Case Summary: 3 people were injured when a car plunged off the cliff at Bar Beach yesterday where a 40-year-old woman was struck by the car, while her 18-month-old child narrowly avoided being hit. The driver suffered multiple injuries. Offender: 46-year-old woman from Wallsend Witnesses...
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A small group of protesters gathered outside Maitland Council Chambers before last Tueday night’s council meeting was due to begin in an attempt to shirt front councillors and to show their disgust about a pending Development Application to build 130 tiny houses in Morpeth. Shortly...
Case Summary: Newcastle City Police arrested a man following a vehicle theft captured on CCTV Offender: 39-year-old man from Cooks Hill Offender was out on parole at the time. Crime and Charges: Theft of motor vehicle Possession of stolen goods Bail and Court Dates: The...
The NSW Rural Fire Service has issued its first very high danger rating for the season for Friday the 25th of September. Although temperatures will be in the low 20’s, it’s the Afternoon winds which are expected to reach 80kmph to 90kmph which have Fire...
Rescue crews have performed and incredible rescue this morning after a car plunged off the cliff into the ocean at Bar Beach this morning. Two adults and baby have been rushed to John Hunter Hospital for treatment their condition is unknown at this stage. More...
Case Summary: Police have located Mr Weathersone safe and well at house in the Hunter overnight. Missing Person: Mr Weatherstone 47 -years- old Mr Weatherstone is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 190cm tall, of medium build, with brown hair, brown eyes and a...
Case Summary: A woman has suffered a medical episode and died following a break and enter in Port Stephens. Offender: 47-year-old woman Crime and Charges: Aggravated break and enter Commit serious indictable offence. Bail and Court Dates: The offender was bailed refused. Appeared before Raymond...
Wespac have informed local member for Wallsend Sonia Hornery that Wespac will close its New Lambton Branch in October 2020. This is a massive blow specially for the elderly in the community who rely on face to face banking services and cannot travel into Hamilton...
Thunderstorms have been lashing inland NSW are slowly making there way to the East Coast, its very likely that storms will develop over the Hunter in the next few hours. The BOM is due to give its next update at 12:15am but as you can...
A semi trailer has rolled over on the Hunter Expressway west bound just near the East Maitland exit Buchanan, Cessnock. Please avoid the area at this stage as there will be lengthy delays. Further details to come. BUCHANAN: The Hunter Expressway is closed in both...
Two teens reported missing from the Lake Macquarie area have been located safe and well. Officers attached to Lake Macquarie Police District commenced inquiries into the whereabouts of the teenagers, both aged 14, after they were reported missing last week. Following extensive inquiries, the 14-year-old...
FIRE Wollombi – 1845hrs Sat 19th Sept Local RFS crews are on scene at a small area of fire to the west of the Wollombi that can be seen from the village. Crews are working to quickly contain the fire and there is no property...
Emgergency services responded to reports of person trapped in a moto vehicle at Nelsons Plains at 11:55pm. It’s believed the vehicle has rolled serval times during the crash causing exsenive damage making the rescue difficult for emergency services Hydraulic rescue tools were used to cut...
A 22-year-old male is wanted for questioning in relation to an alleged attempted Robbery with wounding on Friday in Rutherford. The man has attended the victim’s location and had a discussion with him about the victims motor bike. A short time later the victim started...
Since the beginning of the Covid pandemic the Government has made changes to telehealth allowing Medicare rebates for telehealth consultations which was set to end of the 30th of September. The National Rural Health Alliance, the peak body for rural health in Australia, welcomed the...
The recently upgraded Queens Wharf Jetty at Morpeth was graffitied, with the damage and cleaning expected to cost thousands of dollars. MMC has recently invested in upgrades to the Wharf and have offered a reward of up to $3000 for information that leads to an...
Flashing lights at 40km school zones across the Hunter will fail unless the NSW Government urgently commits $13 million a year in maintenance funding, damning documents obtained by the NSW Labor Opposition have revealed. It is unbelievable that the NSW Government wouldn’t consider the safety...
Like so many charity events in 2020, Charlie’s Run 4 Kids was forced to cancel its major fundraiser, a 5-day run held every September to raise money for John Hunter Children’s Hospital’s Child Therapy Department and towards a family whose child is undergoing treatment. It goes without...
With finals footy just around the corner the current Covid Safe rules for stadiums are limited to 25% capacity. ANZ Stadium can only have a maximum of 10,000 fans in attendance for the NRL Grand Final under the current rules. But the Berejiklian Government is...
Scott Morrison threatened Kurri Kurri residents his Government will build a new Gas Power Plant in Kurri Kurri, if AGL does not replace the aging Liddell Power Station in Hunter which is due to close 2023. “More gas more often and more reliable” said Prime...