The Latest Breaking News from Hunter

Destructive flood leaves Hunter councils a mammoth repair bill in its wake

Horror floods couldn't break the spirit of community across the Hunter, but destructive water that overturned cars, wiped out homes and pulled down powerlines has racked up an astronomical damage bill in its wake.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 8, 2022

Time for a Hunter City Deal, says property council

The council has previously advocated for the Hunter to be part of the program, and has renewed the call after the federal election with Labor supporting the wider concept.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 8, 2022

Newcastle, Port Stephens, Muswellbrook, MidCoast declared disaster zones

More local government areas across the Hunter region have been declared natural disaster zones, making federal-state relief money available to more people affected by the floods that have inundated many parts of NSW this week.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 8, 2022

NSW flood victims return home to wreckage, water yet to recede in parts of Hunter and Central Coast

Flood-affected New South Wales residents are reminded to stay vigilant with flooding still isolating communities in the Hunter and Central Coast.

ABC News · Jul 7, 2022

Rain and flood records fall across New South Wales as temperatures in Queensland plummet

From nearly a metre of rain south of Sydney to a one-in-500-year flood in the Hunter, one huge weather system has driven extremes from Darwin to NSW.

ABC News · Jul 7, 2022

‘We’ve had bad flooding before, but nothing like this’: regional NSW towns cut off by week-long deluge

Rains continue to threaten communities as the low-pressure system moves to the Hunter, Central Coast and Mid-North Coast

The Guardian - AU · Jul 7, 2022

Is the Hunter getting its fair share of a $3.6 billion royalties bonanza?

This year an extra $2.2 billion in royalties revenue will fill the state's coffers, much of it from the Hunter Valley

Newcastle Herald · Jul 7, 2022

Another 22 years of coal queried in Mount Pleasant mine extension hearing

Climate change on the agenda at planning commission's consideration of massive Hunter Valley coal mine expansion plan

Newcastle Herald · Jul 7, 2022

TOOHEY'S NEWS: Hunter horse training legend Kris Lees has Newcastle in the bloodline

Listen to the latest episode of Toohey's News: The Podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google, or wherever you like to listen.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 7, 2022

Flood updates: Wollombi Brook begins to fall, but threat of moderate flooding still ongoing

The man who saved a 10-month-old baby in medical distress has been applauded for a brave rescue across floodwaters at Bulga.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 7, 2022