HITMAN SENTENCED TO 38 YEARS

A Cessnock hitman will spend at least 28 years behind bars for the murder of Tamworth farmer, Jeffrey Ryan. Kenneth Brooks was... 

SCONE CUP OFF AND RACING

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HUNTER TEACHERS JOIN FIGHT AGAINST EDUCATION REFORMS

And across the Hunter, teachers joined the chorus of opposition to the proposed changes. Hundreds attended a stopwork meeting in Newcastle,... 

WEATHER UPDATE: WEEKEND FORCAST

The weather forecast for the weekend is looking pretty good. There is a bit of high level cloud tracking across the country so we... 

HUNTER EXPRESSWAY CONSTRUCTION ON TRACK

Work on one of the biggest infrastructure projects the region has ever seen has reached a new milestone. The filling of old mine sites... 

NBN SERIES: INSPIRATION TO INNOVATION

There are plenty of good ideas around but it takes something special to turn a bright spark into a real success. In line with the Hunter... 

WOOL BEING SPUN INTO SURFWEAR

Wool’s great to wear in winter, but it’s hardly surfwear. Or is it? A Central Coast textile business is proving it can... 

GREY NURSE NUMBERS

  A week after the carcass of a Grey Nurse Shark was found at Terrigal, we’re being reminded of the fragility of the species.   Grey...