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newy.com.au - Two men have been charged following an alleged home invasion in Wallsend last week that left a young woman injured. Police said officers were called to a unit on McNaughton Avenue about 12.40am on Thursday 14 August 2025 after reports of an aggravated break and enter. A 21-year-old woman was allegedly threatened with a knife and assaulted by two men inside the property. The woman was treated by […]
video will be posted here at 4:30pm newy.com.au - A man has died after an alleged assault about 9.50am on Wednesday in the carpark on the Pacific Highway at Charlestown, with police later arresting a 53-year-old man who attended Newcastle City Police Station shortly after 1pm. Officers from Lake Macquarie Police District established a crime scene and launched an investigation into the suspicious death, appealing for anyone in the area […]
newy.com.au - The East End Cathedral Park Precinct in Newcastle will receive $16.7 million through the Albanese Government’s regional Precincts and Partnerships Program, Federal Member for Newcastle Sharon Claydon has announced. The funding is part of the $400 million regional Precincts and Partnerships Program (rPPP) and one of 15 new projects designed to unify regional places, grow local economies and serve communities. The package targets precinct-scale improvements that support jobs, […]
EAST OF MORISSET - A 32-year-old woman has been charged after a house was destroyed by fire on Mooranga Road in Mirrabooka about 10.40pm last night. Police said officers from Lake Macquarie Police District arrested the woman at the scene and took her to Toronto Police Station, where she was charged with damage property by fire/explosion more than $15,000. The sole occupant was able to evacuate and was not injured, […]
newy.com.au - Construction has begun on a $4.2 million expansion of West Wallsend Swim Centre, with a new indoor learn-to-swim pool due to open next year. Lake Macquarie Mayor Adam Shultz and Member for Hunter Dan Repacholi marked the start of works on Friday 15 August, turning the first sod at the site. The expansion aims to meet growing demand from the centre’s catchment area, which includes West […]
newy.com.au – A 36-year-old woman has been charged with manslaughter after the death of a baby boy during a home birth in Wallsend, near Newcastle, last year. Police allege the woman, who was working as a privately practising midwife, failed to act on signs of medical complications during the birth on 2 October 2024, despite repeated requests from the mother to be taken to hospital. Two days later, on 4 […]
newy.com.au - Ausgrid launched its largest community battery to date at Cooranbong on Thursday 14 August 2025, with the 5MW unit intended to deliver cheaper, more reliable power for households across the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie. The project forms part of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) Community Batteries Funding Round 1 and is designed to broaden access to energy storage beyond individual rooftop systems. Ausgrid says the scale […]
newy.com.au – City of Newcastle has completed more than $1 million in upgrades to its network of five inland swimming pools during the winter closure, ahead of the summer reopening. The works included major improvements at Lambton Park War Memorial Swimming Centre, Beresfield Swimming Centre and Stockton Swimming Centre. Three new heat pumps have been installed at Lambton to provide warmer water when the pool reopens on 25 August, along […]
newy.com.au - The first widened section of Hexham Straight, a key Hunter transport corridor, has opened with three lanes in each direction, easing congestion for motorists from Thursday 14 August 2025. The upgrade marks a major milestone in the $2.2 billion Hexham Straight Widening and M1 Pacific Motorway extension to Raymond Terrace, jointly funded by the Albanese and Minns Governments to improve safety and travel times. The Australian Government is […]
