The Latest Breaking News from Hunter

Cessnock lottery win: $164,000 prize confirmed in NSW The Lott draw

A Hunter resident will receive a boost to her bank account after The Lott officials confirmed her division one winning entry in Wednesday's Lotto Strike.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 22, 2023

Call for Hunter advocacy groups to coordinate efforts

The Hunter's disparate array of advocacy and lobby groups needed to adopt a more coordinated approach to the Hunter's energy transition, the director of the Grattan Institute's energy program believes.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 22, 2023

Vale Ken Warby: the world's fastest man on water

Worlds fastest man on water Ken Warby remembered for his world water speed record, racing career and for his family ties to the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 21, 2023

Dashville festival scores COVID recovery grant

The Hunter's Dashville Skyline is among 36 music festivals across the country named for a share in a $2.5 million federal government grant to help the industry's ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 16, 2023

Five weeks of fury: Hunter paramedics in statewide industrial action

NSW paramedics are intensifying their campaign for equal pay with interstate counterparts in "five weeks of fury" ahead of the NSW election.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 16, 2023

'We have to beg for every little bit of funding': Mayor

Singleton mayor Sue Moore says it is "frustrating" to see the cash and attention lavished on western Sydney while the Hunter is left to "grovel and beg" for every scrap of funding.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 16, 2023

It's Galentine's Day! And no, this isn't a typo

Topics: It's Galentine's Day, Anti-Valentine and Hunter Idols.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 13, 2023

Rising costs put the boot into Hunter businesses

When Mortels Sheepskin Factory at Thornton converted its power to solar about five years ago, the electricity bills were halved.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 12, 2023

The Hunter's top young lifesavers

Topics: Two young lifesavers and two Hunter families.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 6, 2023

Battery powered growth plan

Work on the Hunter's next large-scale battery manufacturing facility could be underway by the end of the year if demand grows as predicted.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 3, 2023