Keely Johnson

NSW Health says the man received treatment after a bat bit him months ago but he is now in hospital in a critical condition.

Ekampreet Sahni Singh, 18, died at the scene after emergency services found him with a gunshot wound at Bar Beach in Newcastle earlier this year.

The fight to save the veined doubletail orchid had a breakthrough in the Black Summer bushfires and now elders are leading a series of cultural burns to regenerate the endangered flower.

A Broken Hill man has run to Newcastle to raise funds and awareness for a rare condition called as Angelman syndrome.

Knitting has become an outlet for Port Stephens woman Kim Franks, who is mostly housebound after a diagnosis of debilitating psoriasis.

A Hunter Valley businessman is demanding recompense after the cancellation of a second cruise liner's visit to Newcastle amid safety fears sparked by a planned climate change protest on the harbour.

Just before midnight, emergency services were called to the highway at Tarro, following reports a man had been hit by a vehicle.

Nancy Dickman has run marathons in London, New York, Rome and Sydney, and at 83 shows no signs of slowing down.   

A new charity is helping low socio-economic households keep their pets, by offering emergency boarding and funding for veterinary care. 

Newcastle surfer Josh Levey goes to extraordinary lengths to raise money for a local homeless charity.