The Latest Breaking News from the Upper Hunter

Latest Muswellbrook earthquake connected to a 'swarm' of shakes in the Upper Hunter

What caused the latest earthquake at Muswellbrook on Saturday? Experts explain.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 7, 2024

Aerial shooting takes chunk out of feral deer population but more needed

Around 2500 feral deer were destroyed in the Upper Hunter.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 25, 2024

Taxpayers funding the demise of regional communities

JOBS IN PERIL: Time to cut federal support for the Environmental Defenders Office

Newcastle Herald · Jun 28, 2024

Malcolm Turnbull eyes pumped hydro opportunity in the Upper Hunter

Upper Hunter Hydro to conduct feasibility study into pumped hydro opportunity

Newcastle Herald · Feb 26, 2024

'A petrol station for water': drive-thru water supply will stop villages drying up

Locals can swipe their credit card and order water on demand.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 18, 2023

Part of Hunter named risk area for mosquito-borne disease

Residents in the risk area are eligible for a free vaccine.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 28, 2023

Rainy day on the cards for mums this Mother's Day

A trough is lingering offshore leading into the weekend.

Newcastle Herald · May 12, 2023

'Stay off the water': wind and hazardous surf warning issued

The warning coincides with a drop in temps, with the Upper Hunter recording a chilly three degrees Celsius on Monday.

Newcastle Herald · May 7, 2023

What this week's closure of Liddell power plant means for energy prices and blackouts in NSW

The energy grid has had time to prepare for Friday's closure of power plant Liddell in the Upper Hunter, and some experts say there's still plenty of capacity for coal generation across the state combined with other energy sources.

ABC News · Apr 23, 2023

Trio allegedly sexually assaulted woman in Scone street

Police are investigating the alleged sexual assault of a teenager by three men in the Upper Hunter.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 11, 2023