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New stages of the Newcastle Inner City Bypass are expected to cut through what was once the Lambton Camp, a shanty town which housed up to 130 residents from the Great Depression until 1960.

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.

A nine-year parking plan was adopted at Newcastle Council's Tuesday night meeting, which is unlikely to see the creation of new spaces.

Garden Suburb community members are fighting a development approved by the Hunter Regional Planning Panel to clear 12 hectares of land to make room for 66 new residential lots.

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.

The Hunter is set to benefit from plans for five new Business Fibre Zones, which will bring local Internet speeds up to date with the best in the country.

Newcastle MP Sharon Claydon has criticized the Federal Government's attempts to push an extension and expansion of the cashless welfare card program through parliament.

The City of Newcastle has announced they spent a total of $17.6 million on a relocation to newly leased premises at Stewart Avenue in Newcastle West - more than $10 million more than suggested by reports in late 2017.