Lastest News By now you may have read the glowing media statement by Cessnock Council, which was then copied and pasted word for word into the Cessnock Advertiser by Krystal Sellars announcing that ward C Councillor Melanie Dagg has resigned. Whilst this statement looks like a
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How dare ACM ask you to delete Facebook and return like nothing ever happened, just like a spoilt little kid who didn’t get their way. ACM are the owners of the Major Newspapers in the Hunter including the Newcastle Herald and the Maitland Mercury. They pleaded
NSW is on a COVID knife edge and Gladys Berejiklian is playing a dangerous game with the Health of millions of people. NSW has multiple clusters linked to restaurants, pubs and funeral homes. We know pubs and restaurants are super spreaders of the virus with 85
During normal times there would be no issues with VISIT NSW promoting the Hunter. These are not normal times as much as we want it to be normal. NSW is on the brink of a major Covid outbreak. There are three Covid cases that have spread
What Australians are searching for on social media to buy has changed dramatically over the past six months off the back of Covid-19. And women’s behaviour has changed more than men. The research was conducted by Yellow (formerly Yellow Pages) in January and replicated in July.
The Australian government, News Corp and Nine Entertainment have been leading a push to force Facebook and Google to pay 10% of their advertising revenue to media outlets as they struggle to remain profitable online. The ACCC is working with news outlets and the tech giants
Top 3 Criminal Lawyers in the Hunter Region If you’re facing criminal charges in the Hunter Region, it’s crucial to have an experienced lawyer by your side. The right legal representation can make a significant difference in the outcome of your case. Below are three of
Councillor Ian Olsen has proposed that timed parking on Charlton St could be a solution to parking in the center of Cessnock instead of all day parking, unfortunately other councillors did not agree and suggested that parking at the Cessnock Performing Arts Center and parking behind
Gladys Berejiklian has indicated that she wants kids back to school in face to face learning environments as soon as term 2. Government and education stakeholders are in discussions over an “increase in the level of face-to-face teaching” in Term 2, the premier said. Term 2
Hunter Valley hotels, motels and bnb accommodation continue to fill up ahead of the Easter long weekend, even though we are on lockdown and a trip to the Hunter Valley is not essential. We are calling on the Government to shut down the Hunter Valley over
Cessnock City Council has earmarked $100k of the $1 Million of the bushfire disaster recovery package to promote their new “Open For Business” campaign to attract visitors back to the Hunter Valley. I am looking forward to seeing how they use this money as there have
Police have revealed that a teenager from Wangi caught with 75 MDMA pills at the Good Life/Lost City Music Festival was strip search along with 12 other teenagers including a 14-year-old teenage girl. Whilst it does seem to be within the law do so, it’s seems
Once again police have had to deal with a disqualified motorist near Cessnock and it’s not his first offence, police have done their bit and the courts hand out a fine and extend the length of their suspension. But how many times can will the court
A Cessnock resident has taken to social media after receiving a $268 fine for parking in his own driveway for obstructing the nature strip in which his driveway is built across, this has caused a bit if stir on social media to who is in the
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
Transport for NSW is planning for a future New England Highway bypass of Singleton to improve traffic flow, travel times and safety through Singleton town centre by reduced traffic including heavy freight. The NSW Government has committed $92 million towards the Singleton bypass under Rebuilding NSW
We ran a poll on the website asking should Hunter Water go ahead and send everyone a plastic shower timers when the water restrictions level gets raised to level 2. Not only was it our largest poll yet it was also our closest poll yet, but
The Star Gold Coast has announced they’re terminating the New Years Eve fireworks show, and instead donating the money to the bushfire relief appeal. All the money from the fireworks budget will be going to GIVIT, along with all the profits from every drink sold at
Level 2 water restrictions are likely to come into effect on the 20th of January 2020 and part of the restrictions include 4-minute showers. Hunter Water is going to be sending every house a plastic 4-minute timer for your shower. Basically, this is just a gimmick
The Cessnock Advertiser is moving their office to Maitland in a bid to reduce costs, but it’s going to be harder to remain relevant in the local area and will mean that their staff will have to work longer hours and travel more to get the