STOCKRINGTON: The Hunter Expressway is closed eastbound near Surveyors Creek due to a serious two car crash. Eastbound motorists can use John Renshaw Dr and the M1 Pacific Mwy to return to the Hunter Expressway. Traffic is heavy in the area and emergency service crews are
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Just a quick reminder double demerits are in force from Friday 5 to Monday 8 June inclusive. Get caught speeding, using a mobile phone illegally, or not wearing a seatbelt or motorcycle helmet this long weekend, and you’ll face double the points. Drive safe and allow
Emergency Services were called to Broke Rd Pokolbin around 3pm this afternoon after a motorcycle rider collided with a tree. The 20 year old male rider was flown to Royal North Shore Hospital. His condition is unkown at this stage. Services on scene were. Cessnock District
A teenage boy has now been charged following investigations into the stabbing of a 16-year-old boy in East Maitland yesterday. Police will allege the incident occurred about 7.20pm yesterday (Thursday 28 May 2020), when two boys aged 16, were travelling on a train between Beresfield and
🚨 JAMES BLUNT / JASON MRAZ AUS TOUR CANCELLED due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and Government restrictions, the planned November 2020 Australian and New Zealand tour by James Blunt, with special guests Jason Mraz and Olympia, has been cancelled. James and Jason would like to
The search for Mr Skinner has recommenced at Fingal Bay this morning. Local Police, Police Rescue, Marine Area Command and SES are currently on scene. Anyone who may have seen Mr Skinner in the last 24 hrs is asked to contact Nelson Bay Police Station or
A man will face court today charged over an alleged attempted child abduction in Newcastle West yesterday. About 5.10pm (Sunday 24 May 2020) officers attached to Newcastle City Police District were called to a shopping centre on Steel Street, after reports of a child approach. Police
UPDATE: THE SITE HAS BEEN CLEARED AND THE ROAD HAS SINCE RE OPENED A two vehicle crash has closed Elrington (East Of Cessnock) Lake Rd between Elrington Drive and Leggetts Drive. The road closed in both directions with reports of a person trapped Emergency services are
Councillor Melanie Dagg says the $400,000 Branxton Town Centre upgrades are nearing completion. The work includes the construction of more pathways and street tree planting on John Rose Avenue at the Branxton Oval entrance and on the northern side of Maitland Street, between John Rose Avenue
A man has died after a single-vehicle crash in the state’s Hunter region today. About 10.35am (Friday 22 May 2020), emergency services were called to John Renshaw Drive, Buchanan, after an Isuzu utility left the roadway and crashed into a tree. The driver and sole occupant,
BUCHANAN: John Renshaw Drive is closed in both directions between the Hunter Expressway and the M1 Pacific Motorway due to a single car crash just east of Hunter Expressway. You can divert using expressway and the motorway in both directions. Allow extra travel time.
A man wanted on five outstanding warrants has been arrested by police following a vehicle stop near Muswellbrook. An extensive police operation was conducted in the Nundle area yesterday (Wednesday 20 May 2020), involving officers from Hunter Valley Police District, Oxley Police District, and other specialist
UPDATE: Information obtained from Clayton Barr is incorrect as it shows data from outside the Cessnock electorate. We apologize for the miss information. Dr Dobler has confirmed a pop up clinic will open in Cessnock next Wednesday in the driveway of Cessnock Hospital. Booking is essential
Police are investigating the suspicious death of a baby in the state’s Hunter region. Just after 3pm yesterday (Sunday 17 May 2020), a seven-month-old boy was taken to Muswellbrook Hospital in an unresponsive state. Despite the efforts of hospital staff, the baby was unable to be
A man will appear in court today after allegedly choking a child in a domestic-related incident in the state’s Hunter region. About 2pm yesterday (Saturday 16 May 2020), a 27-year-old man was at a house in Rutherford, about 7km north-west of Maitland, when he allegedly became
A man has died in a light plane crash at Windella near maitland around 10am this morning when his plane crash into a backyard at a property in Windella. A man has died following a light plane crash in the state’s Hunter region today. About 10.15am
The Newcastle leg of the V8 Supercars has officially been axed from the calendar this year, along with the Gold Coast leg. V8 super cars spokesman said “We’ve worked with our partners in state and local governments, and over the past two weeks, and the discussions
The member for Swansea Yasmine Catley is calling on the Berejiklian Government to invest in the construction of social housing dwellings as a way to boost the economy, create jobs and reduce the number of people without stable accommodation across the state. She says a report
A woman has been charged after drugs and several weapons were seized from a property in the Hunter yesterday. About 6am (Thursday 14 May 2020), officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police Target Action Group – with the assistance of Operation Utah officers – executed a firearms
NSW GOVERNMENT lead by Gladys Berejiklian has been forced to come clean over a major data breach that happened back in April that was exposed by the media today. We understand a Service NSW employee opened a phishing email which gave access to Service NSW email