Parents relieved with manslaughter verdict
The parents of a 13-year-old Windale boy who died after being hit by a front-end loader say they are relieved a verdict has finally been reached.
View ArticleClub wants flaw in Liquor Act worked out
The president of the Redhead Surf Club says his club stands to lose about $40,000 a year unless a flaw in the Liquor Act is sorted out.
View ArticleMP maintains push for aged care home at Redhead
The Hunter Area Health Service in New South Wales says it is likely to be at least another 12 months before it sells the former Dudley men's home site at Redhead.
View ArticleIndustrial estate sparks truck concerns
Residents at Redhead are worried about thousands of extra truck movements on residential roads if a 48 lot industrial estate is approved at West Redhead.
View ArticleGroup maintains opposition to industrial estate plan
A residents' group lobbying against a proposed industrial development in Redhead says the applicant's offer to buy houses in the area is proof the plan is inappropriate.
View ArticlePolice hunt man over teen abduction
Police are trying to identify a man who they say abducted and assaulted a teenage girl near Newcastle on the New South Wales central coast.
View ArticlePolice arrest man over caravan park death
A man has been arrested over the death of a 70-year-old woman who was found dead at a Lake Macquarie caravan park yesterday.
View ArticleMan to face court over Redhead murder
A 78-year-old man is expected to face Newcastle court today charged with the murder of a 70-year-old woman at Redhead earlier this week.
View ArticleReport gives Hunter beaches top marks
The New South Wales Hunter's beaches have scored top marks in the annual NSW State of the Beaches report.
View ArticleMinimum sentence for dementia man who suffocated partner
A court has heard an 80-year-old New South Wales man who killed his 70-year-old partner has dementia and a psychotic illness.
View ArticleFive charged over alleged party attack
Five people have been charged over an alleged attack on a number of people at a party in Redhead in October last year.
View ArticleCycle path expected to be approved today
The final stage of the Fernleigh Track is expected to get approved by a Joint Regional Planning Panel this afternoon.
View ArticleRedhead aged care developer named
Just days after a report warned of a chronic aged care shortage, the New South Wales Government has announced the preferred proponent for a big development at Redhead.
View ArticleBrazen thieves take bridge
A Lake Macquarie Councillor says he is appalled by the theft of a wooden bridge from the final stage of the Fernleigh cycleway and pedestrian track at Belmont.
View ArticleCouncil abolishes footpath levy
Lake Macquarie residents will no longer be hit with hefty bills to pay for footpaths after Council last night abolished the levy.
View ArticleSurfer seriously injured in shark attack
Beaches south of Newcastle are closed indefinitely after yesterday's shark attack on a 44-year-old man at Redhead Beach.Glen Folkard was surfing on Wednesday afternoon when he was attacked by what is...
View ArticleSurfer in hospital after shark attack
A man is recovering after being attacked by a shark near Newcastle on the New South Wales Central Coast.
View ArticleNewcastle beaches reopen after shark attack
Newcastle's beaches have reopened after yesterday's shark attack off Redhead Beach at Lake Macquarie.
View ArticleGreens want shark nets pulled out
The Greens are calling for the removal of shark nets from all New South Wales beaches, in the wake of the shark attack on a surfer at Redhead beach, south of Newcastle.
View ArticleParamedics not responsible for shark photo
The NSW Ambulance Service says paramedics were not responsible for the public release of a photograph showing the wounds of last week's shark attack victim near Newcastle.
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