Cessnock council has released a draft plan to upgrade two parks in the LGA at a whopping cost of $8 million dollars. The plan does not include how they will pay for these upgrades. These plans have been on display for the public to view...
The member for Hunter Joel Fitzgibbon says Kevin Rudd’s leadership changes were a mistake, the changes require all rank and file members to have their say on a leadership challenge. The rules were implemented to stop the revolving door of leaders. The Labor party is...
Heavy swells at Newcastle Beach has caused a section of the southern sea wall to catastrophically fail and collapse. Ten metre waves were reported at Coffs Harbour by a wave rider buoy according to Weatherzone Newcastle City Council told ABC Newcastle that a contractor will...
A man will appear in court today charged over the alleged supply of illicit drugs in the state’s Hunter region overnight. About 10.45pm (Saturday 29 May 2021), officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District were conducting inquiries in the Raymond Terrace area when they attempted...
Two men have been injured after a truck carrying livestock crashed in the Hunter region today. About 6.30am (Saturday 29 May 2021), emergency services were called to the Golden Highway, south of Muswellbrook near Jerrys Plains, following reports a truck had crashed. Officers attached to...
Some Maitland councillors are willing to put it all on the line just months away from the next council election by reaffirming thier position on the very unpopular garbage policy. All ALP Councillors (Baker, Aitchison, Meskauskas, Whiting, Ferris) and Liberal Councillors (Ben Mitchell and Kanchan...
A man has been airlifted to hospital following a stabbing last night in the state’s Hunter Valley region. About 6pm (Wednesday 26 May 2021), emergency services attended Tobruk Avenue at Muswellbrook following reports a man had suffered stab wounds. Police have been told the 18-year-old...
The fallout from the Upper Hunter By-Election has been devastating for Labor, but you can’t help think the result is a direct result of the federal policies of Anthony Albanese. Labors new green woke ideology has left voters unconvinced that we can go green and...
Sometime on Thursday night / Friday morning (20/21st May), some less than desirable person(s) have broken into SES property and stolen emergency equipment including chainsaws, tool boxes, roof heights safety kits / bags and more. This is extremely disappointing. As many of our supporters and...
A teenager has been charged following an investigation into an alleged assault at a soccer match in the Hunter region earlier this month. About 8pm on Wednesday 12 May 2021, a 16-year-old player was allegedly punched in the face at the conclusion of a soccer...
At approximately 1205 this afternoon emergency services were called to a persons trapped in a motor vehicle collision at Quorrobolong. The impact of the collision caused one car to flip onto its roof, the driver and passengers of this vehicle were able to self extract...
MAN HUNT: POLICE HUNTING THREE MEN AFTER SERIOUS ASSAULT Investigations are underway after two men were assaulted and robbed in the state’s Hunter this morning. About 5am (Sunday 23 May 2021), officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District were called to a service station on Regiment...
Cessnock Council to fork out more than $60,000 in extra allowances per year for Councillors and the Mayor, after voting to increase their allowance by the maximum rate, but where will this money come from? You, the rate payer of course. And I won’t be...
Police are appealing for public assistance after a man was injured in a home invasion in the Hunter region. About 7.30pm yesterday (Tuesday 18 May 2021), a man and woman were inside a house on O’Hearn Street, Tenambit, near Maitland, when a man wearing a...
The Morrison Government has allocated $600m to build a gas power station at Kurri Kurri to fill the 1000 megawatt shortage that will be caused by the closure of the Lidell Coal Power Station. $600 Million Dollars to build a gas power station. 600 hundred...
Earlier today a B Double carrying sullage had rolled whilst negotiating the roundabout on TC Frith Avenue near Bunnings Glendale. The B-double which was travelling in a northbound direction came to rest on its side in lane one of the two northbound lanes. One northbound...
Maitland High has issued a stranger danger alert after a student reported an incident that occurred last Friday after school. Whilst it’s unclear exactly the nature of the report that was filed, a description of the vehicle that was allegedly involved has made been public....
Whilst this story is from the Central Coast it really highlights exactly what’s wrong with policing and this s is not uncommon story throughout NSW. Two men aged 40 and 34 from Umina Beach, who were known to each other and were involved in an...
When you think of the Hunter Valley you think of prestigious wines and picturesque views of the rolling hills and grapevines, classy wine tastings, cheese boards and fancy markets to buy organic products, but sometimes that’s just not enough to keep a man intrested, and...
Officers from the Marine Area Command have helped rescue a skipper and sinking yacht off Newcastle during a 26-hour operation. The Marine Area Command (MAC) received reports of a 50-foot Beneteau yacht taking on water 95 nautical miles off the coast of Newcastle about 12am...