SHOCKING: 12 - You Need To See This

'Should never happen to anyone': remembering the miners who didn't come home

Paul 'Chook' Phillips was among those remembered at a memorial service.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 12

'We regularly see generations of one family living within a few streets'. Why this suburb is so hard to leave

Explore the photos in our New Lambton suburb profile.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 12

Cheetahs pounce to title three-peat; Blues into men's, women's grand finals

Saturday sports wrap: Newcastle and Hunter Rugby League, Hunter Central Coast AFL.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 12

From $1000 Saturdays to $27: Islington traders fear life after Slingtown

'It's putting a lot of people's livelihoods on the line.'

Newcastle Herald · Sep 11

'We only found out when a sign went up': outrage after council puts parkland up for sale, again

The fight is on again to save a much loved patch of community green space.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 11

Newcastle childcare investigated for alleged physical abuse toward a child

The allegations surfaced after the centre's snap closure earlier this week.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 11

Built from 7500 handmade mud bricks and a salami mixer: the story behind a treasured home

'I used to say it was dirt cheap to build'.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 11

'That's just not true': league player denies forcing woman into threesome

The man said he suggested it and the 18-year-old agreed.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 11

'No idea what's coming': Hunter motorists' verdict on M1 Motorway extension

The major road upgrade opened in earnest on Friday.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 11

Asbestos found in grounds of Hunter high school

Works to remove the material were scheduled for the weekend.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 11