Man dead after motorcycle smash
A man is dead after his motorcycle hit a car north of Gloucester.
View ArticleFormer officer sentenced for indecent assault on girls
A former Hunter Valley police officer will be eligible for parole in January 2009 after being sentenced over the indecent assault of several teenage girls at Port Stephens.
View ArticleElderly man 'tried to kill his wife'
An 81-year-old man has been charged with the attempted murder of his wife at Port Stephens, north of Newcastle.
View ArticleMan accused of wife's bashing 'depressed'
An 81-year-old man accused of trying to murder his wife at their Port Stephens home was prescribed anti-depressant medication less than a month ago.
View ArticleBoy, 9, dies after freak bike accident
A nine-year-old boy has died after being thrown from his bike north of Newcastle in New South Wales.
View ArticleNew phone tower causing concern at Corlette
Telstra could be facing a community backlash in its bid to improve mobile phone reception in a telecommunications blackspot at Port Stephens.
View ArticleCalls for bus timetable review in Port Stephens
The Member for Port Stephens Craig Baumann has asked the New South Wales Transport Minister to review the recent changes to bus routes and timetables in his electorate.
View ArticleO'Farrell says he won't deal with Hanson
New South Wales Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell has ruled out working with Pauline Hanson if she wins a seat in the Upper House.
View ArticleCorlette residents fight planned mobile phone tower
Residents at Corlette near Port Stephens, north of Newcastle, are ramping-up their campaign to get Port Stephens Council to reject a 30-metre high mobile phone tower planned for their suburb.
View ArticleHanson inches towards victory
Pauline Hanson's chances of winning a seat in the New South Wales Upper House are firming after the primary vote count was finalised.
View ArticleBashing victim in critical condition
A Port Stephens man is in critical condition after undergoing surgery in Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital, after being bashed in his Corlette home early yesterday.
View ArticleManslaughter charge as man dies after assault at Port Stephens on NSW mid...
A Sydney man will face court today charged with manslaughter after a Port Stephens man he allegedly assaulted a week ago died in hospital.
View ArticleTelstra resurrects plans for Port Stephens phone tower
Residents in the Port Stephens suburb of Corlette are angry Telstra has re-lodged plans for a phone tower in the suburb.
View ArticleSevere storm wreaks havoc at Port Stephens
SES crews will continue the clean up this morning after a severe storm hit parts of the Hunter yesterday afternoon.
View ArticlePort Stephens koala count goes up
Port Stephens Council says the annual Koala count has recorded sightings of 51 koalas, ranking it second in the state for the number of the animals spotted.
View ArticleCourt upholds council's decision to refuse Corlette tower
A court has upheld Port Stephens Council's decision not to allow construction of a telecommunications tower at Corlette.
View ArticlePort Stephens Council launches study into beach erosion at Corlette
Port Stephens Council is assessing options to prevent the ongoing erosion of the foreshore at Corlette.
View ArticleSearch for missing Port Stephens man goes overseas
There are fears a former Sydney teacher may have fled Australia, after going missing from his Port Stephens home, before he was due to front a Royal Commission.
View ArticleCorlette fire sparked by recalled washing machine
New South Wales Fire and Rescue says a fire that damaged the laundry of a Port Stephens house on Wednesday was caused by a faulty washing machine.
View ArticleChoice urges Hunter residents to demand refund for recalled washing machines
Consumer group Choice says deciding whether or not to continue using a recalled washing machine could be a life and death decision.
View ArticleMan sentenced to 20 years jail for murdering his friend
A man will spend at least 15 years in jail for murdering his friend.
View ArticleMan shot multiple times in Port Stephens area
An outlaw bikie gang is understood to be linked to the case of a man who was shot multiple times in the New South Wales Hunter region.
View ArticleMan shot in Port Stephens believed to be Nomads OMCG member
Police believe a man shot multiple times at Port Stephens, north of Newcastle, on the weekend is a member of the Nomads outlaw motorcycle gang.
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