Tag: newcastle
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REVERED NEWCASTLE DOCTOR, NEVILLE ROTHFIELD REMEMBERED
Well known Newcastle doctor, Neville Rothfield is being remembered by generations of Novocastrians, following his passing at the age of 96. With a career spanning 71-years, Doctor Rothfield was one of the country’s longest practicing doctors – retiring just two-years ago. He was also one of the city’s first paediatricians, and also treated the last…
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URBAN FOOD AND WINE LUNCH A SUCCESS IN MEREWETHER
Food and wine lovers flocked to Merewether beach for a Sunday lunch, featuring some of the Hunter’s best flavours. Newcastle’s Inner City Winemakers and Urban Mess partnered together, creating french and catalonian style meals to match a range of urban wines. “We’re here to have a heap of fun and hopefully Newcastle catches on to…
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WOMAN FALLS TO DEATH IN STAIRWELL AT NEWCASTLE APARTMENT
A major police operation is underway in the Newcastle suburb of Cooks Hill, after a body was found at an apartment complex. Ambulance crews were called to Union Street on Sunday afternoon, following reports of an unconscious person. Upon arrival, they found the person deceased. Union Street is closed between Tooke Street and Parkway Avenue.
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FREE PILL-TESTING KITS TO BE HANDED OUT TO NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
A spike in festival-related drug overdoses over the new year has left many calling for organised pill testing. Now, the Newcastle University Students’ Association plans to re-introduce free testing kits on campus in O-week.
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PASHA DASHA GRAND PRIX RETURNS TO NEWCASTLE
It’s the biggest inter-club outrigger canoe race in the state, and on Saturday Newcastle got to welcome back some of the sport’s best. Dozens of teams coloured Newcastle Harbour for the seventh Pasha Dasha Grand Prix.
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SAFETY WARNING FOR DANGEROUS BEHAVIOUR ON LIGHT RAIL TRACKS
Newcastle Transport issued a warning on Friday for people to take more care around light rail infrastructure. Since November, there’s been several reported cases of drivers, cyclists and pedestrians crossing the tracks in a dangerous manner. Some of the main issues include drivers performing U-turns, queuing over the tracks, cycling and walking along the tramway.…
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MAN CHARGED OVER PEAK-HOUR PURSUIT
The morning commute was anything but normal for many drivers today, as a police pursuit tore through several Newcastle suburbs. The chase came to a dramatic end on a suburban street – with two people arrested.
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CAMPERS TO RETURN TO STOCKTON BEACH
Stockton Beach has been a no-go zone for campers since 2012, but that’s about to change. From February 15, a small section of the great sandy strip will be re-opened to holidaymakers… but that’s met with a mixed response. Details on the camping trial: https://worimiconservationlands.com/camping/
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GREENS DEMAND NSW GOVERNMENT PROTECT COASTLINE
The Greens are demanding the Berejiklian Government do more to oppose gas exploration and extraction off the Hunter’s coastline, before the March state election. It comes after mining company MEC resources informed investors, that recent 2D seismic surveys in the area were promising. Greens MP Justin Field says any further testing or drilling poses “an…
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HEALTH WARNING FOLLOWING MEASLES CASE AT JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL
NSW Health have issued a measles warning, after a teenager who had recently returned from Myanmar developed the infection. The teenager became infectious on January 3 while in Brisbane, before travelling to Newcastle by car. He arrived in Newcastle on January 5, having stopped at the Woodburn riverside precinct earlier that day. He also spent…