Hunter News

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...

BY LAUREN FREEMANTLE Police have confirmed a 53-year-old man has been killed in a bad crash near Raymond Terrace. Around...

BY HOLLIE HUGHES Lake Macquarie City Council is expanding its water safety training programs in a bid to improve children’s...

By SANZIANA TIMIS Labor has revealed a massive $19.4 million funding plan for Newcastle public schools if they win the next...

BY LAUREN FREEMANTLE There is traffic bedlam on the New England Highway north of Muswellbrook this morning, following an earlier...