How to size up to a motorcycle that suits you
There you are, motorcycle learners licence in your hot little hand, with images in your head of you in motorcycle leathers, straddling a super fast sports bike. But bigger isn't necessarily better when...
View ArticleYour backyard barbecue safety check
Try this safety check list from the NSW Fire Brigade before firing up your backyard barbecue this summer.
View ArticleSwimmers warned of surf danger
Swimmers are being advised to avoid Newcastle city beaches today due to dangerous surf conditions.
View ArticleIntern suicide sparks drug storage review
The suicide of a Newcastle University medical graduate has prompted a New South Wales hospital to review storage procedures for a local anaesthetic drug.
View ArticleNew device cuts coal pollution
Researchers are trialing a device that could make tailings dams at coal preparation plants less of an environmental hazard.
View ArticleCouncil announces roadside memorial restrictions
Port Stephens Council says it has developed a policy for roadside memorials to ensure those visiting the tributes and other road users are kept safe.
View ArticleCabbies applaud secure ranks
Newcastle Taxis says driver security is improving as a result of the introduction of more secure ranks in the city.
View ArticlePool owners urged to install barriers
The New South Wales Government is urging people to make sure their backyard swimming pools are safe from children in the winter months.
View ArticleHunter road safety program to go state-wide
There are plans for a state-wide rollout of a student driver education program, after its success at a Hunter Valley high school.
View ArticleCaravan park safety revamp could take months
It is expected to be months rather than weeks before a popular caravan park in the New South Wales Great Lakes re-opens.
View ArticleCPR saves boy from near drowning
Kidsafe Hunter is urging parents to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after a two-year-old boy almost drowned in a backyard pool at Port Stephens.
View ArticleToddler drowning death
A two year old boy has died in a Newcastle hospital almost two days after he was pulled from a backyard swimming pool at Port Stephens.
View ArticleResidents protest coal seam exploration
NSW and Queensland residents living near proposed coal seam gas extraction plants have protested at AGL's annual general meeting in Sydney
View ArticleCall to roll-out Newcastle liquor restrictions statewide
The State Government's relationship with the liquor industry is again under scrutiny, with claims it is stopping tough liquor controls in Newcastle from being replicated elsewhere.
View ArticleCalls for update to pool safety checklist
Hunter child safety advocates are working with the region's Councils and private pool inspectors on standardising the checklist used to determine if pools are safe.
View ArticleNear drowning at Cameron Park
A two-year old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after being found unconscious in a pool at Cameron Park last night.
View ArticleNew England H'way potholes "disgraceful"
A Tamworth wall-and-floor tiler has spoken out about the deteriorating state of the New England Highway in the wake of flooding and increased traffic volumes.
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