The Latest Breaking News from Hunter

Access to urgent care to help 'heaving' emergency departments

Budget news is a "tremendous shot in the arm" for Hunter's GP Access After Hours.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 3, 2022

Weather warning: damaging winds, peak gusts up to 100 km/h

HUNTER residents can expect damaging winds with peak gusts up to 100 kilometres an hour, according to Wednesday's weather warning from the Bureau of Meteorology.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 1, 2022

Port woes push Hunter firm to look at US factory

The company's executive chairman has called on Labor leader Chris Minns to unpick the state's container terminal deals.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 1, 2022

'There's still work to be done': Hunter women empowered to fight sexual violence

They're empowered, angry and tired, but Newcastle women won't stop until people in positions of power hear their voices - there is no room for sexual violence on the city's streets.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 29, 2022

Labor's Budget commitments to the Hunter need timely funding on the follow through

Thanks for the Budget Jim, now keep it coming

Newcastle Herald · Oct 26, 2022

Lessons for the Hunter from Collie clean energy transition

Five years ago the community of Collie in Western Australia's south west saw the writing on the wall for their coal-based power and mining industries.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 26, 2022

Victoria blows investment dollars to the Hunter

The Victorian government's plan to create a state-owned power industry could be a windfall for private investment in regions such as the Hunter, the head of offshore wind company Oceanex believes.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 25, 2022

Electric vehicle chargers for Newcastle

The six Hunter sites were listed among 86 across the state.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 24, 2022

The 61 Hunter suburbs in line for faster internet

More than 60 Hunter suburbs are among the areas confirmed for world-class internet speeds over the next year as NBN Co rolls out upgraded fibre connections across Australia.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 23, 2022

Former Hunter miner says state's commitment to ban open cut works at Dartbrook is small comfort in broader context

"I'm not saying that we should be shutting mines tomorrow and kicking people out of jobs," he said, "(But) there's a lot more work that needs to be done."

Newcastle Herald · Oct 22, 2022