Newcastle

Hours of opening: Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm, Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm.

Key points:

• An 18-year-old man has been charged with allegedly lighting bushfires in the Hunter Valley
• He's been charged with 15 offences
• Police allege the man lit several bushfires at multiple locations in July and August

Beachgoers from Newcastle to Wollongong caught in the middle of shark politics this summer

From September 1, shark nets will return to NSW beaches from Newcastle to Wollongong.

A council-commissioned survey has raised questions over the future of the Newcastle 500, but there are also questions over the validity of the survey itself.

The NSW Government has reached a vital agreement to get the full complement of New Intercity Fleet trains on the tracks as soon as possible, including the Hunter.

Key points:

• Tim Crakanthorp resigned from the Ministry on August 2
• The premier raised questions about Mr Crakanthorp's failed property disclosures and referred him to the ICAC
• A governance review has cleared a renewal project linked to property holdings of his wife's family

Key points:

• A petition is calling for Fipronil baits to be banned in the varroa mite response
• There is concern the baits are killing native bee populations
• The DPI says it has mechanisms in place to ensure the baits strictly target European honey bees

R.I.P.

Key points:

• NSW Premier Chris Minns announced a Labor minister had been asked to step down
• Tim Crakanthorp self-reported a breach of the ministerial code of conduct over land holdings
• Mr Crakanthorp was Minister for the Hunter, and Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education

Key points:

• David Chandler alleged there was an "absolute heap of danger" at an Adamstown site
• The CFMEU has compiled a list of concerns regarding safety at that site and another in the Newcastle CBD
• Sophie Cotsis says there is "absolutely no excuse" for noncompliance in the industry

New South Wales Work Health and Safety Minister Sophie Cotsis says she is shocked by the state of two Newcastle building sites that have been issued stop work orders.

Work has ceased at sites on Brunker Road in Adamstown and Watt Street, in Newcastle's CBD, after NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler raised serious safety concerns.

Key points:

• A young person has died in NSW after contracting influenza B
• It comes as hospitals record a rise in admissions
• Health authorities are calling for parents to vaccinate their children against the virus

Coordinates 32.91622° S, 151.78913° E

I thought that they were under construction 3 years ago, but they still aren't finished. They're not on satellite view on Google Maps.

The collection continues to grow...

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Source: Stolen from FB group 'The Newcastle Echo' - https://www.facebook.com/groups/newcastleecho/posts/3510496585835362/

So Spring approaches and yet again I have to look and deal with infestations of onion weed and nutgrass in my gardens.

So fucking wish there was a easy way to deal with this without resorting to chemicals.

Posting here as no CCoast yet, maybe I should ask for one....

As the Central Coast gears up to host Germany and England for their team base training camps during the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™,a key sporting facility will be unavailable for public use. From Saturday 1 July until Monday 21 August 2023 the Central Coast Regional Sporting and Recreation Complex (CCRSRC) will be used exclusively by the German Women’s Team for training and rehabilitation purposes. The team will be based locally for the duration of the tournament as they prepare for their Group H games against Morocco (24 July in Melbourne), Columbia (30 July in Sydney) and South Korea (3 August in Brisbane). Team England will also have exclusive use of Central Coast Stadium for training before taking on their Group D opponents Haiti (22 July in Brisbane), Demark (28 July in Sydney), and China (1 August in Adelaide).
Due to the requirements of the tournament, public access to the venue will be strictly controlled with enhanced security procedures. The public are also reminded that personal drones will also not be permitted to fly in the airspace of the CCRSRC during training days. Find out more about FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ including match day information, news, and ticket sales at

Blockade Australia started the action with a woman who dangled herself from a rail bridge near the Kooragang Island terminals at the Port Of Newcastle at 7am, launching protests that followed in Brisbane and Melbourne