THE effect of the coronavirus has taken its toll on many of the Hunter region’s newspapers with former Fairfax, now ACM, announcing 10 titles to stop printing until at least June. This comes after News Corp last week announced 60 of their papers across Australia are to suspend printing. In the Hunter
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Man charged after stabbing at Fingal Bay
A man has been charged over an alleged stabbing in Port Stephens today. Just before 2.20am (Sunday 5 April 2020), emergency services were called to a house on Shoreline Drive, Fingal Bay, after reports of an assault. Officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District arrived to find a 27-year-old man suffering multiple stab
COVID-19 numbers update for NSW
As at 11am today (17 March 2020), an additional 39 cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed since our last update at 11am, March 16, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in NSW to 210. Info from: health.nsw.gov.au/ Cases Count Confirmed cases (incl. interstate residents in NSW health care facilities) 210 Cases under investigation 1,482 Cases tested and
Ready for Tuesday 12 Nov: Important public information regarding NSW bush fires
With the Rural Fire Service (RFS) declaring dangerous fire conditions for tomorrow (Tuesday 12 November 2019), Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced a State of Emergency. The following message details important whole-of-government information for the people of New South Wales. Please share the information below with family and friends. RFS: Fire danger We are facing
One Mile Beach Closed After Juvenile Humpback Whale Washes Ashore
One Mile Beach was closed Thursday morning after beach goers discovered that a young humpback whale washed ashore overnight. The tragic scenes were first reported to ORRCA at 5am by a member of the public and the rescue team along with National Parks attended the scene shortly after. After initial assessments for
Ann Scully is writing again for the Myall Coast NOTA
ANN Scully is back, writing for the Myall Coast News Of The Area (NOTA) newspaper. The paper's Publisher Mick Wright, said, "We recently received some community feedback whereby the NOTA needs to make some changes and improvements." "It's was an easy decision for us. Let's do it," he said. Ann Scully was one
Cr Len Roberts starts defamation proceedings
Cr Len Roberts has issued “Concerns Notices” under the Defamation Act against a number of people and organisations which he claims have defamed him. The notices refer to articles published in the Manning Community News and various Facebook pages and posts. Cr Roberts is seeking any unlawful defamatory publication or communication to
Port Stephens Council Special Rate Variation Rejected by IPART
THE IPART submission for a rate rise in Port Stephens has been rejected. The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) in handing down its decision wrote, “We found that the proposed SV expenditure is not required to reduce the Council’s infrastructure backlog to reasonable levels.” Mayor of Port Stephens, Mr Ryan Palmer,
Teen dies in crash at Seaham after car hits power pole
Inquiries are continuing after the death of a teenager in a single-vehicle at Seaham (Port Stephens LGA). Just before 4.30am (Tuesday 18 September 2018), emergency services were called to East Seaham Road, East Seaham. It is believed a Subaru Liberty had left the road and hit a power pole sometime earlier. The male driver
Additional charges have been laid after a fatal crash at Salamander Bay
Police have laid five additional charges over a crash at Salamander Bay earlier this year, in which two people died. Emergency services were called to the intersection of George and Soldiers Point Roads at Salamander Bay about 1am on Friday 13 April 2018, after reports a Mazda 3 hatchback left the road and
