NSW storm: Fallen tree cuts Newcastle house in half and other top stories

NSW storm: Fallen tree cuts Newcastle house in half

... was staying with neighbours when her cat Eli was returned. She said it was unfathomable that they had escaped relatively unscathed. "We are lucky, we could have been dead, we could have been maimed," she said. "We will rebuild." Newcastle Herald ... >> view original

NSW wild weather: Thousands still without power as more SES workers flown in

"That flooding around Maitland is going to make the job a bit more difficult, but the good news is that throughout the Hunter and Newcastle, we did manage to get more than 55,000 customers reconnected in the last two days, those were the areas hardest ... >> view original

Heavy rain, strong winds buffet the Hunter

Subscribe/RSS. Expand/Collapse. RSS Subscribe to ABC Newcastle NSW features · RSS Subscribe to all ABC Local features. Topics: weather, rainfall, storm. Locations: muswellbrook-2333, newcastle-2300. Print page; Email this · Permalink. Share ? Share ... >> view original

Newcastle Knight Sione Mata'utia could go from NSW Cup to Country Origin

The rollercoaster career of Sione Mata'utia could take another turn with the Newcastle young gun a chance of being plucked from the NSW Cup for the Country side. Mata'utia was selected for the Australian side for last year's Four Nations campaign after ... >> view original

NSW wild weather: Police divers find body in Hunter Valley floodwaters, homes ...

Police have retrieved the body of a woman from floodwaters in New South Wales' Hunter Valley after her car was washed off a road in a devastating flash flood. Police divers near Maitland, north-west of Newcastle, found the body of the 86-year-old local ... >> view original

Uber Expands Into Newcastle, Offers Free Rides After Devastating Storm

Following a three day-long storm that has seen Newcastle and the New South Wales Central Coast declared as disaster areas, Uber has decided to expand into the north of the state to help people get around free of charge. The ride-sharing service ... >> view original

Dungog resident recounts trying to save flood victim

Subscribe/RSS. Expand/Collapse. RSS Subscribe to ABC Newcastle NSW photos · RSS Subscribe to all ABC Local photos. Topics: disasters-and-accidents, floods. Locations: dungog-2420. Print page; Email this · Permalink. Share ? Share ... >> view original

Building pathways to make Newcastle a creative industry hub

... outside the square. It's a skill set which has seen him design world-famous products and bring Hollywood blockbusters to life. But he's now got his eyes set on the New South Wales city of Newcastle, by helping turn the Hunter into a creative ... >> view original

An insight into the storm destruction

Evelyn Sansom and her family have lived in the NSW Hunter town of Salt Ash for over 50 years. Over the decades storms have come and gone, but she says this weather event is only matched by the infamous 1955 Maitland flood. Amidst the torrential rain ... >> view original

Hamilton South residents name what's best about public housing

Writing for the ABC Pastor Chris Jones from LIVEFree community church in Adamstown says running a kids club in the heart of one of Newcastle's largest department of housing estates has been her most rewarding opportunity to "lend a hand in the ... >> view original