Newcastle News

The Knights are hoping their Centre of Excellence at Broadmeadow will be finished by mid-2020, after finally breaking ground on the project. Once complete, it will be the team’s new training base, and cater for juniors from the Central Coast to the Queensland border.

Newer generations of Novocastrians might be surprised to learn Broadmeadow was once the hub of Hunter aviation. Now decades on, and a short flight away, Royal Newcastle Aero Club is celebrating a milestone.

Outspoken One Nation recruit Mark Latham has brought his unique brand of politics to the Hunter, ahead of the state and federal elections. Immigration and planning controls were high on his agenda while meeting voters at Adamstown Bowling Club – a visit that didn’t seem to faze the major parties.

It’s been talked about for years, and on Wednesday NBN News was given a first look at the University of Newcastle’s Honeysuckle campus. Situated just metres from the uni’s Hunter Street building and the light rail, construction on the multi-million dollar project could begin in late 2019.

Newer generations of Novocastrians might be surprised to learn Broadmeadow was once the hub of Hunter aviation. Now decades on, and a short flight away, Royal Newcastle Aero Club is celebrating a milestone.

Just four days after services opened to the public, a light rail vehicle has broken down at Newcastle Beach. Trams are double parking at the Newcastle Beach Station. Keolis Downer says a ‘technical issue’ will be assessed after this afternoon’s peak hour, and all services are running on time. A technical issue will be assessed on-site after the PM peak. Meanwhile, the stand-by tram is on the network and all services are operating according to schedule. — Andrew Fletcher (@AFletcherHunter) February 20, 2019 We’ll have more details as they come into the newsroom.

Heart disease remains Australia’s single biggest killer, and rates in regional areas are well above the national average. Now a bank has teamed up with a leading health organisation, to help more people improve their health.

Environmentalists campaigning for an orderly transition away from coal, say the Hunter must begin preparing now. It comes amid figures from the mining industry’s peak body, showing it’s contributing billions to our economy, and employing thousands.

The new owner of Newcastle’s ‘Roundhouse’ says the city’s first five-star hotel will honour our laid-back nature. Syrian entrepreneur Ghassan Aboud today toured what is currently still the home of Newcastle Council. He says he’s fallen for the Roundhouse’s structure… including the oddly-shaped rooms. “And you shouldn’t worry, the room will be really wonderful – because some people say the room will be like a pizza, a piece of pizza, but don’t worry, it’ll be lovely pizza.” Mr Aboud wants the transformation to be complete in late 2020… and hopes to open a second five-star hotel in Newcastle, after that. (AUDIO IN PARTS)

A Hunter man’s car has been stolen, just days after his house was gutted by a fierce blaze. Mick Mason’s four-wheel drive was taken from outside a property on Sandgate Road on Saturday night. The vehicle was found by officers yesterday… they’ve since charged a 24-year-old man. Sadly, the car is beyond repair. Last week, Mr Mason and his elderly mother had to flee their burning home, on the same street. (VISION ONLY)