No Forced Evacuation at this stage, there seems to be some confusion, this warning is for people who are not prepared or planning to leave, leaving now is the safest option. RFS urging all residents in Yengo, Laguna and Wollombi to leave if your property is
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MAJOR UPDATE FROM RFS If you are in the area of Yengo, Wollombi and Laguna, if your plan is to leave or you’re not prepared, leave now towards Cessnock. If you are in the areas of Stockyard Creek or Paynes Crossing, monitor conditions. Know what you will
EMERGENCY WARNING – Meads Creek West fire (Upper Hunter LGA) The fire is burning to the south west of Merriwa in the area of the Goulburn National Park. The fire is burning in a north-easterly direction towards Merriwa. There are numerous rural properties in the area
WATCH AND ACT – Meads Creek West fire (Upper Hunter). The fire is burning in the Goulburn River National Park to the south west of Merriwa. There are isolated rural properties in the area. If you’re in the area, monitor conditions and be ready to take
A major gas leak near Singleton has left thousands of Hunter Valley residents without gas for the past 48 hours with servere fire danger and total fire bans in the place precautions need to be taken to ensure the work to restore the pipeline is done
Mobile phone detection camera get switched on today with fixed and mobile cameras rolling out and you can be caught out anytime anywhere. These trailers are portable and easily moved around and can catch you out anywhere anytime. Heres what the mobile detection cameras will look
Do You Know This Woman? – East Maitland Police are asking for Community help in identifying a female who may be able to assist Police in relation to a theft from an East Maitland retail premises on 2 October 2019. If you have any information that
Do You Know This Man? – East Maitland Police are asking for Community help in identifying a male who may be able to assist Police in relation to a theft from an East Maitland retail premises on 28 October 2019. If you have any information that
Around 9am on Wednesday 29th of November officers atracted to Port Stephens Hunter Valley Police District executed a search warrant on a Hunter Valley home. Police allegedly seized more than 11kg of hydroponic cannabis and two hydroponic setups.The street value is estimated at 150k A 36
A light aircraft has crashed near Patterson’s rd Woodville, Emergency crews responded around 12:20pm to the scence, unfortunately both people aboard the aircraft did not survive. Police have setup a crime scence and are investgating the circumstances to how this plane crashed.
Watch and Act: Little L Fire, Yengo National Park (Singleton LGA) The Little L fire is burning to the west of Paynes Crossing, Laguna and Wollombi in the area of Stockyard Creek. Fire activity has increased under strong westerly winds. If you are in the areas
Fire activitie has increased around Medowie near Port Stephens, people around that area are to take precautions and watch and act, download the fires near me app for more uptodate Infomation. 1 aircraft has been tasked to commence water bombing of this fire, and a strike
We have just received advice of new bushfire burning on Leggetts Dr, Richmond Vale. The fire is at advice at this stage, as more infomation comes to hand we will update this post.
Update, the fire has been removed from Fires Near Me, either the fire was extinguish or a false alarm. Crews are responding to a report of a bushfire on main rd Cliffleigh. The fire remains at advice level at this stage. Please avoid this area if
The NSW was fire service has declared a Total Fire Ban today Saturday the 30th November for the the Greater Hunter Region. What Can’t I Do No Bbqs ( Gas bbq can be used under strick conditions. See here for more No open flames No welding/grinding
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a man missing from the Muswellbrook area. Tigger Carroll, 42, was last seen about 5.15am today (Friday 29 November 2019) on Hebden Road, near Lake Liddell. He has not been seen since this time. Police and family
* Update Fire Has Been Downgraded To Advice Watch and Act: Crumps Road fire, Cessnock The fire is burning in a south westerly direction towards Narone Creek. Embers may be blown well ahead of the fire, creating spot fires and threatening property before the main fire
Mount View High School wins the inaugural Bryce Gaudry award, which was presented this morning at Wests New Lampton. The Bryce Gaudry award is awarded for the prevention of domestic and family violence. Mount View high school students performed a play produced by thier drama department
Emergency services were called to Newcastle beach around 11pm last night to assist a young man who was pulled out of the ocean with suspected spinal injuries after diving head first into the ocean and hit his head on a sandbank. The man was air lifed
We have just received an advice about a new fire burning out of control in the Pokolbin State Forrest, the fire is appoximenly 1ha in size, at this stage the fire remains at Advice level is not currently threating lives or properties. If you are in