and Olympic shooter and coal miner Dan Repacholi could become a Labor candidate for the Seat Hunter at the next federal election. Joel Fitzgibbon confirmed this morning that he would not contest the next election and vacate the seat he has held...
Three men have been charged after threatening a man and demanding money in the state’s north yesterday. About 4pm yesterday (Sunday 12 September 2021), police attended an address on Wood Street, Bonnells Bay, following reports three men had threatened the occupant of the home with...
HNE Health has been advised of 18 new cases of Covid over night with over 500 close contacts in isolation. 9 cases in Hospital none are in ICU. The 18 new cases take the total number in the current outbreak to 310. There are currently...
Labor’s member for Hunter, Joel Fitzgibbon to resign from the Labor party at the next Federal election. Joel Fitzgibbon has recently resigned from the front bench of the Labor party over climate policy that left Joel in between a hard place and an electric car....
A man will face court tomorrow following a barricade incident in the Hunter Region. About 6.30am today (Friday 10 September 2021), officers from Newcastle City Police District responded to reports of a domestic-related assault at a unit on Fowler Street, Hamilton. A 24-year-old woman met...
A man has been charged as part of investigations into several armed robberies in the Lake Macquarie area earlier this year. Strike Force Woonooka was established by Lake Macquarie detectives to investigate five armed robberies at various service stations in the local area, which occurred...
A man has been charged after assaulting an officer at an unauthorised protest in the state’s north last month. About 9.30am Tuesday 31 August 2021, officers attached to the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District attended Port Stephens Council Chambers, Raymond Terrace, following reports of an unauthorised...
Police have charged four arborists after they allegedly returned to the Lake Macquarie area, breaching the Public Health Order for the second time this month. Last Wednesday (1 September 2021), police received reports from members of the public via Crime Stoppers about a group of...
New Facebook groups are popping up for businesses who will be offering services to both vaccinated and unvaccinated people which is receiving a mixed response from the community. One group for the Hunter has been started for those which will be allowing unvaccinated people into...
Police have charged four men and seized $1.5m worth of cannabis as part of an ongoing investigation into cultivation of cannabis in the Hunter Valley area. In July this year (2021), officers attached to the Hunter Region Enforcement Squad commenced an investigation into the hydroponic...