19+ hour, 36+ min ago   (833+ words) Ask anyone who lives in this Newcastle suburb why they stay, and you'll probably get the same answer: once you settle in, it's hard to find a reason to leave. Popular for its two main villages around Regent Street and…...

23+ hour, 58+ min ago   (441+ words) I've spent time in Nepal. Its scenery is breathtaking. Its people are friendly, generous and peaceful, and the vast majority are very poor. Most of their construction work happens by hand. Infrastructure built over hundreds of years has been washed…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (639+ words) A Newcastle childcare centre embroiled in a months-long financial battle has suddenly closed its doors this week. The Little Unicorn on Honeysuckle informed parents on Tuesday September 9 that it would not open on Wednesday after its general manager resigned. A…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (521+ words) Waratah-Mayfield Cheetahs are chasing a three-peat, while the Cardiff Cobras are hoping to end a 12-year drought. That's what's on the line in the Newcastle and Hunter Rugby League men's A-grade grand final. It's one of 10 deciders at Lakeside Sports…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (682+ words) How to spend a perfect day in Newcastle's most scenic restaurant and bar. This is branded content for Crystalbrook Kingsley Nothing quite prepares you for the view from level nine of Crystalbrook Kingsley Hotel. When the elevator doors slide open,…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (757+ words) Bradman Best sat at the back of the gym and watched Tim Tszyu pound the focus mitts as Jeff Fenech barked instructions. Best also listened. Intently. Tszyu was preparing for his bout against highly-credentialled American Errol Spence jnr in July....

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (537+ words) Hunter-based senator Ross Cadell will move a motion calling for an inquiry into the impacts of large renewable energy projects on regional communities such as the Upper Hunter and New England. The push follows recent comments from Prime Minister Anthony…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (505+ words) It would be wonderful if the facade could be preserved for inclusion in the redevelopment of the site as this would blend in well with the restored Bellevue Hotel diagonally opposite. If there are structural problems with doing this, then…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (499+ words) Coal-fired power stations including Eraring should be forced to pay carbon costs if they operate past their agreed closure dates, Smart Energy Council chief executive David McElrea has argued. The council's push to accelerate the clean energy transition comes weeks…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (614+ words) A report questioning why Labor-held electorates received the lion's share of a $560 million funding program has revealed Shortland was handed 11 individual grants collectively worth $6.8 million. Analysis by the Centre for Public Integrity found almost three-quarters of a $559.2 million round of…...