Local News

The Merriwa Cassilis Alliance (MCA) have launched a petition in their bid to protect agricultural land in the area from transmission lines.  TransGrid are planning to build two high voltage 500KV...

Glencore has welcomed the decision by the Independent Planning Commission (IPC) to approve the expansion at Mangoola.  Glencore Coal sought approval to establish a new open cut mining area to the north...

The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) are doing major maintenance work on the Hunter Valley Rail network this week, shutting down the line to do so. This work was postponed due...

A man is in a critical condition after a vehicle rolled over him at Singleton.  NSW Ambulance Paramedics called for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter just after 4pm yesterday afternoon to treat...

The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has approved, with condiitons, the expansion to the Mangoola mine in the Upper Hunter.  Glencore Coal sought approval to establish a new open cut mining area to...

Kate Fraser, an Independent runner in the Upper Hunter by-election said roads should be funded per kilometre, not per capita.  Ahead of the election on May 22, Kate said rural areas...

Fire fighters were called to a home in Singleton on Friday night after the residents noticed the roof was smouldering.  Fire and Rescue NSW crews from Singleton arrived at the home...

There's been a slight rise in the unemployment level in the Hunter Valley.  The latest regional jobs data issued by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the overall monthly unemployment rate increasing...

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called back to the Upper Hunter over the weekend.  The chopper was tasked by NSW Ambulance Paramedics to help after reports a woman has been knocked...