Category: Headlines
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MAN JAILED FOR MURDERING CENTRAL COAST TEEN GRANTED PAROLE
The man jailed for killing Central Coast teenager Tania Burgess has today been granted parole. The 15-year-old girl was followed and stabbed 48 times on her way home in 2005. The man, now aged 32, will be monitored around the clock by an electronic anklet and will have to abide by 15 conditions. Tania’ mum…
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HUNTER REACTS TO 2022-23 STATE BUDGET
As the dust settles at State Parliament, Hunter residents are counting every dollar in the budget. Local MPs – and residents – quick to express their feelings over yesterday’s announcement.
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MAN AND WOMAN CHARGED WITH DRUG AND FIREARM OFFENCES
A man and woman have been charged with drug and firearm offences following a vehicle stop at 12:40am today on Argyle Street, Mullumbimby. Officers from Tweed/Byron Police District stopped a Holden Commodore for the purpose of a random breath test. The driver, a 42-year-old man who is a member of the Nomads Outlaw Motorcycle Gang,…
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MAN CHARGED AFTER PEDESTRIAN FATALITY IN MAITLAND
A man has been charged after a pedestrian was fatally hit by a truck on Cessnock Road, Maitland yesterday morning. The driver of the truck, a 47-year-old man, immediately stopped and attempted to render assistance; however, the 62-year-old man died at the scene. The truck driver was uninjured and taken to Maitland Hospital for mandatory…
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NSW’S 2022-23 MAJOR BUDGET INVESTEMENTS
This year’s New South Wales budget will see huge investments towards the state’s women, children and first home buyers. CHILDREN: As part of the NSW Government’s $193 million back-to-school program, families across the state will receive a $150 voucher per child. The money can be spent on school uniforms, shoes, bags or textbooks and aims…
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MAN CHARGED OVER ALLEGED SEX OFFENCES IN SINGLETON
Police have charged a man with multiple alleged sex offences, that occurred in the Hunter region, between Friday 22 April and Monday 16 May this year. Detectives first charged the 21-year-old on Thursday 9 June. Following investigations, clothing was seized from a home in Singleton Heights, during a search warrant yesterday (Thursday 16 June). An…
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PASHA BULKER STORM REMEMBERED 15 YEARS ON
It was big… 76,000 tonnes to be precise. The Pasha Bulker was a larger-than-life symbol of mother nature’s wrath as an east coast low lashed the Hunter in June 2007. Nine lives were lost, and tens of thousands of homes damaged. 15 years on, we delve into the NBN News archives to look back at…
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COALITION PLEDGES, LABOR TO MATCH $5.5M FOR MUSSY GRANDSTAND MAKEOVER
He’s begrudgingly tipped the Broncos for tonight’s clash with the Knights – and Barnaby Joyce says the election is even harder to call. Today the footy field became the latest arena in the battle for Hunter, with a $5.5-million upgrade pledged for a Muswellbrook sports facility.
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SCOTT MORRISON HITS THE HUNTER
Scott Morrison started the day in the Hunter, spruiking a green energy initiative, before later announcing $427-million to upgrade roads on the Central Coast. The battle for votes as polling day nears, even bringing out one of his predecessors.
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LABOR FIGHTS TO HOLD HUNTER SEAT
After 26 years in office, Joel Fitzgibbon’s reign in Hunter has come to an end. And Labor has a fight on its hands to hold onto the valuable seat – as candidates look to strike the right balance between climate and jobs. In the final part of our series, we meet Dan Repacholi and James…