Category: Main Story
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Kids from flood-affected regions ‘saving’ their toys from disaster, expressing trauma through play.
In a new series, NBN News is highlighting the efforts to rebuild the flood-ravaged Northern Rivers community. Here, Josephine Shannon and Olivia Grace-Curran examine the trauma children as young as three are expressing through play. Preschoolers who experienced one of the worst natural disasters in Australian history are reenacting their families’ frantic escapes from floodwaters in the…
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NSW Police Minister devastated over brothers drug arrest
New South Wales Deputy Premier and Police Minister Paul Toole says he’s devastated at news his brother has been arrested on serious drugs charges. Joshua Toole is one of four people charged following a six-month investigation, over the alleged supply of ice across the Hunter and Central Coast.
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A look back on the Queen’s visits to Newcastle
During her reign, Newcastle was lucky enough to welcome Queen Elizabeth to the city on four occasions, between 1954 and 1988. NBN archival footage recording the historic visits by car, plane and ship… including opening Queen’s Wharf in 1988.
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Future of Kurri Kurri power plant up in the air
The future of the Kurri Kurri power plant is up in the air, after its former boss claimed green hydrogen technology will not be ready in time for its opening. Paul Broad has resigned from the top job at Snowy Hydro – reportedly due in part to disagreements over the plant.
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GLENROCK CLIFF RESCUE
A young man is lucky to be alive tonight, after falling six metres from a cliff at Glenrock this afternoon. Four agencies worked for more than two hours to winch the 20-year-old to safety.
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FINDINGS FROM STATE’S FLOOD INQUIRY REVEALED
“It’s not just Lismore” – that’s the message from climate analysts, as findings from the state’s flood inquiry are revealed. Among them, that the Hunter is becoming an increasingly dangerous place to live, as natural disasters become more extreme.
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HUNDREDS OF DEAD FISH FOUND AT LAKE MACQUARIE
Hundreds of dead fish have washed up on the southern shore of Lake Macquarie. Launching an investigation into the incident at Mannering Park – the environmental watchdog is not ruling out pollution as a potential cause.
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FITZSIMMONS OUT AS RESILIENCE NSW DISMANTLED
Resilience NSW is set to be scrapped and its commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons stood down as the state government overhauls its emergency response network. It comes amid reports that NSW Police are preparing to create a new role to respond to emergency and disaster situations across the state. Fitzsimmons, previously the commissioner of the NSW Rural…
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INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED INTO ILLEGAL DUMPING IN LAKE MACQUARIE
It’s a dirty deed that can carry heavy penalties and even jail time – if people are caught. Illegal dumpers are taking advantage of kerbside collection piles, offloading their own junk, onto someone else’s front lawn.
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NSW BEEKEEPERS CONTINUE TO BATTLE VARROA MITE
It’s been an anxious month for New South Wales beekeepers, as authorities battle to keep the varroa mite at bay. More than 60 properties have now been affected – with one red zone expanded to include the state’s leading agricultural college.