THE credo of the Muswellbrook Youth Centre was simple; "to provide a safe, supportive environment for young people".

Newcastle will host the first NRLW Magic Round with six games to be played at McDonald Jones Stadium across one weekend next ...

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POLICE are continuing the hunt for a killer after a young man died from stab wounds inflicted on Beaumont Street in the early ...

COACH Darren Coleman expected to see spring-heeled Kiwi lock Ngaruhe Jones and NSW Country fly-half Tute Grant at the Hunter ...

The CSIRO has opened a $6.8-million printing facility to produce continuous rolls of flexible solar panels, which were ...

Yasmin Clydsdale is thrilled yet not surprised Newcastle has been awarded the women's State of Origin series finale next year ...

LAKE Macquarie mayor Adam Shultz has described the AR Bluett Memorial Award as the "pinnacle of local government" after his ...

The Newcastle Jets posted their first win, and also their first clean sheet, of the A-League Women's season in Maitland on ...

Josh Leeson is a news and features journalist, who focuses on Lake Macquarie, politics and entertainment at the Newcastle ...

BHP Australia President Geraldine Slattery says Queensland's coal royalty scheme is the highest globally - 43 per cent more ...

The next women's State of Origin champion could be decided in Newcastle with the city being awarded the third game in the ...