When Aboriginal war veteran Bob Syron started crafting wooden artefacts to connect with country, he also found inner peace.
How end-of-life doulas are changing the way people think about death
After losing her son to suicide six years ago, Kate Slatter thought she knew how to handle complex grief. But it was after the sudden death of another close family member that she found herself overwhelmed and in need of an end-of-life expert carer.
Photo shows A woman wearing a black suede shirt sits in a large green chair and smiles.'The worst group with the best people': Why it helps to share the pain of endometriosis
Endometriosis affects at least one in nine females in Australia, but many sufferers often feel isolated. In the Hunter region, a group is working together to navigate a health system that has historically minimised women’s pain.
Photo shows A woman with curly brown hair sits on a park bench smiling.On a man-made lake near Newcastle, marine pilots are testing their skills in miniature boats
Marine pilots are used to navigating ships as big as the Eiffel Tower lying on its side. But on the man-made lake of Port Ash, they can test their skills on a miniature scale.
Photo shows A man sits at the front of a small-scale ship on a lake.After decades performing everything from party tricks to daredevil stunts, Super Hubert still has magic to share
His shows have evolved from pulling doves out of a hat to iconic antics like eating fire and climbing onto the roof of a moving car. And at 78, the self-proclaimed "skinniest magician in Australia" is still entertaining crowds.
Photo shows A man wearing a blue and red super suit which says 'super hubert', sits on the hood of a car.Deep listening scholar uncovering 'phenomenal' sounds like the heartbeat of a starfish
In the hustle and bustle of life, it's easy to forget to stop and listen. Diana Chester is recording ocean sounds for people to connect and listen to the environment.
Photo shows A close-up photo of a purple starfish with orange spots, with one of it arms raised in the air like an elephant trunk.Built in a backyard, this skate ramp would go on to become stuff of legend
Unable to skate "vert" like Tony Hawk, a group of ragtag skaters decided to build a ramp in Newcastle that would become the centre of Australian skateboarding culture.
Photo shows A man wearing a red helmet rides a skate board up a wooden ramp.Filly out of champion mare Winx breaks world record with $10 million auction sale
The first living foal of one Australian racing's all-time greats, sired by champion stallion Pierro, went under the hammer at the Inglis Easter yearling sale in Sydney.
Photo shows Photo of a man bringing a dark brown horse aroundAnother foal on the way for champion racehorse Winx
Owners of champion racehorse Winx have confirmed a second foal is in the making, just days out from the highly anticipated sale of her first foal.
Photo shows A jockey leans forward while riding a galloping horse during a raceThis 13-year-old was one of Australia's best junior bull riders. Then her brain started bleeding
Ruby was told she had a 75 per cent chance of dying if she kept riding bulls. She liked those odds.
Malcolm and Lucy Turnbull's plans for major pumped hydro project in rural NSW
The former prime minister is making strides to build his own renewable energy project, with the New South Wales government backing early investigations into pumped hydro in the Upper Hunter.
Photo shows A woman and man in red shirts and broad-brimmed hats smile to camera, with a valley of green farmland in the background.Anxiety high among NSW beekeepers as questions remain about a future with varroa mite
Beekeepers call for education and training as they make decisions about rebuilding their hives and living with varroa mite.
Photo shows Man holds up honeybee hive panel.Relief until Christmas for farmers who had 'lost faith', but a 'green drought' looms
Storms that brought heavy rain in November have put a "handbrake" on the drought for some areas, but without follow-up falls farmers could be back to where they started.
Photo shows A rain cloud above a freshly ploughed paddockA man accused of historical sexual assaults against six girls is set to switch his plea to guilty
A jury overseeing the trial of a Victorian man accused of 23 sexual offences against girls in New South Wales has been discharged on the first day of his trial.
Photo shows Bega Court House, March 2019It's now or never to get high-speed rail from Newcastle to Sydney back on track, experts say
A man who created a high-speed rail strategy for NSW says time is running out to connect the Hunter region to the rest of the state.
Photo shows A map of Newcastle to Sydney train line. The nose of a bullet train.Researchers hope DNA will unlock the key to saving endangered gum tree from extinction
Sydney Botanic Gardens experts conduct genetic testing to help restore the only population of river red gums east of the Great Dividing Range.
Farmers 'stunned': Controversial gas pipeline step closer after Santos agent buys land
Farmers fighting Santos's Hunter Gas Pipeline suddenly noticed survey pegs along the route. A title search shows the surveyed land is now owned by the directors of the company negotiating land access for Santos.
Photo shows A photo composition of landholders Margaret Fleck and Mick Fetch.Margaret's brain could hold the key to unlocking a new way to tackle Alzheimer's disease
A Newcastle trial into a groundbreaking drug is testing whether it can not only slow the brain disease, but prevent it.
Photo shows A woman wearing a purple shirt smilesHeavy rain to provide fire threat relief, but not before another hot weather spell in NSW
Temperatures will climb early this week, before widespread rain in NSW helps neutralise fire threats in the state.
Photo shows A red CFA truck in the rain.NSW North Coast community on alert after second day of bushfire warnings
Residents around Glens Creek Road and Frickers Road at Nymboida are being advised to prepare now after a bushfire burning in the area returned to the emergency warning level.
Photo shows A red R-F-S fire truck in front of burning trees.Fire warnings ease after northern properties threatened in northern NSW in rapidly changing conditions
The NSW Rural Fire Service's main concern shifted north to Nymboida on the state's mid north coast, where a bushfire burned near remote properties.
Photo shows Smoke billowing near a road in the NSW Upper Hunter