Hunter News

An electric car has embarked on the first leg of a round trip of Australia on Friday, departing Newcastle for a journey largely powered by the sun.

Citizen scientists are calling for more research into thermal pollution in the wake of a mass fish kill at Mannering Park in August.

Two people have been charged following a joint investigation by detectives from the Robbery and Serious Crime Squad and Lake Macquarie Police District into an alleged home invasion and another shooting in Lake Macquarie earlier this year.

Councillor Tony Jarrett has been re-elected as Deputy Mayor, as Singleton Council returns after its by-election hiccup.

The Environment Protection Authority says the recent mass fish kill at Mannering Park in Lake Macquarie was likely a natural...

The Hunter Defence Conference is set to get started on Wednesday, bringing together local industry and government to discuss the sector's future in the region.

Catholic teachers are ramping up their industrial campaign in the Hunter on Monday, to address pay, conditions, and staff shortages in the sector.

Cessnock MP Clayton Barr has started a stoush with Cessnock Council, after facing fines for using public spaces to hold community barbeques.

Tasmanian devils in the Barrington Tops have woken up to a dusting of snow.

The Air Race World Championship won't make it to Lake Macquarie later this year, after organisers cancelled it and a pair of rounds in Malaysia and Indonesia.