#newcastle

The Hunter's set to see the profit from local mining thanks to the latest round of Resources for Regions funding.

Local MPs and councillors have rallied behind Hunter teachers this morning, ahead of the sector's first 24-hour strike in a decade next Tuesday.

The Hunter's headed to the polls tomorrow for the latest local government elections. 

A rehabilitation program in Newcastle has helped people battling Parkinson's Disease find their voice again. 

Four of the six candidates for Lord Mayor of Newcastle have pledged not to develop land along the Newcastle Link Road at Wallsend if they're elected this weekend.

Labor councillors say they'll breathe new life into Wallsend Local Centre if they're successful in holding on to their majority after the Newcastle council election this Saturday.

Newcastle Labor councillors are hoping to give Mayfield's high street shopping precinct a facelift if they're reelected following elections in December.

The Newcastle Art Gallery could be closed for more than two years, if the city wins a $10 million grant from the Federal Government to fund its long-awaited expansion.

Port Stephens Council have made a commitment to become carbon neutral by 2025.

Newcastle is now the latest city to sign up to the global Cities Race to Zero campaign, pushing local governments...