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July 23 2021 Darby Street shooting, and Cricket association suspended.

July 22, 2021 19:01 - 5 minutes - 9.47 MB

Today is July 23 2021 Police search for two after Darby St shooting, and Newcastle City and Suburban Cricket Association suspended.

July 22 2021 Port of Newcastle hits back, and repeat COVID breacher charged.

July 21, 2021 19:01 - 5 minutes - 9.2 MB

Today is July 22nd 2021 Port of Newcastle hits back after container port ruling, and Lake Macquarie man charged after repeat breaches of COVID restrictions.

July 20 2021 Container case demolished, and movers urged to stop work.

July 20, 2021 19:01 - 5 minutes - 9.62 MB

Today is July 21st 2021 Newcastle’s container port case demolished, and removalists urged to stop work until COVID outbreak ends.

July 20 2021 More jail time for Obeid, and nine COVID fines in Lake Macquarie.

July 19, 2021 21:01 - 5 minutes - 10.3 MB

Today is July 20 2021 Disgraced Labor minister Eddie Obeid is set to return to jail, and Lake Macquarie MP calls for assisted dying.

July 19 2021 Concern over a Covid safe olympics and the race for Newcastle’s new mayor is on in earnest.

July 18, 2021 21:01 - 5 minutes - 10.7 MB

Today is July 19 2021 Concern over a Covid safe olympics and the race for Newcastle’s new mayor is on in earnest.

July 16 2021 residential building approvals slide and City of Newcastle attempts to stabilise stockton’s main seawall.

July 15, 2021 21:01 - 6 minutes - 12.3 MB

Today is July 16 2021 residential building approvals slide and City of Newcastle attempts to stabilise stockton’s main seawall.

July 15 2021 People urged to do the right thing to prevent Covid in the regions and Scott Morrison blames medical experts for slow jab rollout

July 14, 2021 21:01 - 5 minutes - 10.7 MB

Today is July 15 2021 People urged to do the right thing to prevent Covid in the regions and Scott Morrison blames medical experts for slow jab rollout

July 14 2021 Essential workers advised to get regular covid tests in the regions and Hunter teachers want priority access to jabs.

July 13, 2021 21:01 - 5 minutes - 10.2 MB

Today is July 14 2021 Essential workers advised to get regular covid tests in the regions and Hunter teachers want priority access to jabs.

July 13 2021 Additional masks and gloves for the Hunter and confusion for Hunter schools over Central Coast students.

July 12, 2021 21:01 - 6 minutes - 12.1 MB

Today is July 13 2021 Additional masks and gloves for the Hunter and confusion for Hunter schools over Central Coast students.

JULY 12 2021: Covid blues for Newcastle as rising transmission numbers move State of Origin to QLD

July 11, 2021 21:01 - 4 minutes - 8.5 MB

Today is Monday July 12, and this is your daily news briefing from the Newcastle Herald. In today's update the NSW Premier warns rising transmission numbers could see COVID cases exceed 100, the State of Origin moved from Newcastle to Queensland, a newborn baby mauled to death by her family's dog and the country celebrates Ash Barty's Wimbledon win.

July 9 2021 legal setback to the coal industry as its price soars.

July 08, 2021 21:01 - 5 minutes - 10.5 MB

Today is July 9 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s update, legal setback to the coal industry as its price soars.

July 8 2021 Origin comes to Newcastle, and restrictions extended.

July 07, 2021 21:01 - 5 minutes - 9.23 MB

Today is July 8 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s update, Australian sport’s biggest rivalry comes to Newcastle, and Hunter businesses frustrated in the face of extended restrictions.

July 7 2021 A Hunter community in mourning and key koala habitat up for sale.

July 06, 2021 21:01 - 6 minutes - 11.1 MB

Today is July 7 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s update, A Hunter community in mourning and key koala habitat up for sale.

July 6 2021 Sydney house hunters rejected, and Mayfield murdered left for days.

