Three men have been charged after threatening a man and demanding money in the state’s north yesterday. About 4pm yesterday (Sunday 12 September 2021), police attended an address on Wood Street, Bonnells Bay, following reports three men had threatened the occupant of the home with...
HNE Health has been advised of 18 new cases of Covid over night with over 500 close contacts in isolation. 9 cases in Hospital none are in ICU. The 18 new cases take the total number in the current outbreak to 310. There are currently...
Labor’s member for Hunter, Joel Fitzgibbon to resign from the Labor party at the next Federal election. Joel Fitzgibbon has recently resigned from the front bench of the Labor party over climate policy that left Joel in between a hard place and an electric car....
A man will face court tomorrow following a barricade incident in the Hunter Region. About 6.30am today (Friday 10 September 2021), officers from Newcastle City Police District responded to reports of a domestic-related assault at a unit on Fowler Street, Hamilton. A 24-year-old woman met...
A man has been charged as part of investigations into several armed robberies in the Lake Macquarie area earlier this year. Strike Force Woonooka was established by Lake Macquarie detectives to investigate five armed robberies at various service stations in the local area, which occurred...
A man has been charged after assaulting an officer at an unauthorised protest in the state’s north last month. About 9.30am Tuesday 31 August 2021, officers attached to the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District attended Port Stephens Council Chambers, Raymond Terrace, following reports of an unauthorised...
Police have charged four arborists after they allegedly returned to the Lake Macquarie area, breaching the Public Health Order for the second time this month. Last Wednesday (1 September 2021), police received reports from members of the public via Crime Stoppers about a group of...
New Facebook groups are popping up for businesses who will be offering services to both vaccinated and unvaccinated people which is receiving a mixed response from the community. One group for the Hunter has been started for those which will be allowing unvaccinated people into...
Police have charged four men and seized $1.5m worth of cannabis as part of an ongoing investigation into cultivation of cannabis in the Hunter Valley area. In July this year (2021), officers attached to the Hunter Region Enforcement Squad commenced an investigation into the hydroponic...
Russian state media has been shocked by how quickly Australia turned authoritarian with its Covid-19 laws and treatment of it’s people. Russian state media had hit out at Australia for taking away the rights the people during lockdown, but also shocked that those who are...
Vaccine passports are set to divide the nation over the next few years, unfortunately there has never been a time in history where segregation has worked or been pretty. In the image below we have two venues in the regional town of Singleton with a...
A recently confirmed COVID-19 case has been living in an apartment block located at 17-19 James Street, Windale. The confirmed case is safely isolating off-site, and the District is arranging urgent onsite testing for affected residents. All residents have been contacted and advised to isolate...
NSW health have added the following exposure venues for the Hunter region, the close contact venue at Costco membership office has added new exposure date, and Wollworths at Cardiff has been listed as casual contact venue see times below. Close Contact Venue Boolaroo – Costco...
HNE Health has seen a massive drop in testing rates right across the Hunter as we enter the 3rd week of lockdown. Testing numbers peaked around 16,000 tests per day at the beginning of the outbreak. Unfortunately slow results from labs have reduced the hours...
Operation stay at home seen checkpoints set up northbound on the M1 near Morrisett and another one at Lake Munmorah earlier today. As a result of today’s operation police said 18 vehicles were turned around and 17 pins were issued for people breaching the rules....
Hunter New England Health has issued two more casual contact venues of concern in the Hunter Region, one venue is in Maitland and the other is at Kotara. The Reject Shop Maitland Exposure date: Monday 9 August 202110:25am to 10:35am Date added Wednesday 18 August...
Police have issued almost 100 fines for breaching the health orders over night across the Hunter. Police said one man who was aggressive and abusive towards police has been issued a $3000 infringement notice yesterday. The man was one of five people issued the fines...
The Hunter was already on edge because Gladys redirected vaccines from the Hunter to Sydney. I guess that was our reward for being Covid Free for almost 1 year. Many vaccine bookings were cancelled just as two girls decided they would breach the health orders...
A teenager has been charged following an investigation into a single-vehicle crash near Cessnock earlier this year. About 11.15pm on Thursday 8 April 2021, emergency services were called to a private road at Pelaw Main and found a Subaru Forrester had hit a barrier. A...
Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man with murder following an investigation into the fatal shooting of another man at Newcastle last month. About 12.45pm on Thursday 22 July 2021, emergency services were called to a unit at Darby St, Cooks Hill, following reports of...