16+ hour, 44+ min ago   (414+ words) Lower Hunter councils have been "rewarded' with grant funding to assist with community infrastructure upgrades as a result of meeting faster development assessment timeframes. Newcastle, Maitland, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens and Cessnock councils have received a combined $9 million as part…...

6+ hour, 14+ min ago   (233+ words) A powerlifter who is also an actor, a rookie 75-year-old great-grandmother and an Olympic silver medalist among four female track athletes. Here's the Hunter region contingent heading to Glasgow, representing Australia at the Commonwealth Games in 2026. We take a closer…...

19+ hour, 14+ min ago   (422+ words) When Lambton's historic former post office went to market for the first time in 30 years, it sparked immediate curiosity. The building on the corner of Dickson and Morehead streets is now set for its next chapter after selling ahead of…...

20+ hour, 16+ min ago   (658+ words) Shikera Stauffer tries her best to retain her last happy family memory. It is August 3, 2024, and a pregnant Ms Stauffer is with her partner, Tyler Ingersoll, young son Tate and their dogs by the water in Stockton. "Tyler played on…...

20+ hour, 23+ min ago   (1121+ words) Scotty Dureau looked over at Trent Robinson, flashed a beautiful big smile and said "I've got it". Dureau was playing for French side Catalans against St Helens at the Saints' home ground in 2012. The video referee had seemingly taken an…...

21+ hour, 59+ min ago   (187+ words) New wharf brings lake access at Belmont into 'modern age' | live updates Newcastle Herald New wharf brings lake access at Belmont into 'modern age' | live updates Looking for more local content? A woman has been shot in the arm by…...

18+ hour, 23+ min ago   (714+ words) Behind a towering 20-metre sandstone facade on Maitland's High Street is one of the region's most impressive historic treasures. And now it's on the market. The almost 140-year-old former bank, complete with seven-metre ornamental ceilings, marble fireplaces, and its original…...

1+ day, 46+ min ago   (536+ words) Israel is urging Labor to soften criticism of the country in a draft policy platform that condemns settler violence in the West Bank and a controversial new death penalty law. As hundreds of delegates prepare to arrive in Adelaide for…...

22+ hour, 48+ min ago   (853+ words) A man who used a scooter to strike an axe-wielding man in the head at Raymond Terrace has been found not guilty of murder, a jury accepting he feared for his life and was acting in self-defence. Kane Flanders, now…...

23+ hour, 31+ min ago   (185+ words) An alleged police chase came to a sudden end outside a police station before officers smashed a window to remove the driver. A 51-year-old man will face court for the first time on Tuesday, July 21, on a police pursuit charge…...