July 05, 2021 21:01 - 4 minutes - 8.48 MB

Today is July 6 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s update, Real estate agents discourage Sydney buyers from attending open houses despite loophole.

July 5 2021 Murder in Mayfield, and Hunter tourism hit by Sydney lockdown

July 04, 2021 21:01 - 4 minutes - 8.59 MB

Today is July 5 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s update, A man has been charged with murder after another man was found dead in Mayfield.

July 2 2021 NSW Nats gear up for a fight over Port of Newcastle and the Newcastle housing price rise continues.

July 01, 2021 21:01 - 5 minutes - 10.8 MB

Today is July 2 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s update, NSW Nats gear up for a fight over Port of Newcastle and the Newcastle housing price rise continues.

July 1 2021 police appeal for information and fines for breaching public health orders.

June 30, 2021 21:01 - 5 minutes - 10.1 MB

Today is July 1 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s update, police appeal for information and fines for breaching public health orders.

June 30 2021 Newcastle shut out of freight market and GP receptions “hammered” by vaccine requests.

June 29, 2021 21:01 - 5 minutes - 10.2 MB

Today is June 30 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s update, Newcastle has been shut out of freight market and GP receptions are getting “hammered” by vaccine requests.

June 29 2021 Hunter Covid testing clinics “completely swamped” and Covid hits the Newcastle Music scene.

June 28, 2021 21:01 - 6 minutes - 11 MB

Today is June 29 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s update, Hunter Covid testing clinics “completely swamped” and Covid hits the Newcastle Music scene.

June 28 2021 Hunter residents should be alert for Covid symptoms and Origin 3 in Newcastle.

June 27, 2021 21:01 - 5 minutes - 10.8 MB

Today is June 28 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s update, Hunter residents should be alert for Covid symptoms and Origin 3 in Newcastle.

June 25 2021 NSW Parliament in lockdown and the controversy continues over Mark Vaile’s appointment.

June 24, 2021 21:01 - 4 minutes - 9.13 MB

Today is June 25 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s update, the NSW Parliament in lockdown and the controversy continues over Mark Vaile’s appointment.

June 24 2021: No fossil fuel investment for ARENA and Hunter venues react to Sydney's Covid restrictions.

June 23, 2021 21:01 - 5 minutes - 10.4 MB

Today is June 24th 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s update, No fossil fuel investment for ARENA and Hunter venues react to Sydney's Covid restrictions.

June 23 2021: No new big ticket items for the Hunter in today's budget and an inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of Dylan has been granted.

June 22, 2021 08:00 - 5 minutes - 9.4 MB

Today is June 23 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s update there are no new big ticket items for the Hunter in today's budget and an inquest into the disappearance and suspected death of Dylan has been granted.

June 21, 2021: Trek raises $100,000 for Mark Hughes Foundation and dispute on wine may go to WTO

June 20, 2021 08:00 - 4 minutes - 7.46 MB

Today is June 21, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Newcastle Herald. In today’s update the Big Three Trek raises $100,000 for Mark Hughes Foundation, property developer Jeff McCloy throws in an additional $1 million donation to the cause, a dispute on wine may go to WTO, go behind-the-scenes with the Knights after their winning weekend and wild weather lashes the Stockton coastline.

Monday, June 14, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

June 13, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 2.87 MB

Dr David Durrheim been the face of the COVID-19 fight in the Hunter Region and has today been named as one of several Australians becoming a Member of the Order of Australia as part of a special COVID-19 Honour Roll in the Queen's Birthday Honours. The Karuah community is mourning the death of Ben Langdon. A YOUNG girl has suffered burns to her hands after she fell into an open fire on a property in the Upper Hunter on Saturday night. In sport and luckless Knights centre Bradman Best could...

Saturday, June 12, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

June 11, 2021 19:00 - 4 minutes - 3.72 MB

A judge has approved a $1.2 billion settlement between robodebt victims and the federal government while blasting the scheme for being a "shameful chapter" in public administration. DOMA Group is poised to submit a development application for the city's tallest apartment building to be constructed on the former site of The Store in Newcastle West. A close friend of a woman murdered in the doorway of her home on Wednesday night has described the 61-year-old as "a beautiful person" who came ...

