The Latest Breaking News from Waratah

I AM pleased to explain to Tony Morley why the "down to earth good people of Waratah and surrounding suburbs can enjoy a concert in close proximity to their homes" while the good people of Newcastle East cannot tolerate a V8 car race

THE hallowed turf of McDonald Jones Stadium isn't foreign ground when it comes to star power. It's played host to football icon David Beckham, turned green and gold for the Socceroos and Matildas and been the playground of rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns. But Newcastle isn't LA, or even Sydney,…

The Waratah Super Battery, which will partially offset the closure of Eraring Power Station, has been declared as Critical State Significant Infrastructure.

The aged care giant says it is working to address the issues at a Newcastle nursing home after it was found to have failed to meet all eight of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission's standards.

Crews have been deployed to replace the pole, and have shut off power as a result.

From derelict wreck, to cherished building once again.

The Waratah-Wynyard Council is calling on the Tasmanian government to intervene and sack convicted councillor Darren Fairbrother, who was sentenced this year for flashing a crown prosecutor and her son, because they are powerless to do so.

The arrest came after police said an esky filled with other items was stolen from Kmart Waratah about 10pm on Wednesday.

Firefighters were called to the scene of a small fire inside a crane at a Waratah industrial site on Wednesday night.