Fernleigh Track crime drops, but fresh attack sparks safety concerns Why winter and signage may have driven down crime reports. Newcastle Herald · Aug 31
The verdict: Fernleigh Track's new segment was worth the wait 'There are plenty of spots to go to have look-see.' Newcastle Herald · Aug 23, 2024
Fernleigh Track is an asset to the city, but there's one problem Letters: A new arrival's view of the former train line. Newcastle Herald · Aug 1, 2024
'Pushed into parked cars': Cyclists identify Hunter danger spots Hunter Street and Fernleigh Track have attracted mixed reviews. Newcastle Herald · Dec 12, 2023
Damage shuts sections of Fernleigh Track while council investigates Damage to the popular Fernleigh Track will see sections of it closed while Lake Macquarie City Council runs tests on its condition. Newcastle Herald · Apr 20, 2023
Tinder rapist: man found guilty of abusing women he met on dating app Justin Kane Millington has been found guilty of sexually abusing two women he met on the dating app Tinder - including raping one of his victims in bushland near the Fernleigh Track. Newcastle Herald · Feb 21, 2023
After 30 years, it's time to get the courtesy back onto Fernleigh Track [Walking the track] has become an unpleasant experience with the few rude, aggressive, dangerous users. Newcastle Herald · Jan 9, 2023
Police urge public to help find pair who allegedly ran Greg, 85, off Fernleigh Track Police have made a public appeal for information after a tragic bicycle crash on the Fernleigh Track robbed 85-year-old Greg Hood of the ability to walk. Newcastle Herald · Dec 16, 2022
Cyclist, 85, run off Fernleigh Track by motorbike: suffers spinal injury AN 85-YEAR-OLD cyclist has suffered a spinal injury after he was run off the Fernleigh Track by a motorbike rider. Newcastle Herald · Dec 14, 2022
Funding to improve Fernleigh track extension The grant will allow council to build the shared pathway on parkland behind the TAFE. Newcastle Herald · Nov 30, 2022
Police search Fernleigh Track for John Davidson, 72, missing a week Police looking for Lake Macquarie man John Davidson are searching around a stretch of the Fernleigh Track after a new latest sighting of the missing 72-year-old was reported. Newcastle Herald · Nov 14, 2022
'Our duck pond': Residents push back against Burwood dam removal "If the dam is removed it will be a travesty not just for us but for all the species of bird life here and the frogs." Newcastle Herald · Aug 10, 2022
Wheels in motion to link Charlestown CBD with the Fernleigh Track The wheels are in motion to link Charlestown's bustling CBD with the Ferleigh Track. Newcastle Herald · Jul 21, 2022
On the Fernleigh Track, Part VII: End of the line, but the track goes on On the final leg of our journey, it's all downhill, which is easy-going on a bicycle but was more challenging in a train, before we arrive at the end of the line at Adamstown - but for the Fernleigh Track, the story continues. Newcastle Herald · Feb 5, 2022
Newcastle Herald · Feb 3, 2022 On the Fernleigh Track, Part VI: The 130-year-old curved tunnel is more than just a Hunter landmark The journey takes us through the natural wonderland that is the Glenrock State Conservation Area, past artefacts and reminders of rail at Fernleigh Loop before we head into the curved tunnel, 130 years old, and a centrepiece of the track.
Newcastle Herald · Feb 2, 2022 Whitebridge goes grey, and green thumbs On this section of the journey along the Hunter's recreational icon, we see some of the dramatic changes to the surrounding landscape, and we meet those who keep the track neat and tidy.
Newcastle Herald · Feb 2, 2022 Huffing and puffing, back then and now The steam trains that once trundled up and down the Belmont Line to the collieries and carrying passengers are long gone, but for rail man Ray Cross, the memories of being on those tracks are vivid - especially of the hills that tested men and machines mightily.
Newcastle Herald · Feb 1, 2022 Letters: People should pay for irresponsible choices Newcastle Herald readers have their say
Newcastle Herald · Jan 31, 2022 Jewells of love discovered in the wetlands In the journey through the Jewells wetlands, we meet a man whose love of the land - and love for his wife - has shaped his life and his local environment, and we head onto Redhead - but not before we discover why "butt cream" is so popular on the…
Newcastle Herald · Jan 30, 2022 Tears of the moon make Belmont shine at the end of the line The journey along this popular shared path linking Newcastle and Lake Macquarie begins at its southern end, at Belmont, leading us through wetlands, wildlfowers - and the tears of the moon.
Newcastle Herald · Jan 29, 2022 Growing 'worry' at Fernleigh Track tunnel Rail historian and author Ed Tonks was involved in the transformation of the former train line into a popular walking and cycling track, but now he's concerned that the attraction's centrepiece - the tunnel dating back to the late 1800s - could be damaged by vegetation growth at its entrance.
Newcastle Herald · Jan 29, 2022 Pedalling into Newcastle's past and soul along the Fernleigh Track It is one of the most popular features in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie area, and the transformation of the Fernleigh Track from a disused rail line to a recreational icon tells a story about how the life of two cities - and all those who call this area home…