Using art to overcome mental illness and other top stories

Using art to overcome mental illness

If you've walked into the Newcastle Community Arts Centre lately, you were probably met with an explosion of colour. The artworks lining the walls of this gallery are varied and unique. Some are paintings; some are sculptures; some are photographs. >> view original

Clear waters and military might: the Port Stephens electorate

A multi-million dollar redevelopment of the busy Newcastle Airport terminal at Williamtown has improved accessibility to the region for visitors and businesspeople. Next door to the airport is the Royal Australian Air Force base - one of the electorate ... >> 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

The challenges and benefits of modern day prosthetics

But alive he is; and he's in Newcastle to share his story, while also getting a new prosthetic made by a local manufacturer. Coots was out of the water for almost two months following the shark attack. They were the hardest two months of his life, as ... >> view original

Will it be the end of the line for Newcastle's train, or for Baird?

If you're looking for key battles to watch in the New South Wales election, which could help decide who forms the next state government, then you need to know the story of the Newcastle railway line. >> 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

The broader impacts of 'ice' use in the Hunter

"Over the last two years, the annual average percentage change in the Hunter, excluding Newcastle, has been 71 per cent," he said. "There's [been] a big jump in the last two years. "It's a big problem, particularly in the Hunter and particularly in ... >> view original

Meet the Mob: Ron Robinson

Ron grew up in "red dirt and dirty river country" in the remote town of Charleville, Queensland. He moved to New South Wales nine years ago for a girl. While the relationship didn't work out, he now loves the hybrid country and city lifestyle Newcastle ... >> view original

NSW parliamentary inquiry to examine Newcastle rail line cabinet documents ...

A parliamentary inquiry will examine confidential cabinet documents which reveal the NSW government rejected advice about a light rail route into Newcastle in favour of one that may cost about $100 million extra and gives more opportunity to property ... >> view original

Newcastle rail left off NSW election wish-list for national rail association

A national rail association has failed to nominate light rail in Newcastle as one of its election platforms for this month's poll, but says such a service will transform the city. The Australasian Railway Association says its wish-list for the New ... >> view original