The Latest Breaking News from Cessnock

Newcastle RL: Souths, Cessnock in fight for 2022 survival

The Lions visit the Goannas in the elimination semi-final on Sunday.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 20, 2022

New research project to home in on feral deer destruction in Lake Macquarie

Feral deer and the destruction they leave in their wake are at the centre of a new research project around Cessnock.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 8, 2022

Riskier roads deliver buses with seatbelts for Hunter school services

Visiting Singleton on Friday, NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said the seatbelt upgrade would come to Singleton, Cessnock, Maitland and Port Stephens routes.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 5, 2022

Hero SES unit: a year's worth of calls for help in just two weeks

The SES Cessnock City unit received 232 callouts in the first two weeks of July alone.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 20, 2022

Testers Hollow finally reopens 16 days after it was cut off by floodwater

Cessnock Road has reopened at Testers Hollow on Wednesday morning.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 19, 2022

Hunter councils left in the dark as power provider tries to pull out of electricity contract

A Cessnock council spokesperson said last month it "received advice from its contract entity of its intentions to cease providing electricity supply under the contract".

Newcastle Herald · Jul 13, 2022

High-speed and the wrong way: WATCH alleged car-jacker trying to evade police

The police helicopter was called in, helping local police find the now extensively damaged vehicle on Anderson Drive at Beresfield.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 8, 2022

Hunter the focus for NSW SES as rain shifts north

"The area we are concerned about today is particularly around Singleton," NSW SES commissioner Carlene York said.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 5, 2022

Hunter council leaders 'confident' after ministerial meeting

Representatives from Singleton, Muswellbrook, Cessnock and Lake Macquarie councils were part of a roundtable meeting with federal MP Kristy McBain last week.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 25, 2022

Hunter council's bid to allow parking on footpaths, nature strips

Normally councils just enforce the parking rules, but one Hunter mayor is hoping they can change them.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 23, 2022