The Latest Breaking News from Newcastle Herald

'Unimaginable loss': investigation launched after five-year-old girl dies in house fire

Amid the tragedy, police praised the 'extraordinary bravery' of teen who tried to help.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 20

$250k motorbike theft: man arrested after Bad Apples event back in custody

The 21-year-old faced bail court on Thursday.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 20

A new life for Fanny's: council approves grand residence redevelopment

Argyle House will host dinner parties, not raves, in the future.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 20

Shallow stretch of iconic waterway causing near misses and threatening tourism

"Even the NSW Maritime and the Water Police can't get up there at low tide."

Newcastle Herald · Aug 19

'Breaks my heart': NDIS participant loses most of his support overnight

'I think a lot of lives are at risk if this continues and the government keeps cutting funding.'

Newcastle Herald · Aug 19

Meet the volunteers lining up to give more than cancer could ever take

'It's about saving your mum, saving your dad, or your brother or your sister.'

Newcastle Herald · Aug 19

Sharp rise in homes for sale signals market shift in Newcastle and Maitland

Experts say demand has pulled back 'quite rapidly'.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 19

Newcastle Ocean Baths redesign welcomed, but two 'red line' issues remain

The estimated cost of the project has also been revealed.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 19

A handful of Hunter experiments you can do at home for National Science Week

Associate Professor Renee Goreham: 'It starts with curiosity, and the Hunter is a pretty spectacular place to be curious.'

Newcastle Herald · Aug 19

'It's the pun of the century': couple thought Nazi symbols on boat would be 'funny'

The couple had the boat wrapped a few weeks before the Bondi Beach terror attack.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 19