BREAKING: Man Rushed to Hospital After Broad-Daylight Stabbing at Carrington Hotel A man has been rushed to hospital after a stabbing at a Carrington hotel late this morning. Emergency services were called to a hotel on Young Street just before 11am following reports a man...
A 25-year-old man has been charged following two alleged armed robberies in Raymond Terrace. Police began investigating the first incident on Tuesday, 23 December 2025, after reports that two men entered a William Street business around 6:40 pm, threatened a 23-year-old employee, and stole cash and...
BREAKING NEWS: Off-Duty Police Officer Helps Crack Nelson Bay Hit-and-Run An off-duty police officer has played a key role in identifying a vehicle linked to a shocking alleged fail-to-stop crash in Nelson Bay that left a beloved family dog dead. The incident occurred just before...
The Hunter Region is likely to see a shift in weather this week as moisture from the remnants of Ex‑Tropical Cyclone Koji feeds into a developing trough over eastern Australia. Meteorologists say a broad low‑pressure trough extending from Ex‑TC Koji down the NSW coast is...
Cessnock Council Approves Application for 39.9% Rate Hike, Community Outrage Grows Cessnock, NSW — Cessnock City Council has formally approved the submission of a Special Rate Variation (SRV) application to IPART, seeking permission to impose a cumulative 39.9% increase in council rates, despite growing community...
Cessnock Council: Ignoring Residents While Raising Your Rates Cessnock Council proved tonight what everyone suspected: they don’t work for the people. They work for themselves. Your voice? Your money? Your concerns? Irrelevant. They just voted to send an application to IPART for a 39% special...
Breaking: Man Charged After House Fire Tears Through Lochinvar Home Lochinvar, NSW – Wednesday 14 January 2026 A 22-year-old man has been charged following a house fire that tore through a Lochinvar home early this morning. Emergency services were called to St Helena Close at...
BREAKING NEWS Emergency services are on scene following a serious crash involving a car and a motorcycle on B68 Cessnock Road at Chinaman’s Hollow, Weston. The incident has occurred moments ago, with multiple emergency service units responding. Witnesses report the road is completely blocked, with...
Canberra / Washington DC — Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has confirmed he will step down as Australia’s Ambassador to the United States at the end of March 2026, bringing to a close a high-profile diplomatic posting that combined significant strategic achievements with moments...
Former outspoken Cessnock councillor Ian Olsen says the community should accept the proposed almost 40 per cent rate increase, warning it may be the only way to prevent the council from being placed into administration after more than a decade of Labor-led councils under former...
A 34-year-old woman is facing court after allegedly displaying a prohibited Nazi symbol in public in Lake Macquarie. The incident traces back to Saturday, 6 December 2025, when Lake Macquarie police were called to a home on Albert Street, Swansea, after a Nazi symbol was...
Three men have been charged following a violent brawl at a licensed venue in the Hunter Valley, where a knife was allegedly used during the altercation. Police from the Hunter Valley Police District were called to the Full Throttle Bar on Lings Road, Buttai, about...
The rental market across the Cessnock Local Government Area (LGA) is tighter and hotter than at any point in recent memory, with rents climbing, vacancies shrinking to historic lows, and tenants battling for limited listings — creating a crisis that’s dominating community discussion and shaking...
Emergency services have contained a suspicious bush fire that burned near the Hunter Expressway at Buchanan, west of Cessnock, overnight. The fire was reported at approximately 6.14pm on Saturday, 10 January 2026, and is estimated to have burned around 8 hectares. The NSW Rural Fire...
Cessnock Council says its new fortnightly red bin collection is about waste management reform, environmental policy, and reducing landfill. That’s the official line. But in reality, this local government decision reveals something much bigger—and much uglier—about life in regional Australia during a housing affordability crisis....
According to SignalX Emergency Services Photography, a tense police operation unfolded in Newcastle West on Friday night after emergency services were called to a home around 7:30pm over a welfare concern. Police spoke with the occupant, who later barricaded themselves inside and refused to come...
A home has been destroyed following a major house fire in Raymond Terrace on Friday night. Emergency services were called to Troman Parade about 9pm on 9 January 2026 after reports a house was alight. Fire and Rescue NSW crews from Raymond Terrace arrived to...
A family is grieving an unimaginable loss after a four-year-old boy died following a drowning incident at a home in Port Stephens on Friday night. Emergency services were called to a property at Bobs Farm about 7.30pm on Friday, 9 January 2026, after reports the...