AUCKLAND DECLARED COVID HOT SPOT
Following the New Zealand Government's report yesterday of three additional cases of COVID-19 in Auckland, NSW Health is contacting travellers who have arrived from New Zealand since Saturday 20 February…
Four Bedroom Cessnock house sells for more than half a million
Proof Covid has had no impact on the housing market in the Hunter Valley as this four bedroom faultless family design house in Cessnock sells for $650,000. The house is…
Newcastle have your say – Shortland Pedestrian Safety
Great news for Shortland! If you live, work or play in Shortland, the City of Newcastle is calling for community feedback on a proposal to improve safety for pedestrians and…
Newcastle Council reaffirms 1953 commmitment to keep ocean baths free and safe for all
In 1953, the City's Labor Councillors fought a long and bitter campaign against their conservative opponents to make Newcastle Ocean Baths free for all. This evening, Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelms…
Newcastle manufacturer fined $82,500 for air pollution
Koppers Carbon Materials and Chemicals Pty Ltd has been convicted and ordered to pay a total of $82,500, following prosecution by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) for a spill…
Suspicious fire at former sports club – Belmont
Police are investigating after fire destroyed a former clubhouse in Lake Macquarie overnight. About 10.45pm (Sunday 21 February 2021), emergency services were called to a building on Maude Street, Belmont,…
BELMONT MAN CHARGED WITH HIGH RANGE DRINK DRIVING
A man has been charged with high-range drink driving after allegedly being caught almost six times the legal limit in the Hunter yesterday. Just before 5.30pm (Thursday 18 February 2021),…
WALLSEND WOMAN CHARGED FOR RIPPING OFF NDIS
A woman will face court after she was charged with fraudulently receiving benefits from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). In November 2020, detectives from Quakers Hill Police Area Command…
You can run, but you can’t hide from the dog squad.
On Tuesday afternoon a stolen Toyota Hilux was sighted in the Borragul area by Highway patrol officers. The vehicle was seen to stop and the driver run off and over…
MAN AIRLIFTED TO JOHN HUNTER AFTER SERIOUS CRASH NEAR CESSNOCK
Emergency services were called to a person trapped inside the vehicle after the vehicle collidied with tree near Cessnock around 9pm last night. Emergency services extracted the man from the…
FOURTH MAN CHARGED OVER NEWCASTLE SHOOTING AND BREAK AN ENTER
A fourth man has been charged as investigations continue into an alleged break and enter and shooting in Newcastle last month. About 8.10pm on Thursday 14 January 2021, two 19-year-old…
Two men charged with damaging police car during a brawl
Two men will face court today after allegedly damaging a police vehicle during a brawl in the Hunter Valley overnight. About 1am (Thursday 18 February 2021), officers attached to Hunter…
Cessnock man charged with attempted murder of 5 month old baby
A man has been charged over the alleged attempted murder of a baby in the state’s Hunter region last year. On Saturday 12 December 2020, police received reports that a…
NET ZERO BY 2030 WILL DESTROY SOME OF THE HIGHEST PAYING JOBS IN THE HUNTER REGION.
Many people argue why should we care about the coal industry when it does not employ as many people as other sectors. Whilst it's true the coal industry does not…
A man remains behind bars tonight after a female officer was assaulted during a dramatic arrest
A man has been charged after a police officer was assaulted during an arrest in Lake Macquarie overnight. About 8pm (Monday 15 February 2021), a man entered the backyard of…
Two men arrested after a dangerous high speed pursuit through the streets of Raymond Terrace
Two men were arrested after a high speed pursuit through the streets of Raymond Terrace in the early hours of Saturday the 6th of February. Police observed a blue Toyota…
FITZGIBBION: NET ZERO TO BECOME UNIVERSAL POLICY ACROSS THE WORLD
Joel Fitzgibbion is continuing to tow the party line and promoting Labors climate change agenda, including the net zero emissions by 2050. Joel Fitzgibbion told 2CC Stephen Cenatiempo that net…
A Maitland man will face court next month after alleged stolen goods were found at a Hunter property
A man from Maitland will face court next month after suspected stolen property was found at a Hunter property yesterday. In December 2020, officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District…
Nationals Candidate Josh Angus says Fitzgibbon should resign.
The seat for the Hunter is heating up like we have never seen before with climate policy the number one issue. Labor has commitment to Net Zero Emissions by 2050…
MOBILE SPEED CAMERAS MAY DETECT DRIVERS ON BOTH SIDES
The NSW Government has recently stepped up its crack down on speeding drivers by removing the warning signs and vehicle markings. These new rules have made it much harder to…