Friday, June 11, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

June 10, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 2.79 MB

SEX assault victims are coming forward in record numbers due to widespread community debate about consent, and media coverage of high profile cases, researchers say. About 40 residents, including recovering drug addicts, elderly citizens, and people with disabilities, are facing homelessness after being issued 30-day eviction notices on their Cooks Hill boarding house. The University of Newcastle's council will meet today following a week of high drama surrounding the appointment of Mark Vai...

Thursday, June 10, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

June 09, 2021 19:00 - 4 minutes - 3.69 MB

The head of Newcastle Liquor Accord says pubs welcome a state government trial of suspending lockouts in the inner-city as long as the data it collects is meaningful. DEMAND for the AstraZeneca vaccine has bounced back in Newcastle following Melbourne's COVID-19 outbreak, Hunter GPs say. Adamstown has become the latest suburb to join the $2 million club in Newcastle as strong market results keep coming. No-one is happier that the Matildas have two more high-class friendlies before the Olympi...

Wednesday, June 9, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

June 08, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 3.36 MB

Coal production in NSW could end within 20 years as the shift towards clean energy picks up pace, the state's Treasury has warned. The NSW government will remove late-night lockouts and drinks restrictions at up to 24 Newcastle pubs, nightclubs and bars under a trial starting next month. Londonderry MP Prue Car has been appointed deputy leader of NSW Labor, putting an end to weeks of party instability. Former W-League centre-back Stacey Day is likely to get some minutes in the Newcastle Hera...

Tuesday, June 8, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

June 07, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 3.44 MB

The former Belmont Bunnings site will soon be home to the state's second mass vaccination hub. The governance of the University of Newcastle has been plunged into crisis following the resignation of council member Professor Jennifer Martin over the appointment of new chancellor Mark Vaile, who has strong links to the coal industry. Snow chasers are being advised against heading to Barrington Tops this season as the effect of storms earlier this year are still being felt on access roads in ...

Monday, June 7, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

June 06, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 3.19 MB

NSW Labor has come out firing at the state government's decision to remove warning signs on mobile speed cameras. POLICE have linked two violent attacks over the weekend with one person now in custody. About 60 firefighters and 18 trucks were called to a "suspicious" fire that destroyed several buildings and threatened a historic home at Morpeth on the weekend. In sport and Newcastle moved off the bottom of the A-League table with a spirited 1-1 draw against Perth Glory. And it is good news ...

Saturday, June 5, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

June 04, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 3.32 MB

Two men faced court in Newcastle yesterday after they were arrested at Lake Macquarie as part of an investigation into an alleged international crime syndicate accused of conspiring to supply three tonnes of cocaine from America - with an estimated street value of $900 million. Former leader Michael Daley has withdrawn from Labor's leadership race. The Nationals' freshly picked candidate to take on Hunter MP Joel Fitzgibbon in the next federal election says the Labor party appears "ashamed" ...

Friday, June 4, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

June 03, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 3.39 MB

Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp and Wallsend MP Sonia Hornery are the only two Hunter Labor representatives to show their hand in the party's looming NSW leadership contest, publicly backing Kogarah MP Chris Minns. Port of Newcastle has ruled out using the Carrington pump house to display the Newcastle Maritime Museum collection. Health experts agree that mass vaccination against COVID-19 is our ticket out of a life of snap lockdowns, outbreaks and cancelled plans. Craig Deans will step down as...

Thursday, June 3, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

June 02, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 3.14 MB

Newcastle's landmark live music pub, the Cambridge Hotel, is poised to sell to an undisclosed buyer. Community and environment groups in the Lower Hunter have launched a campaign and petition against the Morrison government's proposed gas-powered power plant at Kurri Kurri. Nurses at Belmont Hospital and the Mental Health Centre at Waratah have voted to walk out for 24 hours to protest what they say is unsafe staffing levels and a breach of their wage agreement with the NSW government. Luckl...

