The Latest Breaking News from Hunter

Thousands of bees to be euthanised in Newcastle.

The federal government has labelled the Morrison government's plans to spend $250million to establish a container terminal at the port of Newcastle as a 'cruel hoax', as it comes under pressure to financially support the project.

A flu-tracking survey developed in northern NSW has become an essential tool in the battle against COVID, and it's accessible by anyone with a smartphone.

The NSW government will rake in an extra $810 million in coal royalties this year - and almost $4 billion over the next four years - but has not put an extra dollar into a fund to help coal mining communities prepare for change.

Unions for public and independent school teachers will meet on Tuesday.

About $35 million worth of the NSW government vouchers are yet to be used in the Hunter region.

The state government will invest $55 million in new health projects across the Hunter over the next 12 months.

The price of regular unleaded petrol remains hovering around the 200c/l mark in many places across the Hunter - with motorists being charged as much as 215.9c/l for ULP on Friday.

A steep rise in the number of cases of thefts from motor vehicles at Muswellbrook was at least partly to do with a spate of incidents involving a group of juveniles allegedly committing robberies in the area, Hunter Valley Police District acting commander Superintendent Joanne Schultz says.