Category: Latest NBN News
-
PORT STEPHENS HOUSING CRISIS LEAVES LOCALS FACING HOMELESSNESS
A young Port Stephens family has told of its struggle to avoid homelessness… after its house became riddled with termites. It was just one of the ordeals aired at a regional roundtable… which has called for more funding to put a dent in the housing crisis.
-
BALLOONS SOAR HIGH ON LAST DAY OF COPELAND INQUEST
A two week inquest into the death of Gomeroi man Gordon Copeland has wrapped up with emotional tributes delivered by his family. The 22-year-old man drowned in the Gwydir river last year, while being followed by police. And a warning, this story contains images of an indigenous person who was died.
-
CENTRAL COAST GIRL AIRLIFTED TO WESTMEAD
A young girl remains in a serious but stable condition after she was struck by a car on the Pacific Highway at Wyoming. Paramedics were called to the scene around 5:30 last night – treating the 12-year-old pedestrian for head injuries. She was then airlifted to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead. No charges have been…
-
UNI INNOVATORS PROGRAM LOOKS TO SPEED UP START UPS
It’s a city that was built on coal, steel and manufacturing – now Newcastle’s effort to remodel itself has received another boost. The university, upping its offering to entrepreneurs, through a new program looking to speed up start-ups.
-
ELDERLY COUPLE DROWN IN CATHERINE HILL BAY
A family is grieving the loss of an elderly couple tonight, swept out to sea at Catherine Hill Bay, south of Newcastle.
-
FUTURE OF MINING IN THE SPOTLIGHT AT ANNUAL HUNTER CONFERENCE
A conference in the Hunter has heard there are still plenty of opportunities in the mining industry – despite the looming shake-up of the power grid. 500 delegates gathered today to discuss the sector’s future… meeting in person for the first time in three years.
-
BIG SONG AND DANCE OVER ARTS RISING ON CENTRAL COAST
Performing and visual arts are slowly returning to the Central Coast – following two years of interruptions and closures due to COVID. Musicals, stage productions and artworks are once again on show, and local creatives are looking to make their mark.
-
NEWCASTLE MARCHES FOR AN END TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
The ground-swell against domestic violence in regional New South Wales continues – with hundreds marching through Newcastle today, to remember Mackenzie Anderson. The action comes just days before what would have been her 22nd birthday – with legislation in the works to prevent more lives being lost.
-
DAY ONE OF SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS CANCELLED AFTER WILD WEATHER
Day one of Splendour In The Grass has been cancelled after extreme weather hit the New South Wales town of Byron Bay. Splendour organisers issued a statement about the decision to cancel performances on the main stages today. “A significant weather system is currently sitting off the east coast and may reach land later today bringing more…
-
CHAOS AS SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS HIT WITH HEAVY RAIN
Music festival Splendour In The Grass is making its long-awaited return after an enforced pandemic hiatus – only to be hit by terrible weather conditions. Festival-goers have taken to social media complaining of waiting up to 15 hours in line in line to access festival grounds only to be told campsites have been closed. Wet and muddy…