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
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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
PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT – NEW COVID-19 CASES IN NEWCASTLE (UPDATE) – Since our alert last night (5 August, 8.15pm), a second case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Newcastle; a close contact of the teenager announced yesterday. The District is continuing to investigate the source of
PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT A new COVID-19 case has been confirmed in the Newcastle area today. The new case is a male teenager, and we are continuing to investigate the source of his infection. Hunter New England Local Health District is urging anyone who attended St Pius
ST PIUS X SCHOOL ADAMSTOWN CLOSED St Pius X High School at Adamstown will be closed for deep cleaning tomorrow after a student tested positive for COVID-19. Hunter New England Health says it will release more information soon.
About 2:50am today (Monday 3 August 2020), emergency services responded to calls for assistance relating to a 30 year old suffering from a medical episode near Bar Beach. Police responded where a search of the area was conducted, later assisted by the Weatpac Rescue Helicopter. Police
Hexham bowling club have quickly responded to tonight outbreaks in the Hunter by only allowing members to enter the licensed venue from Monday 3rd of August. This decision comes after two licensed venues in the Hunter were forced to close after vistors from Sydney had tested
Wallsend diggers has issued the following statement to its members. Good Evening Members. Wallsend Diggers was contacted by NSW Health earlier this afternoon. We were advised that a person from Sydney who is Covid Confirmed entered the premises on Thursday 30th July between the hours of