Cessnock Council has completed work on new signage for the Hunter Valley and to be honest they look great, the new signage project costed $2.5 Million with $1.25 Million of rates payers and $1.25 Million of taxpayers money. Whilst the new signs look great, I dought
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You all seen the singing magpie last week, mimicking the sirens of fire trucks in Newcastle, now it appears magpies are starting fires as well. Around 5:40pm on the 14th of January, it’s believed a magpie was feasting on a dead flying fox which had attached
⚠️Works on Medowie Road, Medowie⚠️A new roundabout will be installed as part of a new subdivision at 688-730 Medowie Rd. Construction will start on 13 January 2020 from 7am to 5pm and will take approximately 16 weeks to complete. Don’t forget to follow the direction of
A suspicious fire broke out near the cemetery at Boomerang Park earlier today, it quickly spread to the forest with flames engulfing koala food trees planted by the community. Five fire trucks from the RFS and NSW Fire and Rescue attended promptly and use thousands of
Key Points 26-year-old Rutherford female was arrested and charged. 33-year-old Cessnock male arrested and charged 44-year-old Cessnock female was also arrested and charged During the morning of the 8th January, Hunter Valley Target Action group receive information about some stolen number plates from Kurri Kurri. Around
Emergency services were called to a car on fire in bushland in South Cessnock at around 2:30am, the car appears to be a late model WRX. There has been a heap of these of late and it’s only a matter time before one these car fire
Owendale fire started at the beginning of November. Countless man-hours have been dedicated to containing this fire. The fire is now under control Forestry NSW and NSWRFS have been working in rough terrain now for almost 3 months to contain and stop the spread of the
The South Coast has been devastated over the last few weeks by bushfire, Yesterday another fire started around 2:20pm in bushland near Lake Mulwala in Mulwala, about 80km west of Albury. The fire quickly spread and burnout 35ha before it was contained by exhausted firefighters who
Impact Assessment teams are continuing to work around the clock to assess the damage caused by NSW bushfires, this bushfire season has now seen more than 2,000 homes destroyed and still counting. Insurance claims have already topped $700 million dollars and are expected to rise into
The Mcwilliams family have operated in the Hunter Valley for 141 years making them one of the oldest wine growing families in the Hunter Valley. The Mcwilliams wine group has fallen on hard times recently and has been placed in administration in a final bid to
NSWNSW RURAL FIRE SERVICE MEDIA RELEASE Tourists encouraged to return to the Far South Coast 11 January 2020 Tourists are encouraged to start returning to the villages and towns along the Far South Coast as weather conditions improve. The Clyde Mountain fire has been burning in
Key Points 5 year old went missing on 6th last seen riding his bike. Police, family and friends started searching for the boy. A family member made a Facebook post urging the community to keep their eyes out for the boy. A member of the community
Key Points 58-year-old man suffers a stroke 29-year-old man dials 000 and steals cash and credit cards police review CCTV and identify the thief 29-year-old man tries to outrun police on foot. bail refused A 29-year-old man has committed the lowest act when he came across
Key Points A former Hunter man has been charged with 22 Offences remanded in custody after being extradited from Queensland historic sexual and serious assault offences against three women dating back to the early 1980s. refused bail to re-appear at Newcastle Local Court In April 2019,
Stolen over the new year period Truck found burnt out Post still missing Reward offered for return of posi. Over the new year period, a truck and Posi track were stolen from Vision Excavation near Muswellbrook, the truck was found burnt out near Cessnock but the
A motorcyclist has died this morning around 3am shortly after police called off the pursuit for safety reasons, it’s believed the police called off the pursuit on Hunter St. The motorcyclist was found deceased a short time later on Scott st after hitting a smart pole
Key Points Kerrys Ridge is being controlled Back Burning on the East Flank incendiaries utilized on the ridge top Increased Smoke Flames will be visible Crews will work behind properties on Wednesday and Thursday around Inlet Road and Wambo Rd Operation Update- Kerry’s Ridge FireBack burning
A 40-year-old man has been charged with unprovoked assault on a 62-year-old woman on Church St Maitland. About 4.35pm (Monday 6 January 2020), a 62-year-old woman was walking south along Church Street when she stopped behind a 40-year-old male. The woman was treated at the scene
Key Points 3000 ADF Reservest have been called up. Troops arrive on Kangaroo Island 400 troops from the 7th Brigade arrive in NSW/VIC Deployment of a Small Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS) (Wasp) Our helicopters (CH-47F Chinooks, MRH 90s and Black Hawks) A week ago everyone was
Building impact assessment key points 672 homes destroyed this year. 1,588 homes destroyed this fire season. 633 homes damaged. 10,068 homes saved. 3,122 Outbuildings destroyed. 153 Facilities destroyed. 672 have been confirmed destroyed since the start of the year which brings the total number of homes