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The redevelopment works at the Murrurundi Hospital are another step closer.  The construction contract has been awarded to J.Hutchinson Pty. Ltd. and they will be building a new health services building which...

Fire conditions have been rated as SEVERE for the Greater Hunter region today prompting a TOTAL FIRE BAN. The Northern Slopes also has a TOTAL FIRE BAN in place today and the fire...

UPDATE 6PM The fire is still burning at an EMERGENCY level and properties are coming under threat at Monkey Creek and Garland Valley.  EARLIER 4:30PM The Gospers Mountain fire has reignited in the...

Hunter Valley Police District (HVPD) officers are on the hunt for a man wanted on an outstanding warrant for serious domestic violence matters.  29-year-old Luke Gore is currently believed to be...

Fire conditions have been rated as SEVERE for the Greater Hunter region today prompting a TOTAL FIRE BAN. The Northern Slopes also has a TOTAL FIRE BAN in place today and the fire...

Fire crews will be kept busy overnight with multiple fires burning across the Upper Hunter and Hunter Valley regions.  There is one fire at EMERGENCY level as of 7:15pm at Leggetts...

UPDATE 5PM: The bushfire has just been upgraded to EMERGENCY. UPDATE 2PM The bushfire is at WATCH AND ACT. EARLIER: A tragic car accident near Kurri Kurri has sparked a bushfire.  Police are still at the scene...

Local police are urging drivers to slow down whatever vehicle you may be driving, be it a car or a truck.  On two consecutive nights last week Hunter Valley Police District...