55+ min ago   (352+ words) Young people across Newcastle and the Hunter are being encouraged to build stronger financial skills earlier, with new research revealing widespread money stress among Australians aged 16 to 24. Research from Financial Basics Foundation and Australian Retirement Trust found 82 per cent of…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (242+ words) A 23-year-old Heddon Greta tradie is encouraging more Hunter women to consider bricklaying as the industry grapples with a major skills shortage. Tahlia Kelly is one of fewer than 200 female bricklayers working across Australia, with women accounting for just one…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (389+ words) Upper Hunter coal mines are being put on notice as the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) steps up its fight against dust. The NSW EPA has launched its annual Bust the Dust campaign, with officers conducting unannounced inspections across the region....

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (632+ words) Queen of country and the singer songwriter behind Jolene, 9 to 5 and I Will Always Love You, Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. DoCountry ‌music star ‌Dolly Parton ‌has ⁠passed ​away, ⁠her ‌family ​said ​in a ‌statement. The musician…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (254+ words) A 46-year-old man has been charged after a drone allegedly entered the airspace of a rescue helicopter flying over Charlestown. Police allege the incident occurred about 1am on Sunday, 23 August, when the helicopter was flying about 1000 feet above the Charlestown area…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (408+ words) Mandatory e-bike registration and tougher penalties are being proposed at Newcastle Council’s meeting tonight amid a spate of vandalism attacks on local sporting fields. Liberal councillors Callum Pull and Jenny Barrie are launching a co-signed motion on Tuesday, 25 August, to…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (320+ words) Hunter homeowners will soon have access to more energy-efficient home designs through a new partnership between SNL Building and Green Homes Australia. The new partnership will bring Green Homes Australia’s sustainable designs to Newcastle and the Hunter, combining environmentally focused…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (304+ words) A Telarah apprentice who left school unsure of what career to pursue is now using her carpentry skills to improve homes across the Hunter. Tabitha O’Neill began working as a traffic controller and labourer after completing her HSC, before discovering…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (346+ words) Unemployment has edged higher across the Hunter, but new figures show thousands more people are working across the region than a year ago. Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force data shows the Hunter unemployment rate increased from 3.9 per cent in…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (118+ words) A 39-year-old man has been charged after police allegedly seized 44 kilograms of cannabis during a vehicle stop on the Central Coast. Officers attached to Northern Region stopped a van travelling northbound on the Pacific Motorway at Alison about 3.30pm on Tuesday…...