Wednesday, June 2, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

June 01, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 3.34 MB

NSW Labor leadership contender Chris Minns is promising there will be no recriminations against his opponent's camp should he win the top job. Former Hunter Surf Life Saving member Robert John Beavis will spend up to four more years in prison over historical child sex offences on two more girls then aged as young as 8. The Newcastle median house price has surged past $700,000 for the first time and the city's annual growth rate is outstripping rises in all state and territory capitals. Jack...

Tuesday, June 1, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

May 31, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 2.91 MB

The defamation case that ended the higher ambitions of a politician who was considered a potential Australian prime minister has been settled. Stabilising the collapsed section of the South Newcastle sea wall will be no quick fix and may cost up to a $1million, according to an experienced civil engineer who viewed the damage yesterday. University of Newcastle collected the keys to its just-completed mass timber frame building on Honeysuckle Drive yesterday afternoon. Queensland star Kalyn...

Saturday, May 29, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

May 28, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 3.31 MB

Former leader Michael Daley and Kogarah MP Chris Minns are poised to contest the NSW Labor leadership after former leader Jodi McKay resigned yesterday afternoon. Lake Macquarie MP Greg Piper says fighting for the Glendale transport interchange is "flogging a dead horse" - despite it holding a place on the Hunter’s infrastructure wish-list for decades - and said an upgraded existing train station could be a better option to cater for the area's booming population. The NSW mouse plague has ...

Friday, May 28, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

May 27, 2021 19:00 - 4 minutes - 3.67 MB

The entire state of Victoria has entered seven-day lockdown after 12 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 were detected in the 24-hours to Thursday morning. Newcastle's unemployment rate was 5.8 per cent in April, on par with pre-COVID levels, as job ads reached a new record high. A new entertainment centre and indoor aquatic centre are the most needed facilities within Hunter Park, Newcastle's lord mayor has said, as she and her Cessnock counterpart call for funds to be allocated in the...

Thursday, May 27, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

May 26, 2021 19:00 - 4 minutes - 3.75 MB

A Hunter couple trapped in a notorious ocean cave at Catherine Hill Bay for nearly 13 hours has thanked the rescue team that pulled them to safety and the friend who tracked them down. Newcastle Airport’s chief executive has said a $55 million upgrade to the passenger terminal is crucial to capitalising on the federal government's recent runway budget commitment. Paterson MP Meryl Swanson has defended herself against claims she failed to declare a conflict of interest during a Labor party-...

Wednesday, May 26, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

May 25, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 2.92 MB

The newly appointed administrator of the state's Crown Land cemeteries believes Sandgate will not be impacted by an efficiency drive across the sector. THE final designs for a new seven-storey acute services building - part of the $780 million John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct - have been unveiled. Up to 1000 new houses, 2000 more people and 540 new jobs are set for Lake Macquarie's north after council endorsed a rezoning proposal. In sport and Merewether Surfboard Club's Morgan Cib...

Tuesday, May 25, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

May 24, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 2.98 MB

A cashless gaming system will be trialed at the Wests Group's New Lambton club as part of an industry-led initiative that could eventually be adopted statewide. A $30 million resort could be built alongside Harrigan's Irish Pub in Pokolbin under bold plans lodged with Cessnock City Council. A MAN accused of murdering Carly McBride and dumping her body in bushland outside Scone admitted to her father that he knew the location where her remains were found. In sport and Blake Green says he just...

Monday, May 24, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

May 23, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 2.93 MB

David Layzell has just 18 months to prove to Upper Hunter voters that he was worth taking a chance on. THE Hunter's worst serial rapist Andrew James Benn has exhausted all avenues of appeal and will serve a maximum 40-year jail term. A MAN who led police on a high-speed pursuit from Nelson Bay to Medowie and crashed into two police cars on Saturday night has been refused bail. In sport and the rugby league community is in mourning after one of the game's greatest ever players Bob Fulton died...

