The Latest Breaking News from Maitland

Farmers have been warned to move livestock to higher ground and monitor pumps in low lying areas across the Hunter as river levels rise.

They're burnt out, overworked and at the end of their tether - but Maitland nurses still have some fight in them yet.

Linking Sydney, Newcastle and Maitland with high speed rail would be the ideal starting point for an east coast network, Lyne MP David Gillespie believes.

AS a showcase for Newcastle's diverse range of live original acts, Sunday's West Best Bloc Fest will provide an embarrassment of riches. One wristband will get you the ultimate musical pub crawl, with bands and soloists filling The Family Hotel, The Happy Wombat, Jams Karaoke, Rogue Scholar, The Star Hotel…

A Wickham ferry stop, light rail extension, train service to Cessnock and hydrogen-powered train trial are all "key initiatives" in a new government report.

One of two men accused of stealing an Aboriginal flag from a memorial to a well-respected Chief Inspector Tony Townsend, who passed away in August, has denied the charge against him in court.

Home owners in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie face a 3.7 per cent jump in council rates next year, but the hike could be much higher in Maitland and Port Stephens.

Maitland tax agent Michael Unicomb has had his registration canned for a "brazen" and "premeditated" fraud scheme that saw him found guilty of submitting false information about an elderly client to secure a $1.16 million loan to funnel money to himself and an associate.

"We're looking at a small fracture below the knee or, after watching the footage again today, a possible hyperextension of the knee. His ACL was intact which is good. We gave him a chance to come off, but he didn't want to come off."