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newy.com.au - Fourteen freshly inducted paramedic interns are set to hit the ground running in the Hunter region, beginning the practical stage of their year-long training across Ambulance Zone One. The group is part of a broader statewide intake of 157 new interns and 17 trainee emergency medical call takers officially welcomed into NSW Ambulance on Friday, 4 April 2025. This ceremony marked the service’s largest induction of the year […]

newy.com.au - As development pressures mount in Lake Macquarie, a community-led project in Eraring is planting a different kind of progress. This Saturday, residents will roll up their sleeves to create the region’s largest Tiny Forest—an ambitious planting of 1,500 native trees and shrubs in under three hours. Backed by Lake Macquarie’s 2025 Local Environmental Leader, The Groundswell Collective, the planting will take place on Saturday, 5 April 2025, from […]

newy.com.au - Young people across Lake Macquarie are set to dive into a jam-packed program of fun and vibrant activities as Youth Week kicks off from Wednesday, 9 April through to Thursday, 17 April, 2025. This year's theme focuses on celebrating the individuality and influence of young people, highlighting their potential as future leaders and changemakers. Lake Macquarie Mayor Adam Shultz said the program was about recognising the value young […]

newy.com.au - A major step forward in the treatment of eating disorders has arrived in the Hunter region, with the official opening of Baiyangbaiyaang – a first-of-its-kind residential facility in Charlestown, Newcastle. Opened on Friday, 4 April 2025, the $13.5 million centre is the first publicly funded residential eating disorder service in New South Wales. Meaning “Butterfly – the one who flutters” in a local Aboriginal language, Baiyangbaiyaang offers a […]

Newcastle has recorded a decrease in plastic pollution along its coastline, according to new research from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency. The study, which compared data collected a decade apart, shows plastic waste on Australian coasts has dropped by 39 per cent overall, with Newcastle among the cities leading the improvement. Despite the positive trend, cigarette butts remain the most commonly found item on beaches in Newcastle, Perth and the […]

​Prime Minister Anthony Albanese dropped in to Maitland Hospital today to announce the establishment of a new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) in the Hunter region. This initiative is part of the government's commitment to open 50 additional bulk-billed Medicare UCCs nationwide, aiming to provide Australians with free urgent medical care and alleviate pressure on hospital emergency departments. ​ The Maitland clinic will offer care for urgent but non-life-threatening conditions, […]