UNCOVERED: 4 | History Defined

Hunter drivers hit as fuel surges to near record prices and government rules out further excise cuts

Diesel was approaching $3 per litre in Newcastle again as fuel prices surge by more than 20 cents in a week.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 19

His name sits at the top of almost every pinball machine in Newcastle. So who is PAT?

It's more than frantic flipping. There's a strategy behind competitive pinball.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 19

People come first for Newcastle's top cop. Her milestone promotion honours that

Superintendent Kylie Endemi says a sad goodbye, leaving the city in 'exceptional hands'.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 18

Cost of housing can't be green spaces: inside the fight to save Link Road Forest

Union body says workers should not have to choose between green spaces and housing supply.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 18

Residents face rates pressure as councils warn of 'catastrophic' cut to grants

Ratepayers could be left footing the bill with cut services or steeper rates after the councils revealed they stood to lose a combined almost half a billion dollars.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 18

'We need to fix that': new ambulance station seeks to make dent in health crisis

Labor faces pressure on big health issues ahead of state election.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 18

Sky high: Newcastle's tallest building reaches milestone as The Store tops out

The $250 million project is expected to be completed in early 2027.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 18

Serial predator jailed for sexually abusing boy on Scouts trips

Decades after the victim fist made a complaint about the leader, he found out others had too.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 18

Man on bail for threatening a woman with a firearm has allegedly been found with more weapons

He has now been charged three times this year for domestic violence and firearm offences.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 18

'The missing piece': first domestic violence refuge in Port Stephens opens

The site was named in honour of Aboriginal matriarch and community advocate Colleen Perry.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 18