Local News

Australia Pacific Coal is still fighting in the NSW Land and Environment Court over the decision on Dartbrook mine near Aberdeen.  The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) ruled in August last year...

  Police have located a body following a house fire in the Upper Hunter today. Emergency services were called to a rural property on Mountain Station Road, Merriwa, about 9.15am today (Wednesday...

The Boil Water Alert has been lifted for Scone and Aberdeen today.  Upper Hunter Shire Council lifted the alert today that has been in place since heavy rainfall impacted the effective...

Fire crews are still on the scene of a huge property fire at Merriwa.  Emergency services including NSW Rural Fire Service crews and Hunter Valley Police District officers were called to...

Upper Hunter Shire Council still has a Boil Water Alert in place for residents in Scone and Aberdeen.  "We are conducting a number of tests daily and working closely with NSW...

Drought stimulus funding is on the way to Muswellbrook Shire Council to the tune of $900,000. Upper Hunter MP Michael Johnsen announced the funding boost this week that he said will facilitate...

Viral fragments of COVID-19 found at a sewerage treatment plant has prompted another call for testing in the Hunter New England Health District.  The fragments have been detected in a recent...

The Singleton Bypass is another step closer. Planning for the bypass is moving ahead to finalise the detailed design following feedback from the local community.  Upper Hunter MP Michael Johnsen said the...