The Latest Breaking News from Hunter

Hunter businesses 'downbeat', new survey results show

Businesses in the Hunter region are more concerned than the NSW average when it comes to rising interest rates and energy costs, according to the latest Business Conditions Survey.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 8, 2022

Festive season in full swing of carols: Your full list of events in the Hunter this weekend

What's on this weekend in Newcastle and the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 7, 2022

Hunter residents fear energy prices will 'go up a lot': survey

A survey of Hunter residents has revealed almost 75 per cent believe energy prices will "go up a lot" in the next two years.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 6, 2022

Hunter developer defends charge he stole from unfinished family home

Daniel Roberts pleads not guilty to stealing air conditioners from building site.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 29, 2022

Bodyboarding champ stabbed while beach fishing: man charged

Police and paramedics were called to the scene where they treated the 35-year-old Hunter man for multiple stab wounds to his arms and abdomen. A man has now been charged over the incident.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 28, 2022

Why I faked coal tests: insiders on the industry's 'open secret'

"I was told on my first day in the job, this is how it operates. I was horrified to begin with, but you either get on board or you get out the door, and I had a mortgage and kids."

Newcastle Herald · Nov 25, 2022

Firebug's jail sentence reduced on appeal for 'senseless' blazes

A man convicted of lighting a series of fires in suburban Lake Macquarie in late 2019 before being caught transporting just under 400g of the drug ice from Sydney to the Hunter while on bail in late 2021 will walk free from jail early next month.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 25, 2022

Last gasp for city's infamous 'stink pipe'

An icon or a stinking eyesore - regardless of your perspective, the Hunter's largest and longest-running wastewater pump station at Newcastle West is about to undergo a multi-million dollar upgrade.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 25, 2022

NSW Hunter police charge 13 people, mostly teenagers, over alleged theft of luxury vehicles and reckless driving

Police say most of the alleged offenders are aged between 12 and 17, and used social media to coordinate their actions and locate vehicles.

ABC News · Nov 25, 2022

Plan for new autism school aims to bridge the gap for Hunter parents

A new school is hoped to ease the strain on parents of children on the autism spectrum stuck on long waiting lists.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 24, 2022