Telstra hears broadband concerns
Newcastle's business community has told Telstra Country Wide its patchy broadband network is one of the biggest issues facing the region's information technology (IT) industry.
View ArticleCouncil challenged over land preservation
Lake Macquarie council is set to take up the fight again over waterfront land at the former Dudley nursing home, after learning Hunter Health wants to challenge its decision to preserve it.
View ArticleReport gives Hunter beaches top marks
The New South Wales Hunter's beaches have scored top marks in the annual NSW State of the Beaches report.
View ArticleProperty prices rising, but Hunter housing still appealing
The latest property report by St George Bank shows average Hunter Valley house prices have jumped by more than eight per cent in the past year to $350,000.
View ArticleAerial shark patrols off Newcastle coast under review
The New South Wales Government could scrap aerial shark patrols between Newcastle and Wollongong unless a trial this summer using planes proves successful.
View ArticleNational Parks gives green light to mountain bikers
A 14-kilometre mountain bike track in Newcastle's Glenrock State Conservation Area is being used as a template for a new strategy for managing bike trails across New South Wales.
View ArticleFire crews watching Dudley wetland fire
Several fire crews are monitoring a bushfire in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Dudley to ensure it does not threaten homes.
View ArticleFire crews backburn around coastal scrub fire
Lake Macquarie fire crews have spent the night conducting hazard reduction burns around the Awabakal Nature Reserve, where a fire yesterday burnt 150 hectares of wetland scrub.
View ArticleNature reserve closed for backburning
Fire crews will conduct more backburning in the Awabakal Nature Reserve at Dudley, as they work to extinguish a scrub fire started by a suspected arsonist earlier this week.
View ArticleGlenrock dogs given marching orders
The National Parks and Wildlife Service is ramping up an education campaign in response to complaints about domestic dogs being in a State Conservation Area near Newcastle.
View ArticleGlenrock Scout camp evacuated
A scout camp has been evacuated as fire crews work to contain three blazes in the Glenrock state conservation area.
View Article16yo charged with starting Newcastle bushfire
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with starting a bushfire near Newcastle as strong winds hit NSW yesterday.Meanwhile, easing winds and cooler conditions have helped crews who spent the night working...
View ArticleTeen charged over Glenrock fire
A teenager has been charged with deliberately lighting a bushfire near Newcastle during yesterday's total fire ban.
View ArticleCalls to preserve Fernleigh Track conservation corridor
State and Federal Labor MPs have today released a draft bill which calls for the protection of several kilometres of land either side of the Fernleigh Track.
View ArticleDudley/Redhead fire downgraded to 'watch and act'
A fire burning in the Lake Macquarie suburbs of Dudley and Redhead has been downgraded to 'watch and act'.
View ArticleHunter fires still causing concern
The RFS says it is concerned the condition of two fires burning in the Hunter region could change with increasing dry winds forecast for today.
View ArticleResidents praise pilots fighting fires from the air
Colin Elwin does not know the pilot flying the yellow helicopter over the Dudley area near Newcastle this morning, but he wants to shake his hand.
View ArticleDudley/Redhead fire upgraded to 'watch and act'
The Rural Fire Service says it will work well into tonight in a bid to bring a Lake Macquarie fire under control.
View ArticleConcern for Hunter asthmatics
A leading asthma researcher is urging Hunter parents to keep a close eye on their children with respiratory conditions because of the amount of bushfire smoke in the region.
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