Meet the Mob: Professor Peter Radoll and other top stories

Meet the Mob: Professor Peter Radoll

Hosted by Jill Emberson, Mornings presenter on 1233 ABC Newcastle, Meet the Mob is a weekly profile of Aboriginal people in the Hunter region of New South Wales. You can listen to each Meet the Mob interview by clicking on the audio player or you can ... >> view original

Launch of Mission for Planet Dungog

1233 ABC Newcastle is offering an additional way to get to the festival and support the recovery effort. The Mission for Planet Dungog competition will mean anyone who makes a donation to the official fundraising appeal by the Dungog Shire Community ... >> view original

Years of flu tracking provides valuable data for doctors

But if you are experiencing any of these symptoms, a team of doctors in the NSW Hunter region wants to hear from you. For the last nine years, public health physician Dr Craig Dalton has been working frenetically over the winter months to track cases ... >> view original

Trading life on land for the world's high seas

Two years ago, they embarked on a three month, 2,500 kilometre tinnie trip from Brewarrina in NSW's north-west down to the mouth of the Murray River. "We're more than happy to spend the time together," says Danielle. But the tinnie trip is set to pale ... >> view original

Hunter storm claims three lives

NSW Police confirmed the deaths in a statement, saying, "During the morning a woman and two men were located deceased within the Dungog township. The circumstances surrounding their deaths are still to be determined. A brief will be prepared for the ... >> view original

The plight of migratory shorebirds

But it isn't all rosy for these feathered creatures. Research from the University of Queensland shows some species, which often call the NSW Hunter region home, are under considerable threat. With Newcastle's river estuary being a major breeding ground ... >> view original

LGBTIQ photography exhibition shines light on identity and disability

But this conventional practice has been shattered in an exhibition that's gone on show in the NSW city of Newcastle. The 'Outing Disability' exhibition is a visually-striking journey into the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and ... >> view original

EPA joins forces with NSW Police in ongoing 'car hoon' crackdown - Newcastle

The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has partnered with NSW Police Force and other agencies in an ongoing joint agency operation cracking down on 'car hoons' in Newcastle. The operation continued yesterday from 4.30pm to 11pm (Thursday 14 May ... >> 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 ... >> view original

Hunter storm and flood recovery: SES 'starting to exhale'

The town received 350mm of rain in 24 hours and the Paterson River reached a higher-than-expected peak of 16.1 metres. A 'Super Sunday' briefing was held at Newcastle attended by volunteers from the NSW, Victorian and South Australian SES as well as ... >> view original