The Latest Breaking News from Hunter

Adam Liaw sings Hunter Valley's praises

"Each producer is dedicated to one thing, which makes them incredible at what they do."

Newcastle Herald · Jul 9, 2022

Stockton erosion, Hunter floods: fighting weather crises fast and slow

Editorial: While help may be on the way for those hit by this sudden and very immediate threat, at Stockton residents feel progress against their insidious one is proving glacial.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 9, 2022

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

Hunter floods: Washington demands flood assistance as Port Stephens is left in the lurch

Disaster-declared towns like Maitland and Dungog breathed a sigh of relief yesterday, while on the other side of the Hunter River, suburbs that succumbed to rising floodwaters have been left in the lurch.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 8, 2022

Ice to see the tradition of Disney on Ice skate back into Newcastle

That Disney, it's a company worth keeping an eye on. It might be big one day.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 7, 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