The Latest Breaking News from Hunter

Mine rehab: from risk to opportunity

His special place in Hunter winemaking was recognised in 2007 when he became one of the six inaugural recipients of the Hunter Valley Wine Industry's Legends awards.

The mother of a teenage girl who was assaulted at a Hunter shopping centre last year is calling for more to be done to make young people safer, after footage of a similar incident circulated on social media last week.

Four people across the Hunter and Mid North Coast with alleged links to high-ranking Comanchero bikies overseas have been charged by Drug and Firearms Squad detectives investigating the distribution and supply of prohibited drugs throughout NSW.

For the first time since 2019 Anzac Day services will be held without restrictions, but attendees are urged to wear a mask where possible.

Two people from the Hunter were among the 16 who died with COVID-19 across NSW in the 24 hours to 4pm on Wednesday.

Hunter New England records more than 2000 new cases, another death.

Councils want old mining land unlocked for re-use.

A man has been taken to hospital after falling from a horse in the Hunter on Easter Sunday.

"We've had 15 weeks of sustained growth and with that comes momentum and confidence."

The long weekend offered little relief, with more fresh Hunter cases than in any other health district over recent days.