It’s been 7 days now under the mask mandate and not a single Covid case in the Greater Hunter Region, so why the bloody hell are we still wearing masks? Greater Sydney is in lockdown and movements have been largely restricted and yet we are...
What a rollacoster ride it’s been for the Vaccine rollout in Australia, and frankly I think everybody is even more confused this week than ever before about whether they should get the AZ vaccine. The health advice is so confusing right now, we had Scott...
A man wanted on outstanding warrants has been charged after allegedly entering the water at Lake Macquarie to flee police yesterday. About 11.20am (Wednesday 30 June 2021), officers from Tuggerah Lakes Police District attended a home on Mariam Street, Mannering Park, to arrest a man...
Mayoral Candidates Jay Suvaal and Ian Olsen butt heads over a proposed ring road to ease traffic problems on Wollombi Road. Jay Suvaal Labors Mayoral candidate for Cessnock in the upcoming council elections in September, wants your support to build the Cessnock Ring Road. In...
About 12pm yesterday, officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District spoke to a 26-year-old woman in the carpark of a hotel on Tomaree Street, Nelson Bay. Police established the woman resided in Sydney’s CBD and that she was in the area to visit a friend....
A new pop up Covid-19 testing facility is now available in Cessnock, located on Mount View Rd, no forms required, just drive up for a free test. Anyone with the mildest of symptoms is encouraged to get a tested. We are still waiting on a...
A Hunter man has faced court today charged with domestic violence offences that allegedly occurred last year. About 2am on Sunday 13 September 2020 emergency services responded to reports of a serious assault in Waterbush Crescent, Woodberry. Officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District attended, secured...
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has been fined for not wearing a mask whilst paying for petrol. Barnaby Joyce was inside for no more than a minute before being spotted by a member of the public who called Crime Stoppers. New South Wales Police attended...
A travel company has been issued a $5000 PIN for breaching a public health order after taking three busloads of tourists to a zoo in the state’s west yesterday. About 9.30am (Monday 28 June 2021), three buses arrived at the zoo on Obley Road, Dubbo....
A man has been charged after an officer was struck by a trail bike during a pursuit in the Hunter region earlier this year. Just before 7pm on Wednesday 14 April 2021, officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District initiated a pursuit with the trail bike...
New South Wales is bracing for a surge in cases this morning as Premier Gladys Berejiklian says cases are likely to rise in the coming days. New South Wales Health is set to have their press conference at 11am this morning. More exposure sites have...
Tim Crakanthorp has publicly called Clive Palmer a disgrace after residents in his electorate of Newcastle have received pamphlets from Clive Palmer. The pamphlet made an astonishing claim that 210 people have died from the covid-19 vaccine and 24,000 adverse reactions had been recorded. The...
A man and woman from Sydney’s east who travelled to the Hunter region are among those issued Penalty Infringement Notices (PINs) for alleged breaches of the Public Health Order in the past 24 hours. About 3.20pm yesterday (Saturday 26 June 2021), officers from Hunter Valley...
Ticket Holders for Tim Minchin Newcastle shows that were on Mon/Tue 28-29 June Due to ongoing COVID restrictions the Tim Minchin Back shows are being rescheduled to 29-30 September 2021. Wed 29 September 2021 (previously Mon 28 June, 2021)Thu 30 September 2021(previously Tue 29 June,...
Everyone in NSW is now required to mask up indoors and including at work places, unless you have a medical exemption not to wear a mask, in the last two days in Greater Sydney, NSW police have issued 14 PIN’s for not complying with the...
Liberal Central Ward Councillor Sally Halliday has submitted her intention to rescind plans by Maitland Mayor Loretta Baker to cut red bins from a weekly service to a fortnightly service from 2024. On 25 May 2021 the Mayor used a Mayoral Minute to further endorse...
A man and a woman have been charged with property, firearm and drug offences following investigations into break-in offences in the Hunter region. Officers from Hunter Valley Police District commenced an investigation into several break and enters at properties in the area including a rural...
A dance teacher will appear in court today charged over the alleged sexual abuse of students in the Port Stephens area In March this year, detectives from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District established Strike Force Wairakei to investigate reports of inappropriate behaviour by the dance teacher...
Newcastle Airport has advised it’s airfield is currently closed and all flights have been cancelled or diverted. This is due to an emergency landing at the airfield. Check with your airline for flights details and changes. Flights tonight have been cancelled or diverted and flights...
Cessnock Mayor Bob Pynsent will not contest the upcoming local government elections, and has endorsed Jay Suvaal as Labors candidate for Mayor. Up until last week most people had no idea who this councillor was before we made him famous by declaring he had done...