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Newcastle fans rock to US singer Taylor Swift
3:48 PM AEDT | GRAMMY award winning US singer Taylor Swift was back on her country pop throne at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre last night. Throughout her concert Swift shifted between a country twang and  | CommentsComments (6) | GALLERY: Taylor Swift
10:46 AM AEDT | A BUS driver has averted a possible tragedy when he was able to safely stop his vehicle which had lost its rear left wheels with 80 school children on board near Raymond Terrace yesterday, police say.   | CommentsComments (5)
Historic spirit of the Hunter found in Antarctica
4:00 AM AEDT | A CENTURY-old case of spirits uncovered in Antarctica could make the Hunter the toast of the drinking world. Brandy distilled in the Hunter was discovered among five crates of spirits found in  | CommentsComments (2)
4:00 AM AEDT | THE NSW Government will consider extending its controversial fast-track approval system for public housing to include private sector developments. The idea has outraged Hunter residents who are  | CommentsComments (10)
Fisherman Reginald Parker's death shocks Forster-Tuncurry community
4:00 AM AEDT | REGINALD Parker was a fisherman through and through. The 77-year-old fish shop owner was famous in the coastal community of Forster-Tuncurry for his fish sausages and loved nothing better than  | CommentsComments (3)
Plans to expand industry at Tomago
4:00 AM AEDT | THE Hunter Development Corporation said yesterday it had sold 240 hectares of industrial employment land at Tomago to the same company that will build the neighbouring WesTrac facility. WEPL In  | CommentsComments (2)
4:00 AM AEDT | THE International Children's Games are set to be held in Lake Macquarie in 2014, with the city council voting last night in favour of bidding to host the tournament. Mayor Greg Piper said the e  | CommentsComments (4)
Pedophile Hamilton dentist Ashleigh Jarrold may have jail term extended
4:00 AM AEDT | CONVICTED pedophile Ashleigh Edward Jarrold could have his jail term extended after the Director of Public Prosecutions appealed against the former Hamilton dentist's sentence. The DPP argued t
4:00 AM AEDT | HUNTER parents are shunning private schools in favour of the public system. Enrolment statistics gathered from the Federal Government's My School website show a higher proportion of regional st
Chance to swim with dolphins coming to Port Stephens
4:00 AM AEDT | PORT Stephens is set to star on the worldwide map for wildlife encounters, after winning approval for swimming with dolphins tours. Frank Future and Andrew Parker, of Dolphin Swim Australia, ha  | CommentsComments (2)
Transfer loophole must close
4:00 AM AEDT | FOR the second week in a row, the weather gods showed scant regard for the Jets players and fans, and even less for those of us trying to nut out a column. Fortunately, there were enough talkin
Sick Hunter husband held in overseas hospital
08 Feb 10 | AN Australian stroke victim has been stuck in a private African hospital for more than two months because his family has been unable to raise money needed for authorities to release him.   | CommentsComments (5)
08 Feb 10 | AN email trail has revealed NSW Minister for Water Phillip Costa ignored advice from senior state bureaucrats that could have resulted in the Government abandoning the controversial Tillegra Dam.   | CommentsComments (14)
08 Feb 10 | ASK and Newcastle City Council would receive funds to investigate the viability of a new cruise ship terminal at Queens Wharf, Minister for Hunter Jodi McKay said yesterday.   | CommentsComments (26)
Hunter public housing through the roof
08 Feb 10 | A NEW public housing dwelling is approved every 20 hours across the Hunter as the fast-tracking of federal "economic stimulus" projects continues to gain pace. Figures released by Urban  | CommentsComments (28)
08 Feb 10 | FEARS of rising petrol prices and diminishing oil supplies have sparked calls for a "peak oil" plan in Lake Macquarie.   | CommentsComments (8)
Pollution concern at Lake Macquarie's lost seagrass
08 Feb 10 | THREE species of seagrass have declined in Lake Macquarie over the past five years, prompting concerns about the lake's health.   | CommentsComments (6) | Lake's peak oil plan
08 Feb 10 | THE Australian Rail Track Corporation and Maitland City Council have locked horns over a pedestrian overbridge at East Maitland that has been earmarked for closure.  | CommentsComments (1)
08 Feb 10 | THE owner of Cessnock Cinema 3 is considering closing the theatre and turning it into retail space after young vandals went on a school holiday spree, costing him about $75,000.  | CommentsComments (2)
08 Feb 10 | NEWCASTLE residents will get a chance to join the city's fight against graffiti with a statewide day of action in May. The first Graffiti Action Day will encourage the public to join council a
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