Category: Newcastle News
-
HEALTH AUTHORITIES ALERTED BUT UNSURPRISED BY RISING COVID RELATED DEATHS
Rising covid-related deaths in the Hunter New England have health authorities on alert… but doctors say, sadly, they are unsurprised. They’re now encouraging the most vulnerable among us to consider anti-viral drugs, as they become increasingly available – saying the medication will save more lives.
-
WAR MEDALS OF ABORIGINAL SOLDIER IN THE CARE OF HUNTER SCHOOL
After weeks of study into his life and service, medals of an Aboriginal soldier who served in World War One were today placed in the care of a Hunter school. And, a warning to our Indigenous viewers – this story contains the name of a deceased person.
-
AKUBRAS ON: STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT FARM LIFE AT ST THERESE’S PRIMARY
The akubras were out at a Newcastle primary school today – as city kids got a taste of life on the land. Hunter beef farmers, stopping by to teach pupils a thing or two about the livestock industry… part of a special day of lessons, looking back.
-
SLOW RECOVERY FOR FLOOD AFFECTED BROKE RESIDENTS
A month on from the Wollombi Valley’s worst flooding in 70 years, residents at Broke are slowly rebuilding their lives. Additional grants have now been announced to help them get back home, quicker.
-
HUNTER’S TEACHER SHORTAGE DEBATED AT STATE INQUIRY
The state of education in the Hunter was highlighted at a Parliamentary Inquiry into teacher shortages, today. The inquiry, told of one school’s record number of merged or split classes, due to a lack of staff.
-
MINI WOOLIES GIVING STUDENTS UNIQUE LEARNING EXPERIENCES
A Newcastle school has teamed up with a supermarket giant to give students a unique learning experience. Woolies has created a mini store on campus – allowing children with additional needs to practice workplace and life skills.
-
PINK CAVES “PERMANENTLY CLOSED”
A place of beauty and tragedy – the Pink Caves near Catherine Hill Bay are now off-limits to visitors. Temporary signage has been put up, advising of their permanent closure but residents remain divided over whether that’s enough to prevent more lives being lost.
-
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.
-
BLOCKADE ACTIVIST CHARGED IN NEWCASTLE
A Blockade Australia activist – charged over a massive climate change protest in Sydney – has faced court in Newcastle trying to have his bail conditions removed. But the magistrate heard claims Jack Oswald may have been planning to take part in more protests.
-
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.