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11 Feb 12 | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for a numer of NSW towns, including, most recently Maitland and Cessnock.
We've lost them
10 Feb 12 | A year-long battle to save two of Maitland’s most iconic trees could be over with at least one arborist declaring the trees dead.   | CommentsComments (4)
Noel looked up and the sky was black, then the Hunter River unleashed its fury on Maitland
10 Feb 12 | The thing that Noel Gilmour remembers most about the 1955 flood was how black the sky was.
Husband of dead woman missing
10 Feb 12 | People in the town of Greta have described Tammy Sindermann and her husband Darren Fishburn as a “great couple” and said they were shocked by the events that unfolded this week.
Railway crime fears
10 Feb 12 | Staff cuts at Hunter railway stations could drive up crime and force passengers into private transport to protect their safety, the NSW opposition said.   | CommentsComments (1)
Greens unveil new team for elections
10 Feb 12 | This is the team the Greens have pinned their hopes on re-establishing the party’s representation on Maitland City Council.   | CommentsComments (6)
Little girl has unsure future
10 Feb 12 | Jenny Greene is about to travel the globe to help put together the pieces of her little girl’s mysterious syndrome.
Sun shines on Laneway Festival
09 Feb 12 | Set amongst the picturesque grounds and historic sandstone buildings of the Sydney College of the Arts, the Laneway Festival drew a massive crowd this year.
Staff evacuated
09 Feb 12 | About 50 staff were evacuated from the Beresfield industrial estate complex after a fire in one of the buildings.
Thursday to farewell fans in Australia
09 Feb 12 | World-famous rock band Thursday are doing a final tour of Australia before going their separate ways.  | CommentsComments (1)
Save our bushland
09 Feb 12 | Hundreds of Maitland residents have signed a petition calling for Maitland City Council to rezone a patch of remnant bushland earmarked for residential development.   | CommentsComments (2)
09 Feb 12 | Battle lines are being drawn behind the scenes in what is shaping to be a hot contest for the job of the mayor of Maitland.   | CommentsComments (3)
09 Feb 12 | A $1.3 million program of works for Swan Street, Morpeth includes a 40 km/h speed limit, a road reconstruction and improvements to kerb and guttering and footpaths that date back to colonial times.   | CommentsComments (1)
09 Feb 12 | man sentenced to 16 months jail for indecently assaulting a 14-year-old girl at Maitland Railway Station was described by his solicitor as “developmentally disabled”.
09 Feb 12 | There was a queue for petrol when Chris Edwards drove past the Woolworths fuel outlet at Green Hills yesterday, so he decided to fill up after he had done his shopping.   | CommentsComments (9)
Police search for husband of dead Greta woman
09 Feb 12 | Police were continuing to search the Wyee area near Lake Macquarie last night for the husband of dead Greta woman, Tammy Sindermann.
08 Feb 12 | Police have renewed their appeal for information following the suspicious death of a woman at Greta. The woman’s body was found at Wyndham Street at 9.30am yesterday by a family member.
Grant will make ground ‘friendly’ for students
08 Feb 12 | The students of Metford Public School have a lot more than manicured playgrounds to run around in during their lunch breaks.
Granny to stay in jail over $2.2m fraud case
08 Feb 12 | A grandmother who allegedly took $2.2 million from Maitland investors with the guarantee it would be deposited in shares will remain in prison.   | CommentsComments (2)
SES hopes new boats will attract recruits
08 Feb 12 | A swollen Hunter River was the perfect opportunity to put a new fleet of SES flood boats through its paces yesterday.   | CommentsComments (1)
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