BUSINESS owner Ian Mitchell said Nelson Bay had been blown "back to the Stone Age" by the violent storm that left the ...

The federal government has rejected an application to explore and potentially drill for gas off the Hunter coast.

Labor frontbencher Murray Watt was in Newcastle on Friday to spruik the party's Same Job, Same Pay laws as the federal ...

An upcoming review of the laws around dog ownership could have extensive consequences for owners, who may even need a licence ...

Josh Leeson is a news and features journalist, who focuses on Lake Macquarie, politics and entertainment at the Newcastle ...

Josh Leeson is a news and features journalist, who focuses on Lake Macquarie, politics and entertainment at the Newcastle ...

A hapless driver had his vehicle pulled from the water's edge at Horseshoe Beach on Friday after apparently trying to perform ...

Matt began his Newcastle Herald career as a cadet in 2009. He is a Walkley nominated reporter who has covered councils, ...

Newcastle's flagship cultural festival has a new director with more than two decades experience in the creative industry, and ...

A copper wiring heist has led to three people being charged after two separate police pursuits in Lake Macquarie.

SATURDAY is unlikely to escape the heavy rain that has buffeted the Hunter in recent days, with authorities on high alert as ...

Young mum Maddison Roberts has been through a terrible ordeal that caused her to be paralysed and lose her baby.