Saturday, May 22, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

May 21, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 3.51 MB

The campaigns of 13 candidates seeking election in the Upper Hunter have come to a close and voters in the electorate are set to go to the polls today to decide a by-election called seven weeks ago after Nationals MP Michael Johnsen resigned to fight a rape allegation. He has denied all wrongdoing. A prospective opening date for the Hunter's first Costco has been set down for August 26. Valentine Eleebana Junior Rugby League Football Club is reeling after being told its Under-10 and Under-...

Friday, May 21, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

May 20, 2021 19:00 - 4 minutes - 4.4 MB

A notorious stretch of winding round from 12 Mile Creek near Medowie, passing through Gloucester to Taree, has claimed 10 lives in the past eight years and been the site of 40 serious crashes in a recent five year period, and yet the road remains riddled with potholes, patched tarmac and broken edges. Hunter Health experts are urging residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible, as John Hunter Hospital expands its Pfizer rollout and the region prepares for the establishment of a...

Thursday, May 20, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

May 19, 2021 19:00 - 4 minutes - 3.91 MB

NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean believes that Australia could face massive economic returns if it invests in clean energy technologies. Hunter GPs have welcomed news that Newcastle has been earmarked for a mass COVID-19 vaccination hub "identical" to that at Homebush. Tomago Aluminium boss Matt Howell has welcomed the Morrison government's commitment to build a gas-fired power plant at Kurri Kurri. the Newcastle Knights have been dealt another injury blow after strike centre Bradman Best ...

Wednesday, May 19, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

May 18, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 2.78 MB

The federal government has confirmed it will build a $600 million gas-fired power station at Kurri Kurri as part of its strategy to avoid a spike in power prices following the closure of Liddell Power Station in 2023. Hunter federal Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon says he is delighted that the Upper Hunter by-election has demonstrated an "almost universal" political commitment to the coal industry. City of Newcastle has unveiled changes to its planned Newcastle Ocean Baths upgrade, repositioning a ...

Tuesday, May 18, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

May 17, 2021 19:00 - 2 minutes - 2.58 MB

The Nationals and Labor are going blow for blow in the final week of the Upper Hunter by-election campaign. A project pitched as "Australia's healthiest and most sustainable city' has been earmarked for a 3200 hectare site within the Hunter Economic Zone. A coalition that includes some of Australia's largest energy companies is pursuing a $2 billion plan to transform the Hunter into a 'hydrogen valley'. In sport stand-in fullback Tex Hoy is likely to be at least one scape-goat following The...

Monday, May 17, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

May 16, 2021 19:00 - 2 minutes - 2.48 MB

LABOR has committed to returning $100 million a year in royalties from coal back to mining-affected communities. THE focus in the fight against domestic violence needs to shift towards the rehabilitation of perpetrators according to a Newcastle-based lawyer and researcher. A MAN has died after his motorbike collided with a ute in the Hunter Valley on Saturday. In sport and things have turned from bad to worse for Newcastle's football flagships, the Newcastle Knights and the Jets. And two of ...

Saturday, May 15, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

May 14, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 2.92 MB

Staff shortages are forcing some restaurants to close two days a week as official figures show Hunter job advertisements at a 10-year high. Traders believe Beaumont Street's presentation, parking availability and anti-social behaviour are three key issues holding Hamilton’s business district back. GWH's Sky Residences tower between Hunter and King streets offers expansive views of the city, harbour and beaches that few have seen before. Jets coach Craig Deans has urged his young tyros to ris...

Friday, May 14, 2021: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

May 13, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 3.44 MB

A man accused of stabbing a co-worker at a popular Mayfield cafe has told a court through his lawyer that he regrets the incident. Passengers on a QantasLink flight from Newcastle were told to brace as the plane made an emergency landing due to an alert about a potential landing gear issue. The Federal Government insists its $610 million gas-fired power station at Kurri makes economic sense even though it will only run on average for about two per cent of the time. Newcastle Jets striker Roy...