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newy.com.au - Lake Macquarie Mayor Adam Shultz is urging residents to support this year’s Mayor’s Christmas Appeal, which is running until 12 December to help local families and individuals doing it tough. The annual appeal collects toys, gifts and non-perishable food items that will be distributed in time for Christmas through local charity partner Samaritans, the welfare arm of the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle. Council says the campaign is aimed […]

newy.com.au - Federal Member for Hunter and Special Envoy for Men’s Health Dan Repacholi has urged Hunter business leaders to tackle men’s mental health in their workplaces during a Business Hunter luncheon at Noah’s on the Beach in Newcastle on Monday 17 November 2025. Repacholi told about 180 local business people that men in male-dominated industries common across the Hunter face higher risks of suicide and mental ill-health, and said […]

newy.com.au - Motorists using John Renshaw Drive near Buchanan and the Golden Highway through the Hunter and Central West are being warned of lane closures, reduced speed limits and short delays from this week as intersection upgrades for the Port to Renewable Energy Zone project roll out. Transport for NSW says the works are part of a program to upgrade key intersections between the Port of Newcastle and the Central-West […]

newy.com.au - Motorists are being advised of overnight traffic changes on Maitland Road at Mayfield West on Thursday 20 November, with resurfacing works to close lanes between Riverside Drive and Terry Street from 8pm to 5am. The maintenance work will involve road resurfacing on this busy section of Maitland Road/Pacific Highway, with the City of Newcastle carrying out the project on behalf of Transport for NSW to improve the condition […]

newy.com.au - Maitland will receive $966,928 from the Albanese Government to help electrify key community facilities including the regional art gallery and aquatic centre under round two of the national Community Energy Upgrades Fund announced on Tuesday 18 November 2025. The grant is part of a $100 million program the federal government says is designed to help local councils cut energy bills and emissions by installing solar, batteries and other […]

newy.com.au - Lake Macquarie City Council has adopted a new 20-year Local Strategic Planning Statement and a four-year Youth Strategy, while deferring its Flood and Tidal Inundation Policy, at its meeting on 17 November 2025. Council says the decisions will guide how the city manages growth and supports young people as its population is forecast to increase by more than 38,000 residents by 2046. The Local Strategic Planning Statement 2025-2045 […]

newy.com.au - Anglers from across NSW are expected to converge on Lake Macquarie this weekend for the Let’s Fish Lake Mac festival, with a record prize pool of almost $150,000 on offer across 22-23 November. The catch-and-release competition will be staged on the lake and nearby coastline, with Lake Macquarie City Council saying it will draw fisherfolk in junior and adult categories and contribute hundreds of thousands of dollars to […]

newy.com.au - Newcastle’s Civic precinct will come alive later this month when City of Newcastle lights up Wheeler Place with its towering Christmas tree and a three-weekend program of free, family-friendly festive events. City of Newcastle says the annual Christmas program is a highlight of the city’s events calendar, drawing people into the city centre in the lead-up to Christmas while encouraging them to spend time and money with local […]