Hunter News

Marine Rescue NSW has seen its second busiest year on record, with more than 1,147 of the state's 3,905 rescues in the Hunter and Central Coast region.

The Hunter's state MPs have been sent a letter from NSW Ports, arguing the push for a container terminal at the Port of Newcastle is misguided.

A pop-up DNA collection centre is in the Hunter today, in the hopes of helping families locate their lost loved ones.

Greyhound activists are up in arms after the death of a third greyhounds at the Gardens over the weekend.

A local MP is hoping to recognise the work of Maitland volunteers as part of the new Community Heroes Initiative. 

Hunter unions and women's support services are welcoming the introduction of new legislation to Federal Parliament this week, giving workers across Australia access to ten days of paid domestic violence leave.

Port Stephens Council is set to install new solar panels on 14 community buildings as part of its effort to become carbon neutral by 2025.

Police are confident they're getting a handle on a youth crime spree across the Hunter, where cars were stolen and the thefts posted to the social media platform TikTok.

Firefighters say smoke alarms saved the occupants of a Fennell Bay home which has been damaged by fire overnight.

An Edgeworth man will spend at least 3 years in gaol over multiple sexual abuse offences committed against a woman and a child.