A man has died following a fatal two-vehicle crash near Muswellbrook today. About 12.40pm (Monday 2 May 2022), emergency services were called to the New England Highway, about 1km north of Muswellbrook, following reports a utility travelling south and a Pantech truck travelling north had...
A man has died after a car crashed into a home in the Hunter region yesterday. About 3pm (Sunday 1 May 2022), a Toyota Landcruiser was travelling north on High Street, Largs, when it left the roadway and hit the front of a home at...
Two men have been hospitalised after a car crash into a home in the Hunter region. About 3pm (Sunday 1 May 2022), a Toyota Landcruiser was travelling north on High Street, in the Maitland suburb of Largs, when it left the roadway and hit the...
Cessnock City Council is inviting motorists to spot ‘Joe Rider’ from Monday 2 May to Friday 6 May, and report the sighting, as part of its local motorcycle safety campaign. The Joe Rider campaign is all about encouraging drivers to ‘look out’ for motorcyclists. The...
A man is facing 13 offences in Newcastle court tomorrow after a stolen car was involved in a high-speed crash on the M1 overnight. Emergency services were called to the Motorway at Cooranbong shortly before 11pm (Friday 29 April 2022), after a southbound Toyota RAV4...
A strike force has been established to investigate the aggravated sexual assault of a woman in the state’s Hunter region last week. Shortly after midnight on Thursday 21 April 2022, the 32-year-old woman was confronted by two men at a home on Buchan Avenue at...
A man is in a critical condition following a single-vehicle crash at Port Stephens. About 4.30am today (Tuesday 19 April 2022), a Nissan Patrol was travelling along Lemon Tree Passage Road, Salt Ash, when the vehicle left the roadway and crashed outside a home. The...
Big Tech has whacked our great democracy by interfering with our elections right here in the Hunter and it’s hard to believe, but it has happened. Today a Hunter, candidate was censored, silenced and gagged by Facebook on unknown legal grounds, with no way to...
A man is undergoing treatment after he was shot in the leg in the Lake Macquarie region overnight. Emergency services were called to a carpark in Arnott Street, Edgeworth, about 9.10pm yesterday (Friday 8 April 2022), responding to reports of a public-place shooting. NSW Ambulance...
A woman will face court next month charged with mid-range drink driving after being caught behind the wheel twice in one day. About 12.10pm yesterday (Wednesday 6 April 2022), officers attached to Lake Macquarie Traffic & Highway were patrolling the Morisset area when they stopped...
Strike Force ALDUS was established in March 2022 to investigate ongoing break and enter offences within the Port Stephens Hunter District including Greenhills Shopping Centre. As a result, on Monday the 28th March 2022, a 21-year-old male and 30-year-old male were arrested and charged for...
Reconnection is in focus for the largest festival celebrating seniors in the Southern Hemisphere, as Newcastle plays host to a variety of events and activities as part of the 2022 NSW Seniors Festival. Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said NSW Seniors Festival, which runs until 3...
A cane toad was located in the hunter area, Hunter Land Care Services said they located a juvenile cane toad in Rutherford following recent heavy rains across the East Coast. Caught red handed and not happy about it! How is that for a terrible toad...
“Cutting horses and riders travelled to Scone NSW from New Caledonia, TAS, SA, VIC, QLD & regional NSW, to compete at the 2022 4CYTE Autumn Spectacular. Clearly cutters are getting back to doing what they love. This event was well received by the cutting horse...
A woman has died and a man is in custody following an alleged domestic violence-related stabbing at Newcastle overnight. Officers attached to Newcastle City Police District were called to a home unit on Crebert Street, Mayfield, about 10.40pm (Friday 25 March 2022), responding to reports...
Police remain at the scene of a double fatal crash near Port Stephens this afternoon. Shortly before 1.40pm (Thursday 24 March 2022), emergency services were called to the Pacific Highway at Tea Gardens, near Viney Creek Road West, after reports of a crash involving two...
Labor and the left are continuing down a dangerous authoritarian path, and not many can see it, or if they do, they’re supporting the transition to an authoritarian regime. NSW Labor Leader Chris Minns is using his platform on social media to attack Tanya Davies...
Two teenagers have been arrested following a fire at a school in the Hunter region overnight. Emergency services were called to the school on Greer Street, Raymond Terrace, just after 10.30pm (Sunday 20 March 2022), after reports of a fire. Officers from Port-Stephens Hunter Police...
Maitland City Council is refurbishing the War Memorial at Morpeth, in front of the Morpeth Museum. The restoration of the monument includes cleaning, stabilising and renewing the original lettering by hand. The Sydney sandstone memorial was unveiled in 1921 to commemorate those from the area...
Cessnock City Council is delighted to announce it will again support Kurri Kurri’s Nostalgia Festival, following a resolution at Wednesday night’s ordinary council meeting. The festival organiser Towns With Heart will be provided with $10,400 in-kind support for the nationally famous festival, which celebrates all...