Local News

 4 UPDATE 9AM SHocking news in Singleton this morning with three children dead in a house fire.  About 3.30am Hunter Valley Police District officers were called to Brittliffe Close after reports a house...

This weekend it will be more than just a game of football for Bengalla Hunter Valley Group 21 Rugby League.  It's the Where's There's A Will (WTAW) round. This is the third...

Champion mare Winx will be visiting the Upper Hunter in the 2019 breeding season.  The Chris Wallar-trained champion retired after winning the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Royal Randwick back in April. Her...

Murrurundi Dam - Murrurundi is excluded from these  Upper Hunter Shire will soon be on mandatory Level 1 water restrictions.  The restrictions will be introduced from July 1 2019 for the towns...

Several Rural Fire Service (RFS) brigades in the Hunter Valley have been broken into this month.  Hunter Valley Police District (HVPD) officers are appealing for information following a spate of break...

A man was trapped under a quad bike for several hours at Denman late yesterday afternoon.  Emergency services were called to the property on Yarrawa Road just before 7pm after a...

A man has been charged with grooming a teenager online in the Hunter region.  The Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad have been investigating an incident where a 14-year-old boy was...

A man has been killed on the New England Highway near Singleton in a two car smash.  Emergency services were called to the intersection of the highway and Racecourse Lane at...

Muswellbrook and Denman will be on Level 1 water restrictions from July 1.  The restrictions are in place in a bid to encourage water to be used sustainably as the Upper...

Hunter Local Land Services (HLLS) is advising the Upper Hunter there's no more need for concern after a case of confirmed Hendra Virus in the area.  There was a confirmed case...