🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Pacific Highway Closed in Charlestown After Person Found Unresponsive on Roadway 🚔 📍 Location: Pacific Highway at Ridley Street, Charlestown🕗 Time: 8:16PM, Saturday 19th July A serious police operation is unfolding in Charlestown tonight, with the Pacific Highway closed in both directions at
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The Albanese government is proudly offering students a 20% discount on their HECS debt—as if this is a gift to the nation, instead of what it really is: a quiet admission that the higher education system is collapsing under the weight of its own uselessness. Let’s
Have you seen David? A frantic search is underway for 49-year-old David, who mysteriously vanished from Charlestown Square Shopping Centre around 3:15am on Friday, 18 July 2025. David is described as approximately 183cm tall, of medium build, with a receding brown hairline, a red-and-white beard, and
Friday, 18 July 2025 – A total of 23 people have been charged following a three-day police blitz across the Mid North Coast and Coffs/Clarence Police Districts under Operation Soteria, targeting high-impact crimes including break and enters, car thefts, and offenders boasting about crimes on social
KURRI KURRI — After choking parts of the Hunter Valley in diesel fumes last month, the Kurri Kurri Power Station is gearing up to fire back up on Monday, 21 July — this time using gas, its “cleaner” fuel source. But locals are already on alert,
A desperate search is underway for 13-year-old Ruby-Lee Camilleri, who vanished from Hamilton South on Wednesday night—sparking growing fears for her safety. Ruby-Lee was last seen around 9:30pm on Fowler Street wearing a grey hoodie and black shorts. Despite police efforts, there has been no trace
Time is ticking! Cessnock residents have just days left to provide feedback on the Draft Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2025 — and your voice could make a real difference. The draft plan outlines how the Cessnock City Council aims to improve access and inclusion for people
A man has been charged following a wild police pursuit across the Central Coast that ended in a crash at Kariong earlier today. Around 2:00pm Thursday (17 July 2025), police were alerted to a Nissan Navara allegedly stolen from a worksite on Charlton Street in Woy
A terrifying incident at Green Hills Shopping Centre has sparked a desperate warning to parents after a young child was allegedly grabbed by a man inside the cinema bathrooms. According to the mother, the man approached her child in the toilets, claimed to know the child’s
From domestic violence hearings to police mentions and criminal charges — here’s who’s facing justice in Maitland Local Court today. The courtroom is packed this Monday at Maitland Local Court as Magistrate I. Rodgers presides over a stacked list of matters including multiple Apprehended Violence Order
Newcastle Knights captain Kalyn Ponga is reportedly considering a dramatic switch of codes at the end of the 2025 NRL season, with sources telling NBN News that the star fullback is in discussions with a Rugby Union agent. Ponga, who is contracted with the Knights until
Just after 6:15pm on Monday, 7 July 2025, emergency services responded to a serious motor vehicle crash on Cressington Way, Wallsend. Fire and Rescue NSW Station 484 Wallsend, along with NSW Police and NSW Ambulance, attended the scene after a westbound vehicle collided with a parked
Around 3:30pm on Sunday, July 13, emergency services were called to a serious motorcycle accident on the Pacific Motorway on the Central Coast. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance to respond to the incident, where a man in his 30s had sustained injuries
A major setback has hit the construction of the new Melville Ford Bridge near Maitland, with recent flooding causing serious damage to the partially completed structure. Authorities have confirmed that May’s flood event caused significant erosion around the bridge abutments, dislodged the bridge deck beams, and
In a major crackdown on crime, police have stormed a suspected drug house in Aberdare, just outside Cessnock, uncovering a shocking stash of illegal drugs and weapons. On Tuesday, 8 July 2025, officers from the Cessnock Proactive Crime Team joined forces with Operation UTAH to execute
Sydney, Wednesday 9 July 2025 — Morning peak hour came to a grinding halt today following a serious four-vehicle crash on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Emergency services rushed to the scene shortly after 8:00am, responding to reports of a head-on collision involving two vehicles, which then
Looking for the latest Cessnock court cases and legal proceedings? You’re in the right place. Today’s Cessnock Local Court list includes a high volume of matters ranging from Apprehended Violence Orders (AVOs) to serious criminal committals, bail reviews, and police matters. With dozens of individuals facing
Kurri Kurri residents were left choking and alarmed this afternoon after a foul-smelling stench swept through the area — with reports of children struggling to breathe. The source? Early indications point to the Kurri Gas Plant, where Snowy Hydro has reportedly begun testing its powerful turbines
CAMPVALE – Shocked motorists watched on as a car exploded into flames on Monday night, sending fireballs over three metres into the air and triggering a major emergency response in the Hunter regnoion. At around 8:50pm, NSW Rural Fire Service crews from Raymond Terrace rushed to
Emergency services rushed to the scene of a bus crash in Medowie after the bus collided with a wall on Sylvan Avenue around 7:30pm last night All passengers and the driver had safely evacuated the bus before crews arrived, with responders from the NSW Rural Fire