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newy.com.au - Guests staying at the Thornton Executive Hotel on Weakleys Drive at Thornton were evacuated about 11pm after a fire alarm was activated at the premises. Fire and Rescue NSW crews attended the hotel, which is located opposite a KFC restaurant, to investigate the source of the alarm and ensure the safety of those inside. Emergency services assessed the building and worked to identify where the smoke had originated. […]
newy.com.au - Federal MPs Pat Conroy and Dan Repacholi on Tuesday 3 March 2026 welcomed a three-year agreement between Centennial and Origin Energy to keep Myuna Colliery operating, securing about 300 direct jobs in Lake Macquarie and the Hunter. The deal ends months of uncertainty for the mine, built to supply Origin’s Eraring Power Station, and is expected to protect about 1000 more jobs across contractors, transport operators, suppliers and […]
UPDATED newy.com.au - A critical incident investigation has been launched after a 36-year-old man was shot by police during an attempt to arrest him at a unit block on Honeysuckle Drive in Newcastle on Tuesday morning. NSW Police said specialist officers attended the address about 8.30am on Tuesday 3 March 2026 to arrest a man wanted on five outstanding arrest warrants, before a confrontation inside the unit ended with a […]
newy.com.au - Chef Darren Robertson will headline the Shoal Bay Food and Wine Festival when it returns on 14 March 2026, with food, wine, cooking demonstrations, live music and Shoal Bay sunset views on the program. The open-air festival will showcase local hospitality, producers and performers, bringing together the best of Port Stephens in one of the region’s coastal locations. Port Stephens Mayor Leah Anderson said Robertson’s appearance as guest […]
newy.com.au - The NSW Government will deliver five upgraded NSW State Emergency Service (SES) zone headquarters across regional NSW under a $27 million investment announced on Thursday 26 February 2026, including a relocated Northern Zone base for Newcastle at Beresfield. The government said the new facilities were designed to boost disaster response, planning and preparedness as flood and storm events become more frequent and more intense. Each site will include […]
newy.com.au - NSW Deputy Premier and Education Minister Prue Car has announced that every public school student can now access high potential and gifted education opportunities through the statewide rollout of the Inspire program, with upgrades at Lake Macquarie High School highlighted as part of the push. The Minns Labor Government said Inspire brings each school’s high potential and gifted education (HPGE) offerings under one banner, shared on school websites. […]
newy.com.au - Maitland City Council has secured close to $1 million in Australian Government Black Spot Program funding to upgrade two intersections, with works expected to start during the 2026 Christmas holidays. More than $610,000 will go towards a new roundabout at the intersection of Dragonfly Drive and Grasshawk Drive at Chisholm, while another $383,000 has been allocated for a raised safety platform at the intersection of McKeachie Drive and […]
Earlier Video: newy.com.au - A juvenile crocodile found in a waterway at Federal Park in Wallsend, Newcastle was safely captured on Sunday 1 March 2026 after police and reptile experts spent the weekend trying to retrieve it. The unusual discovery drew crowds to the popular park and prompted authorities to seek information about how the animal ended up in the Hunter region, far south of Australia’s typical crocodile range. […]
newy.com.au - A two-level townhouse on Triumph Way (near the corner of Fowler and Coady streets) in Hamilton South was destroyed by fire in the early hours of Saturday 28 February 2026. One woman was taken to the Mater Hospital. Six fire trucks were sent to the blaze, where neighbours described a dangerous scene and efforts to stop the fire spreading. A neighbour said the fire, which they became aware […]
