The Latest Breaking News from Newcastle West

More towers, higher towers: Newcastle West's transformation

Building heights are going to soar in the years ahead. Here's why that's good news, writes Bradley Perrett.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 21

Disrepair of a Newcastle West landmark gives us cause for despair

Letters: 'Shame, Newcastle, shame.'

Newcastle Herald · Sep 10, 2024

Spotlight development site sold as Newcastle West builders get busy

Developer Bloc has bought the Spotlight site in a joint venture.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 30, 2024

Light rail corridor concerns linger as developer lodges car park appeal

The Newcastle West proposal raises questions over a light rail extension.

Newcastle Herald · May 2, 2023

'I thought I was going to die': teenage attacker left knife lodged in victim's side

The first strike with the knife happened so quickly that initially the man who had intervened in an ugly street brawl in Newcastle West thought he had just been punched.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 28, 2023

Teenager who twice stabbed man during ugly brawl to learn fate next month

A teenager who was handed a knife during an ugly street brawl in Newcastle West and promptly used it to twice stab a man in the chest will learn his fate next month.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 16, 2023

Beating heart of a city, but Newcastle's CBD is hard to find

Our council believes that the CBD is emerging as Newcastle West, and this store believes Cooks Hill qualifies. I reckon most Novocastrians still think it's uptown, where it always was. Can anyone enlighten me?

Newcastle Herald · Mar 6, 2023

Trio in court over wild Newcastle West brawl

Three people charged over a brawl in Newcastle West last month, during which a shop owner suffered a broken jaw, have appeared in court for the first time.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 2, 2023

Pair refused bail accused of stabbing two chefs in Newcastle laneway

A man and woman accused of stabbing two chefs in a laneway in Newcastle West in January have been refused bail in Newcastle Local Court.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 2, 2023

Developer plans new type of apartment living in Newcastle West

The developer says the project helps address a shortage of affordable housing in the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 26, 2023