Maitland mayor Philip Penfold will contest the seat of Paterson as an independent candidate in the upcoming federal election.

Sophie Nenadovic (Maitland), Jannali Hunter (Magic), Tara Andrews (NewLambton), Jayna Fraser (Azzurri), Jenna Doyle ...

THE circumstances surrounding the drowning death of 20-year-old Hunter man Cameron de Vries are being canvassed in a five-day ...

Josh Leeson is a news and features journalist, who focuses on Lake Macquarie, politics and entertainment at the Newcastle ...

PORT Stephens Council will push for an urgent review into jet ski use and swimmer safety in the busy bay.

A PLANNED telecommunications tower at Adamstown is hoped to answer the call for better mobile phone reception in the suburb.

As a kid, Dylan Lucas watched the likes of Johnathan Thurston and Greg Inglis lead the way in the NRL All Stars. Max McKinney ...

Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp has hit back at calls for the state government to take ownership of the restoration and ...

An appeal hearing will be held in March over the rejection of the Martins Creek Quarry expansion after negotiations failed to ...

You may have noticed the Hunter's best source of trusted news, the Newcastle Herald, has splashed out with ads across TV, ...

STARTING out with just two demountable classrooms and one toilet block, a group of passionate parents and a principal with a ...

A familiar face has opened a funky, flavour-forward cafe with a vintage vibe at Mayfield's historic Vincent's at the Coliseum ...