Hunter News

BY CATHERINE ALLEN Irrawang High School students have taken the initiative to create positive change by creating a petition asking for...

CHELSEA EDWARDS A report released by Lock the Gate Alliance has found fixing mine rehabilitation shortfalls could create jobs in the Hunter. The...

BY IAN CROUCH Lake Macquarie Police are investigating the circumstances leading up to a single car crash at Toronto. A...

BY LAUREN FREEMANTLE State Labor has today announced who will contest the seat of Lake Macquarie, currently held by Independent...

BY ISABEL EVERETT Parliamentary Secretary Scot MacDonald meets with children in the Hunter. Hunter pre-schools have received government funding as...

BY CATHERINE ALLEN Residents of the Churchill Crescent housing complex have been joined this morning by school students and community...

BY LAUREN FREEMANTLE A chemical spill has occurred at a warehouse in Balbu Close, Beresfield this morning, forcing the evacuation...

BY IAN CROUCH It’s unclear when workers will be allowed to return to the Benaglla Coal Mine near Muswellbrook following...

BY IAN CROUCH Police are investigating a suspicious fire at a group of townhouses under construction at Jesmond. Firefighters from...

BY LAUREN FREEMANTLE Tougher penalties for firebugs are being welcomed in the Hunter, with the region’s history of devastating bushfires...