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The number of women and girls playing football has surged since the Matildas' incredible feats at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. But aiming for the top when you're from a regional area comes with added challenges.

It has only been two years since she last donned her home colours, but Emily Van Egmond said starting her sixth stint at the Newcastle Jets is as special as it has ever been.

New South Wales women's groups say they're "absolutely stunned" by the recent publication of development applications for domestic violence shelters by local councils.

Police allege Dee Folpp could have already been dead when they did a welfare check at a Muswellbrook unit before officers left and then returned later to find her body.

Police provide an update after a woman's body was found on a property in Muswellbrook.

Police have found the body of a woman, believed to be in her 60s but yet to be identified, at a detached premises at the back of a Sydney Street, Muswellbrook, property.

Zachery Davies-Scott was fatally shot in front of his partner when a group allegedly forced their way into his home in the NSW Hunter region. Police today charged a 25-year-old over the death. 

A Specialist Indigenous List aimed at helping families navigate the legal system has launched in Newcastle, with help from the descendants of a local legend.

Sweltering temperatures and windy conditions flared two existing bushfires to an elevated threat level during Wednesday. Residents in some areas were advised to seek shelter, and a major highway was closed in both directions for several hours.

Health officials have won a court order authorising them to give a transfusion to a Jehovah's Witness toddler whose parents, due to their religious beliefs, did not consent to the use of blood.

Noel Johnson was a on school trip to London's Heathrow Airport when he first saw The Beatles. Sixty years later, he's getting a chance to hear their songs live in his home town.

A judge says Michael John Kable, 63, "was subject to extreme provocation as a casual teacher" prior to the assault at Maitland Grossman High School, and the offence was "out of character".

Hundreds of people — family, friends, community leaders, and strangers — gather to pay tribute to those who were lost after a bus rolled at a roundabout near Greta in June.

Water cartage operators are working around the clock, as drought conditions start to bite across the New South Wales Hunter Valley.

A Newcastle woman whose daughter spent a month in hospital after having life-saving surgery is urging people to be aware of the hidden danger a common cleaning tool can pose.

The emergency warning alert for the Willi Willi Rd fire in Kempsey has been dropped, but residents are warned to remain vigilant as fire is still active.

In a 56-second clip, student teacher and mental health advocate Meg Southcombe sums up why educators need more respect. Her words are resonating across the internet. 

The report was compiled after the tragic Hunter Valley bus crash that killed 10 people earlier this year. The NSW government has vowed to implement all five of its recommendations and will launch a seatbelt safety campaign immediately.

Twenty little rufous bettongs, bred in captivity, are released into a feral-free zone but they will still have to fend for themselves.

Mark* never expected to learn algebra, and he definitely didn't think he would pick it up in prison. But the Hunter Correctional Centre inmate is now aiming for a degree in construction management.

Farmers say they have been blindsided by the NSW government's decision to remove water rights from coastal landholders, while the Nature Conservation Council says it will protect critical wetlands.

Partly funded by the state government and councils, the balloon is intended to allow people with diverse accessibility needs to see the world from new heights.

El Niño is back and drought is on the doorstep. Some farmers have been feeding livestock for months. Here's what it might mean for the economy and food prices.

The State Library of NSW has digitised subdivision plans from as far back as the 1880s and they're not just advertisements. They're works of art.

It took 12 months after floods devastated the small town of Broke in NSW for Evelyn Hardy's house to be declared a write-off and, after losing all her belongings, she is still sharing a caravan with her husband and dog.