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...
Opinion
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Cessnock city council says there’s ample parking in the CBD and you’re not looking in the right places for parking or just unaware of these parking spaces. Ian Olsen plan to build a multi-level car park was voted down. Cessnock council plans to better highlight...
Cessnock council should hang their heads in shame with the finished cooper st upgrade the council was given a 950,000k dollar for dollar grant to improve the Cessnock CBD and best we could do was some pavers and a painted roundabout… Weather all the money...
As you are maybe aware the Cessnock Advertiser is shutting it’s Cessnock office and will operate from Maitland. after 47 years of running the advertiser from it’s Cessnock office the local paper is moving outta of town. The digital age has changed how we get...
The fires near me app has gone a little crazy today users who have set up a watch zone to receive notification of new fires in your area and or to receive updates on current fires, some users are reporting that they receiving the same...
Two fires burning in the lower hunter east and west of Wollombi are going to merge into an unstoppble mega fire consuming everything in its path, so far fire crews have been doing amazing job at protecting the communites in the lower Hunter Valley. Unfourntly...
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...
You may of read an article in the local Cessnock and Maitland newspapers calling for 21 bends to be sealed. We thought we would ask you what you think? Do you enjoy the current bumpy dirt road with the occasional sealed section as I do,...
This story is just disgusting, 2 mambo bmx bikes were stolen from Paxton yesterday, the 2 kids are understandably devastated that someone would steal their bikes and unfortunately its all to common around the Hunter Valley and there is very little chance of bikes being...
Hoon driving is nothing new in Cessnock just sit outside for 30 minutes and you are almost gaurtneed to here someone burning rubber in cessnock. At 2pm on Wednesday afternoon a 20 year old man was observed by police doing a burnout from the traffic...