Work will progress southward towards the existing crossing near Cooks Hill Surf Club, which will be replaced with a raised yellow shared path crossing to improve safety and accessibility. To support this, the existing path between the crossing and Bar Beach Avenue will be rebuilt and
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Emergency services were called to Lovedale Road, Lovedale, at 3:44am following reports of a single-vehicle crash with a person trapped. The vehicle had left the roadway, trapping the sole occupant by compression. Crews immediately stabilised the vehicle and provided fire protection, as no fire appliances were
A 19-year-old man has died following a single-vehicle crash in the New England region on Friday evening. Emergency services were called to Gwydir River Road, about 5km south of Bundarra, just after 6:35pm (8 August), after reports a Mazda utility had left the road and struck
Has Dan Repacholi quietly become the Hunter Valley’s highest-paid influencer?Because if you judged him by his Facebook feed instead of his parliamentary record, you’d swear he was chasing sponsorship deals rather than serving his constituents. From rubbing the Big Merino Balls for likes to staging endless
A dramatic rescue unfolded in the Hunter Valley on Friday, 8 August, when a man in his 70s was seriously injured in a quad bike accident on a remote rural property near Dungog. Emergency services were alerted just after 2:00pm, with the Westpac Rescue Helicopter urgently
Police are appealing for public assistance after a series of bike thefts from a secure apartment garage in Honeysuckle, Newcastle, over the weekend. Residents say the offender forced entry into the complex — which has two fob-access garage doors — by breaking into one garage and
A landmark $665 million expansion of Trinity Point at Morisset Park has cleared its final planning hurdle, paving the way for what developers are calling a world-class lakeside resort and residential precinct. The state-significant project, led by Johnson Property Group, will add a 153-room luxury hotel
Thursday, 7 August 2025 | 12:00 PM A body believed to be that of a woman missing since May has been discovered during a police search in Newcastle this morning. The 68-year-old woman was last seen in early May, sparking an extensive investigation by officers from
In heartbreaking news from the Hunter Valley, police have located a body believed to be that of a 26-year-old woman who vanished after being swept away by floodwaters on Saturday night. The incident unfolded around 7:50pm on 2 August, when a Mini Countryman attempted to cross
A 15-year-old Hunter region boy has been missing for more than two weeks, sparking an urgent police appeal for public help. Sonny Bower was last seen on Monday, July 21, and concerns are growing for his safety due to his age and the length of time
A senior NSW police officer is facing serious charges after allegedly firing his service weapon at a home in a shocking off-duty incident. The 54-year-old senior constable, based in the Northern Region, was slapped with multiple charges including unauthorised use of a police-issued pistol, domestic violence-related
In a dramatic overnight standoff that gripped Newcastle, a man allegedly threatened to blow up a local Woolworths – only for police to discover remote controls in his bag. Police swarmed Jesmond Central just before 10pm Tuesday night after the man, believed to be in his
NSW Police have arrested and charged a 20-year-old man in a national first, alleging he supplied vape liquid laced with the deadly synthetic opioid nitazene, a substance far stronger than fentanyl. The arrest is the result of Strike Force Southminster, which was launched by the Drug
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a woman missing from the Hunter Valley. Cassandra Mallard, 39, was last seen around 12.50pm today (Tuesday, 5 August 2025) near Kennedy Street in Singleton. When she couldn’t be contacted or found, officers from Hunter Valley Police
EDGEWORTH – Tuesday, 5 August 2025 | MHV News A 14-year-old Chinese exchange student has died after being stabbed inside a host family home in Edgeworth, with another 13-year-old exchange student now in custody. Emergency services were called to Euston Close just after 10.20pm on Monday
A man has died and another is critically injured following a workplace incident in Sydney’s northwest this morning. Emergency services were called to a site on Pennant Hills Road, Carlingford, just after 9am today (Tuesday, 5 August), after reports of a serious incident. Police from The
Emergency services were called to a crash in Old Bar early Tuesday morning after a vehicle struck bollards in a car park and rolled onto its roof. Taree VRA Rescue Squad was activated at 6:38am and responded alongside NSW RFS. The car’s sole occupant was treated
So… we did it. Australia just handed Japan a $10 billion contract to build our new navy frigates. Not Germany. Not a safer, cheaper, proven model. Japan. And depending on who you ask, it’s either a visionary strategic move—or the latest in a long line of