Hunter News

University of Newcastle researchers believe they might have figured out the reason why male fertility has plummeted over the past 50 years.

The Hunter's set to see the profit from local mining thanks to the latest round of Resources for Regions funding.

The Hunter's still crunching the numbers this afternoon, with a few close races for local councils likely to go on for weeks as postal votes and pre-poll numbers roll in.

Local MPs and councillors have rallied behind Hunter teachers this morning, ahead of the sector's first 24-hour strike in a decade next Tuesday.

Newcastle is set to join Wollongong and the Central Coast as the three regional centres signed up to the State Government's new Minister for Cities portfolio.

The Hunter's headed to the polls tomorrow for the latest local government elections. 

A rehabilitation program in Newcastle has helped people battling Parkinson's Disease find their voice again. 

A new NSW Government plan to shape the Hunter's future over the next 20 years is being welcomed by local community and industry.

Four of the six candidates for Lord Mayor of Newcastle have pledged not to develop land along the Newcastle Link Road at Wallsend if they're elected this weekend.

Labor councillors say they'll breathe new life into Wallsend Local Centre if they're successful in holding on to their majority after the Newcastle council election this Saturday.