Hunter News

The push towards sustainable living has been given a boost with news Australia's largest sustainable city is to be built in the coalfields.

The federal government is pressing ahead with a gas-fired power plant at Kurri Kurri.

NSW Health Minister, Brad Hazzard has confirmed the NSW Government is on the hunt for a possible new mass vaccination hub in Newcastle.

The NSW Government has announced $75 million for the latest round of the Resources for Regions fund.

Local residents and their pets can expect to see improvements to the popular off-leash area at Islington Park in the coming months.

The CycleSafe Network, a Hunter based organisation, have thrown their support behind the United Nations call for 30km/h speed limits in local streets.

Cost savings and job boosting measures from last weeks budget were at the top of then agenda for the federal Minister for Jobs Stuart Robert on a visit to the region on Monday morning.

Many Fire Stations across the Hunter are swinging their doors open for their annual open day, ignoring a directive from the Union.

Questions are being raised around a $34 million gap in funding for communities affected by coastal erosion.

Planned upgrades to the Stockton Ambulance Station will get underway later this year, with a tender now awarded.