A devastating blow to regional journalism with NBN News program reduced

Locals want local news!

Since the opening news broadcast with Murray Finlay in 1962 (pictured courtesy of NBN Archives) we have tuned in to our trusted local NBN daily news.

Like many of you, I’m incredibly disappointed to hear WIN Network has decided to cut NBN’s weekend bulletins and limit weekday local news to 30 minutes, from 5.30pm to 6pm, before cutting to the Sydney bulletin.

This is a devastating blow to regional journalism.

NAIDOC Week 2024

NAIDOC week celebrations got off to a smoking start at Fennell Bay Public School, with a special ceremony performed by Uncle Tony Ridgeway from Biripi Country. Infants students and the choral choir added a really nice musical touch, singing The River is Flowing and Native Bee in both Aboriginal and English languages. The visibility of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture was on display with the unveiling of a new artwork depicting Uncle Gary Simon's story of Boomerang Mountain to

State government invests extra $5m to fix Speers Point bottleneck

“I am very pleased to finally see real progress and commitment from the NSW Government to address this key local bottleneck.”

That was the sentiment from Lake Macquarie Independent MP Greg Piper following the announcement an additional $5 million would be allocated from the 2025/26 State Budget towards the Speers Point transport network upgrade.

Heaven Can Wait Charity Sailing Regatta celebrates 20 years with two big donations

Can you believe the Heaven Can Wait - Charity Sailing Regatta has now been running for 20 years?

It was wonderful to join organisers today as they handed over an incredible $75,000 to the Hunter branch of the Cancer Council NSW Home Help Program, along with $5,000 to Marine Rescue Lake Macquarie.

Since its inception, the Charity Regatta has raised around $800,000 for these organisations.