CUSTOMERS, public transport commuters and staff are at great risk from a lack of lighting in Mount Waverley, says a local trader. Bakery owner Andrew Dalzotto, who owns Brumby’s in Hamilton Place, said the lack of...

MONASH police believe tough economic conditions are contributing to family violence in the city. Sergeant Jim Read of the Monash crime investigation unit said rising costs and retrenchments were hitting hard. “Things are...

ONCE upon a time there were 14 fig trees. But they are only half of this story. Newcastle City Council has been paralysed by the saga of Laman Street and the proposed removal of its green cathedral arch. The garbage trucks still...

NATHAN Tinkler has doubled the projected size of the coal-loader he wants to build on the former BHP steelworks site. The Tinkler camp has confirmed plans for an ‘‘enhanced’’ version of the loader revealed in December by the...

A TEENAGER accused of causing a double-fatal car accident at East Maitland claims he was not behind the wheel when the car left Raymond Terrace Road and killed two teenage girls, Newcastle Local Court heard. The teenager’s...