14+ hour, 57+ 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, 13+ hour ago   (298+ words) newy.com.au – More southern Lake Macquarie patients will be able to receive rehabilitation at home under a $350,000 service expansion that includes support for people returning from Central Coast hospitals. The funding, allocated in the 2026-27 NSW budget, will support allied…...

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…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (237+ words) newy.com.au – A 17-year-old boy has been refused bail after being charged over three alleged fires at businesses in Glendale and Windale and a police pursuit through Lake Macquarie. Emergency services were called to a fast-food restaurant on Stockland…...

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…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (308+ words) newy.com.au – Ausgrid has been named Large Employer of the Year at the 2026 NSW Training Awards after its apprentice program achieved a 95 per cent completion rate. The electricity distributor’s Bright Spark Apprentice Program supports 174 apprentices across the business, which…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (205+ words) newy.com.au – Illuminate Raymond Terrace will return to Boomerang Park on Saturday, September 19, with four hours of free entertainment planned for the town centre. The family event will run from 4pm to 8pm and feature live music, fire twirlers, fireworks, food…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (239+ words) newy.com.au – A 46-year-old man has been charged after a drone allegedly entered the airspace of a rescue helicopter flying to a medical emergency over Charlestown. Police allege the helicopter was flying about 1000 feet above the suburb at 1am on…...

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…...