Hunter News

Hunter residents and families are concerned, a controversial Dinosaur Festival event is continuing to ignore requests for refunds.

A local Liberal candidate is calling for a crackdown on youth crime and more investment in early intervention in the Hunter.

Federal Labor says it will invest $20 million into Lake Macquarie to establish a permanent dredge for the Swansea Channel, as well as extend the Newcastle Mines Grouting Fund to cover the City of Lake Macquarie.

A new initiative is hoping to address the Hunter's housing crisis by connecting homeowners with people in need of a roof over their head.

Paramedics across the Hunter and New South Wales are taking industrial action today, calling on the State Government to address critical staff shortages.

There's been a fire in an underground carpark in Newcastle East.

Lambton Library is set to reopen this weekend, following an extensive renovation.

The latest Hunter data is in, from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR).

Defence and aerospace contractor BAE Systems is set to get a share in the NSW Government's new $250 million Jobs Plus Program. 

The boards of Newcastle Permanent and the Greater Bank have both endorsed the proposal to merge the Hunter mutuals.