The Latest Breaking News from Newcastle Herald

Oil leak triggers emergency RAAF firefighter response at Newcastle Airport

A large, camouflaged bear-cat-like vehicle was at the scene.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 1

Former Newcastle Knight Jarrod Mullen charged twice with driving offences

Mullen has court matters in Wollongong and Port Macquarie.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 1

'I'm that bloke that beat the odds': man wins $30m Oz Lotto jackpot

When an official called to tell him the good news, he was already at work.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 1

Going down: Newcastle and Lake Macquarie home values drop for a second month

Revised data from Cotality shows the market peaked in April.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 30

Female driver cut from vehicle following Lake Macquarie car crash

The crash occurred shortly before school pick-up time.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 30

Former Tongan Test rugby player has one-punch assault conviction overturned

A judge found he was acting in self-defence.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 30

'Extremely disappointed': cable thieves, vandals wreak havoc across Newcastle

A wave of vandalism has put sports fields and EV chargers out of action.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 30

'I just remember seeing the light, the good light': fisherman shares lost at sea ordeal

Former student rescues teacher after hours in the water.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 30

'Big shock': after her diagnosis, Karen lost 30 kilograms in three years

'I had no inkling that anything was wrong.'

Newcastle Herald · Jun 30

How a prominent Newcastle builder more than doubled his Merewether home's value in two years

Take a look inside the restored 1930s home that sold off-market for $4 million.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 30