Emergency services responded to the Hunter Wetlands after fire alarms were activated upon arrival crews were confronted with a large shed fire. The sheds contained tractors, paints, landscaping equipment and other flammable items. Crews spent an hour and a half battling the flames before gaining...
FREEMANS WATERHOLE: A truck on fire closed the M1 Pacific Motorway northbound between Freemans Drive and Palmers Road earlier this morning. The site has now been cleared and all northbound lanes have reopened on the motorway at Freemans Waterhole. Northbound traffic is back to normal.
Eight people have been charged following a high-visibility operation across the Hunter this week. Operation Northern Engage is a proactive operation aimed to target repeat offenders and increasing crime trends across the southern zone of the Northern Region. The operation was conducted in Cessnock and...
If you’re having difficulty paying your household energy bill because of a short-term financial crisis or emergency, such as unexpected medical bills, or reduced income due to COVID-19, you could be eligible for Energy Accounts Payment Assistance (EAPA) $50 vouchers. EAPA vouchers are sent electronically to your...
The Port Stephens Examiner has been dealt another blow as regional newspapers struggle to keep their print additions alive in these trying times. The Port Stephens council has voted to no longer advertise public notices in the Port Stephens Examiner. Kate Washington MP for Port...
Police are appealing for public assistance after a homeless man was assaulted and robbed in the Hunter region. Shortly after 5am yesterday (Wednesday 6 May 2020), police have been told a 45-year-old man was asleep in a tent along the Elcom Fire Trail, off Old...
CAN YOU HELP FIND MISSING PERSON JOSHUA WATKIN. Police are appealing for the communities help to locate Joshua Watkin who was last seen on the States Central Coast. Joshua Watkin, aged 27, was last seen by family at a Charmhaven address on the States Central...
A man has been charged following investigations into a public place shooting at Raymond Terrace last week. About 11am on Saturday 2 May 2020, the occupants of a home on Benjamin Lee Drive, Raymond Terrace, located a .22 calibre bullet has penetrated the front door...
Newcastle City Police caught a thief red handed after a failed attempt at breaking into a unit in Wallsend in the early hours of Tuesday morning (Tuesday 5 May, 2020) Police arrested the 37-year-old man from Elermore Vale shortly after he failed to gain entry...
Emergency services were called to a house fire in Muswellbrook around 9am yesterday morning, upon arrival crews found smoke billowing out from the roof of the house. It appears an electrical fault has caused a fire to start, spreading into the roof space. The occupants...
About 12.55am on Saturday (2 May 2020), officers from Lake Macquarie Police District were called to Motherwell Street, Edgeworth where they spoke to 15 and 16- year-old juveniles. The boys were arrested and taken to Toronto Police Station, where they were charged with 12 offences...
Mother nature is taking parts of the world back as humans are forced to lock down to avoid the virus. This time Pink Flamingos are taking over Mumbai in mass numbers never seen before turning lakes pink. The air is much cleaner, there is less...
Emergency services were called to a structure fire at Ellalong around 10:30am this morning, upon arrival the structure was completely engulfed by fire, including a car and caravan parked adjacent to the structure were destroyed. Local fire crews from Quorrobolong and Millfield RFS and Paxton...
A man has been charged over the alleged possession of child abuse material and drug offences following an investigation by Strike Force Trawler in the state’s Hunter Region. In November 2019, detectives from the Child Abuse and Sex Crime Squad’s Child Exploitation Internet Unit (CEIU)...
2005 Blue Ford Sedan was stolen on the 30th of April at around 8:06am from out the front of a house in Aberglasslyn. The owner has posted a $1000 reward for its return, the owner did not have insurance at the time the car was...
A man will face court today, charged after a pursuit with police in Maitland overnight. About 1.35am (Tuesday 28 April 2020), officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District, were patrolling the Rutherford area when they saw a Hyundai Tuscon on Harvey Road. After turning on to...
Councillors Ian Olsen and John Fagg have both confirmed that Cessnock tip will reopen from the 1st of may by appointment only for the general public, details are thin on how the booking system will work and how many people will be able to use...
As part these Cessnock City Council covid-19 response they made the decision to close the Cessnock Dump without warning to residents, leaving many residents upset as they have not been able to use this time to clean up their properties and use their dump passes....
A man – with his toddler in the backseat – has allegedly thrown methylamphetamine from his car while leading police on a low-speed pursuit through the Mid North Coast overnight. Police from the Mid North Coast Target Action Group stopped the driver of a blue...
A man has been fined after ignoring self-quarantine obligatuions given to him by his doctor as he awaited COVID-19 test results. Officers attached to Tuggerah Lakes Police District attended a home on Fraser Road, Long Jetty on Thursday (23 April 2020), and spoke to 62-year-old...