NSW election 2015: Labor expected to reclaim more seats in the Hunter and other top stories

NSW election 2015: Labor expected to reclaim more seats in the Hunter

The Independent Commission Against Corruption's Operation Spicer inquiry claimed last year the scalps of Liberal MPs Tim Owen (Newcastle) and Andrew Cornwell (Charlestown), who admitted accepting cash in envelopes from wealthy developer Jeff ... >> view original

Your local guide to the NSW election

1233 ABC Newcastle will have comprehensive coverage of the 2015 NSW election. Throughout the day online, ABC News will provide coverage of the poll. On the radio from 6pm, through 1233AM, will be statewide coverage. Aaron Kearney will present ... >> view original

NSW election: The Hunter comes out to vote | Photos

Weather. Your 4-day local weather forecast · Newcastle Herald. Saturday March 28, 2015. News. Larger / SmallerNight Mode. NSW election 2015: The Hunter comes out to vote. March 28, 2015, 9:30 a.m.. PHOTOS: UPDATE: Who will win the Hunter? All the ... >> view original

NSW state election 2015: Seat of Sydney

"Sydney has delcared its independence once again": NSW State Election Alex Greenwich. Photo: Louise Kennerley. See your ad here. "It certainly seems that Sydney has declared its independence once again," said a triumphant Alex Greenwich shortly ... >> view original

Meet Newcastle's 2015 State Election Candidates

The seat of Newcastle was once a Labor stronghold but it was swept up by the statewide swing to the Liberal party in 2011. Former Labor MP Jodie McKay discovered in the ICAC witness box that her party colleagues Joe Tripodi and Eric Roozendaal had ... >> view original

NSW State Election 2015: The train that divides Newcastle

The first time Joan Dawson saw a train she was seven years old. It was a steam train she says, "it trundled on from Dungog to Newcastle". Four years later she first set foot upon the "Newcastle Flyer," the train that ran between Sydney and Newcastle ... >> view original

Meet Wallsend's 2015 State Election Candidates

Subscribe/RSS. Expand/Collapse. RSS Subscribe to ABC Newcastle NSW features · RSS Subscribe to all ABC Local features. Topics: elections. Locations: wallsend-2287. Print page; Email this; Permalink. Share ? Share ... >> view original

Sixty years as queen of the court

She started playing at the age of 14, and moved through the ranks to eventually play for New South Wales. When her playing days drew to a close, she umpired matches across the nation, and then turned to coaching. At 19, Dell was scouted by the ... >> view original

Final segments of cliff-top Memorial Walk installed

It's been years in the making, but the finishing line is well and truly in sight for the people tasked with constructing the Anzac Memorial Walk linking Newcastle's Strezlecki Lookout to Bar Beach. Under the cover of darkness on Monday night, heavy ... >> view original

steel yourself for a surprise

From Newcastle Beach, spot dolphins or passing whales in season (June-November). Collect a bicycle from automated stations at Crowne Plaza, or nearby Maritime Centre, operated by Spinway Newcastle. Swipe your credit or debit card, choose a bike and ... >> view original