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The birth of 13 Eastern quoll joeys in the Barrington Tops - the first born in the region in 60 years - has given wildlife restoration efforts new hope in bringing the endangered species back from the brink.

Four new NSW Police Force members have been sent to serve across the Hunter region after graduating from the Police Academy in Goulburn in the first graduation ceremony of 2021.

Revenue from unmarked mobile speed cameras has skyrocketed over the past six months, with fines flying into the pockets of Hunter motorists.

The Newcastle community have one last opportunity to get a free skin check this summer season.

Vulnerable youth across the Hunter, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region are being given a leg up as the NSW Government has announced a 20 million dollar expansion of the Driver Licensing Access Program.

Port Stephens MP Kate Washington has called on the State government to remember its promise to build a new high school in Medowie.

Submissions made to the Parliamentary Inquiry in Rural and Regional Healthcare have revealed medical services in the Hunter and other regional areas could be teetering right on the edge of a serious crisis.

Supporters of assisted dying laws across Newcastle are launching a campaign blitz to show MP's how much community support there is for the proposed bill.

Five people, including four teenagers, have been charged in relation to two alleged break and enter offences in the Hunter.

A woman has been charged with high-range drink driving after allegedly colliding with an unmarked police car in Lake Macquarie on Wednesday afternoon.