15+ hour, 6+ min ago   (343+ words) newy.com.au – Motorboats and jet skis will again be excluded from designated areas at three Port Stephens beaches this summer, after the NSW government confirmed the return of shoreline restrictions trialled over the Christmas holiday period. The zones will…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (149+ words) newy.com.au – A person escaped a unit fire at Merewether, while a house was gutted by a separate blaze at Jesmond. Watkins Street, Merewether, is closed in both directions between Helen and Berner streets. Bluegum Road at Jesmond is…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (305+ words) newy.com.au – Hunter dwelling approvals rose 4 per cent in the past financial year, but the overall increase masked a decline in approvals for apartments, townhouses and other multi-unit housing. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures cited by the Housing Industry…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (145+ words) newy.com.au – A truck rollover disrupted a major Wallsend intersection for almost five hours on Monday morning. Fire and Rescue NSW crews were called to the intersection of Newcastle Road and Longworth Avenue just before 6am on August 31. Firefighters arrived…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (415+ words) newy.com.au – Hunter Community Legal Centre has secured more than $2.5 million in government funding to expand free legal help across Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Upper Hunter. The centre will receive $2,578,096 over four years through the NSW and federal…...