officers from Brisbane Water Police District were called to a sporting oval on Carrington Street, Narara, about 11am (Saturday 22 August 2020), after a fight broke out during a junior rugby league game. It is alleged that a man ran onto the field and allegedly assaulted
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Police were possibly exposed to COVID 19 on Thursday morning 20 August 2020 after they attended a domestic dispute in Woodberry. Police were called to the location after a report of a woman allegedly armed with knives threatening a male flat mate on the front lawn
A man is in critical condition after a single vehicle crash in Pokolbin. Around 6am emergency crews, including Cessnock district rescue squad responded to reports of a person trapped. Upon arriving on scene emergency crews were faced with a single vehicle collision with a male occupant
A man has been charged with murder following the death of a man at a rubbish tip in the Hunter Valley last month. About 5pm on Sunday 5 July 2020, emergency services were called to a waste management facility on Old Maitland Road, after a 54-year-old
Last year, many NSW firework displays were cancelled due to the bushfire disaster that gripped the state in 19/20 bushfire season. Whilst some displays were cancelled due to extreme fire danger others had cancelled out of respect for the people who had lost everything and for
SES issues severe wind warning for Hunter Region For people in Hunter, Illawarra, Lower Western and parts of Metropolitan, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes and Plains, Riverina, Upper Western, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory Forecast Districts. Weather Situation: DAMAGING WINDS, averaging
With daily school closures across NSW the government has now released new strict guidelines for Covid safe schools even though we have been told from the beginning schools are safe. Latest from MHV NEWS New Guidelines for NSW Government schools will in place for the rest
TERALBA: A contra flow is in place on Five Islands Road between the York St roundabout and The Esplanade roundabout due to a wide load truck breakdown. There is no access to the train station from Anzac Parade so use York Street instead. Due to a
Just when you thought it could not get any stranger a second clown has been sighted in Swansea along with the original clown over the weekend. The second clown appears to be wearing a yellow clown suit with red hair. Both clowns look creepy as, but
In a first in the history of Halliday, the annual Wine Companion Awards were announced via a virtual event last Wednesday 5th August in Melbourne. It was a night of firsts for the Hunter Valley too, with a Hunter Valley wine being named Wine of the Year, one
Police have located a body following a house fire in the Upper Hunter today. Emergency services were called to a rural property on Mountain Station Road, Merriwa, about 9.15am today (Wednesday 12 August 2020), following reports a home was fully engulfed in flames. Crews from NSW
In an exciting move for the greater Hunter region, Newcastle’s FogHorn Brewery is expanding into the Hunter Valley, transforming the existing Hunter Beer Co at Potter’s Hotel into a craft beer haven. Newcastle’s first modern craft brewery and restaurant, FogHorn Brewery was established in 2014 with
If Maitlands Councils 7.2% rate wasn’t a big enough kick to the teeth last month, this month they have decided they did such a wonderful job in screwing you out of more cash it’s only fair they deserve a 20% increase in councillor allowances and Mayor
A three month baby girl has died after being found unresponsive at a house in Hamilton South last Tuesday. Emgencey services were called to the house at Hamilton South where they found a baby girl unresponsive and rushed the baby to John Hunter Hospital where she
Viral fragments of COVID-19 have been detected in a recent sample from the Burwood Beach sewage treatment plant. The sample was taken as part of a NSW Health research program to test sewage for traces of COVID-19 to support the public health response to the pandemic.
Officers from South Sydney Police Area Command were alerted about 6PM on Friday, 7th August, after a man absconded from his hotel room in Mascot. Police began searching for the man and tracked him to Central Railway Station where he has caught a train north. He
For the past week I have noticed people posting about clown coming out after dark around Swansea at Lake Macquarie. The clown appears to just walk around there has been no reports of the clown causing any trouble. The Swansea clown is receiving a mixed response
Around 1:30am this morning emergency services were called to a suspicious car fire at Weston Two cars were destroyed and the carport was damaged in the fire. Anyone with any information is urged to contact Cessnock Police or Crime Stoppers.
St. Francis Xavier’s College in Hamilton will be closed for cleaning tomorrow after a student tested positive for #COVID19 tonight. A third case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Newcastle. He is a male teenager who is a household contact of the teenager announced yesterday and
The Grater bank in Raymond Terrace has closed for a deep clean as a precaution because one staff member attended the Newcastle Jets game at McDonald Jones Stadium and developed flu like symptoms and has undergone a Covid test and awaiting results. All staff members are