The Latest Breaking News from Hunter

Greensteel secures historic BHP site for manufacturing return

Steelmaking will return to the former BHP site at Mayfield, but this time it's electric.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 6

'Biggest since BHP': how the Hunter reacted to $12 billion train-building plan

'The Hunter knows how to build trains. Our job is to make sure it has the opportunity to build them again'.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 5

The state's first case of bird flu is in the Hunter. Here's what you need to know

Authorities confirmed a migratory seabird found at Hawks Nest has the first NSW case of the deadly H5N1 virus, sparking a state and national response.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 5

Call for 'less talk and more action' on transition as 300 mining jobs axed

A Hunter coal mine's impending closure will send shockwaves through the region.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 1

Public funds to upgrade public spaces across Hunter's 'high growth' areas

State-based funding to upgrade swimming and recreational areas

Newcastle Herald · Jun 30

Hunter mining giant holds town hall meeting about future

The Hunter Valley mine employs about 300 people.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 29

What Hunter suburbs have the highest and lowest levels of income?

Hunter postcode insights: Winners and losers income-wise over the past 20 years

Newcastle Herald · Jun 28

Bullock teams: how these giants shaped the Hunter's towns and timber industry

Hundreds of men once worked hills from Wyong to Wollombi with their gentle giants, hauling crucial supplies to remote towns

Newcastle Herald · Jun 28

First look: Newcastle's new 12,000-seat arena unveiled today

Newcastle's new entertainment centre will pump $400 million into the Hunter economy over 10 years.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 25

New Hunter data centre plan promises to create 250 full-time jobs

A scoping report has been lodged for a new data centre on a former industrial site near Kurri.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 24