The Latest Breaking News from Hunter

Newcastle job numbers hit record high

An extra 23,000 people are in work across the city compared with a year ago.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 21, 2022

Hunter's bushfire management plan open for comment ahead of summer

Taylor Martin, Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter, said the region would be first to use the new process to assess the dangers as the mercury rose.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 21, 2022

Award nod for Power and the Passion series on Hunter's energy future

Herald a finalist in the Chris Watson Award for print and online regional journalism

Newcastle Herald · Jul 21, 2022

Hunter region flooded suburb dubbed Gillieston Island after being left with no supplies

Gillieston Heights residents fear they are being left behind as NSW faces more flood destruction.

ABC News · Jul 15, 2022

Hunter support for reduced trading hours drops during lockout years

People surveyed were asked about the measures that Australia takes to reduce drug use and drug-related harm.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 14, 2022

Hunter mayors join forces to demand more disaster funds for clean-up

All ten mayors of the Hunter region have called on the state and federal governments to cough-up more disaster support, facing an astronomical clean-up bill in the aftermath of the floods.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 14, 2022

'What the barmaid heard' in Hunter Valley history

The book chronicles the lives of Hunter Valley families from the 1800s.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 13, 2022

Letters: Hunter region needs more caravan parks

Newcastle Herald readers have their say.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 13, 2022

Cricket Australia goes into bat for Newcastle in quest to secure new facilities and top-class games

"As the second-largest city in NSW, Newcastle plays a central role in the future of our game."

Newcastle Herald · Jul 13, 2022

Aerial images show how roads and a highway to major regional NSW towns were submerged in July flood

The extent to which flooding cut off several roads, including the New England Highway, in the NSW Hunter region a week ago has been captured in aerial images.

ABC News · Jul 12, 2022