Labor leader Anthony Albanese praised Joel Fitzgibbion this morning in address to the labor Caucus for his commited work to helping drought stricken farmers. The Caucus broke out in applause for Mr Fitzgibbion. Joel Fitzgibbon has asked the Auditor-General to investigate the Government’s drought programs....
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The Little L Fire is burning to the west of Paynes Crossing, Laguna and Wollombi in the Yengo National Park. The fire is moving in a easterly direction towards the Great North Road and has crossed the Stockyard Creek. If you are in the area...
Around 1pm on Tuesday the 5th of November a Newcastle Woman who had been disqualified form driving for 15 years previously has lead police on a dangerous pursuit after police observed the driver disobey a left turn sign only. The pursuite was called off due...
Bushfire season has well and truly kicked off early this year, and now is the time review your bushfire insurance cover. Some questions you should be asking are, is my bushfire cover enough? Or is my home and contents both covered or just home? What...
FIRE IS NOW CONTAINED 4:44pm Crews are responding to new fire on Audrey Wilkinson vineyard, property’s under threat, more info to come. A fast moving grass fire is moving towards property’s near Audrey Wilkinson vineyard, Muiltable RFS Crews and NSW Fire Rescue crews are responding...
ATTENTION: for landholders in the wider Cessnock region and those affected by fires around Wollembi, Laguna and the Little L fire, an evacuation centre for animals is now open at Cessnock Showground. Animal owners are reminded that care of your animals including adequate food and...
⚠️🔥 Due to fire activity, Stockyard Creek Road in Paynes Crossing has been closed and residents evacuated. ⚠️🔥 The NSW Rural Fire Service have set up an information stall for residents at the Wollombi Tavern. All residents are urged to stay up to date with...
Little l complex fire has been upgraded to watch n act in the last few minutes as fire activitie increases in the area due to strong winds. Cessnock Leagues Club is the official evacuation center. The fire is burning to the west of Paynes Crossing,...
Evacuation centres for those who need them, have been set up at Merriwa RSL, School of Arts and the Showground – for those with pets, horses, stock etc. Two Sec 44 fires declared by Rural Fire Service in Upper Hunter Shire. One at Barrington Tops...
Len Pro Building trailer was stolen from a job site in Pokolbin overnight. The trailer stores and transports all our tools, equipment and supplies! We are appealing to the Facebook community to SHARE this post. And please keep your eyes out for our trailer or...
Cessnock Leauges Club has just been opened for people evacuating from Yengo, Lagunga and Wollombi area’s. Cessnock Leauges Club 1 Darwin St Cessnock. FIRES UPDATE 0045hrs Mon 02 Dec LITTLE L COMPLEX – This fire has now returned to the Advice alert level. It is...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...