Media Response Newcastle

16/06/2026

This Sunday June 21 will mark the final weekend bulletin of NBN News. Hope you can keep us company. THIS Sunday at 6pm. 🤍

11/06/2026

Just an update on the WIN Network Situation with NBN News.

I am going to start this and I apologize for the language but f**k the Win Network.

I share this via Sonia Hornery MP as she reports that 10 staff members from NBN News have been told that they are losing their jobs.

5 journalist, 4 camera operators and a presenter.

All this aside, From memory, and from the team that I have met in the field, I actually think that is every camera operator that NBN News had, same with the journalists. (someone can correct me if I am wrong)

Keep things local, my ass Win Network, You guys just ripped local jobs that have been serving the community for years.

It's a joke, first its the local news changes and then its peoples jobs, what else are you going to do? (I swear the NBN network name and logo will eventually disappear with it) and end the Newcastle based operation that we have known for years as NBN.

No-one in Newcastle asked for the changes but here we are.

Someone needs to start a petition, I would but I don't know where I would go with all the numbers as I know all of Newcastle and the Hunter and Central Coast would fully sign it and support it.

We need to save our local news!

This is the petition - Sign it and lets keep Newcastle Local! - Thank you to Steven for starting it!
https://c.org/77Vkm8xmxN

- Michael

02/06/2026

I want to start this as I have written this via other news articles being posted and will tag where I have I have pulled infomation from same as the photo we have posted with this.

Today is a sad day for the Newcastle, Central Coast and Hunter.

The WIN Network who has taken over NBN and Nine Darwin (Nine Darwin has been running out of NBN for a while) had promised a future for regional journalism, but instead they are cutting local news and axing the weekend bulletins, and that in itself puts peoples jobs at risk.

For the last 6 decades, NBN News has been the home for the hunter, losing this form of regional news is a devastating kick in the guts. not to mention pushing it back to 5:30pm, when so many people are used to it being at 6pm.

As the Newcastle Weekly puts it, “Stories that affect the Hunter, Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens, Maitland and Central Coast cannot simply be replaced with content produced hundreds of kilometres away in Sydney.”

Just like us, we cover things as they are happening, the Redhead Fire to name the biggest one, 2AM in the morning all the way to 3pm in the afternoon we were covering that, Just like NBN News was in the late morning, covering what matters to make sure people are safe and pushing the messages out that need to be pushed out.

With 3 local MPs already putting their thoughts in to how much it is a dog act to say hey we will do this but now we are just pulling the rug from under you.

We work along side NBN News as part of the business we run, and we come across alot of their camera operators and their reporters and journalists. They are an amazing bunch of people and their jobs are now at risk due to this flip that the WIN Network has decided to do.

https://newcastleweekly.com.au/federal-hunter-politicians-go-into-bat-for-nbn-news/

18/05/2026

18/04/2026

🔥Hazard Reduction - Port Stephens LGA🔥

Firefighters will be taking advantage of favourable conditions to conduct a Hazard Reduction Burn on Sunday 19th April 2026.

Residents in the area may see or smell smoke and those with asthma or other respiratory problems are advised to keep clear of the area, stay indoors with your windows closed and to activate your health plan if required.

A reminder to please only call Triple Zero (000) if you can see an unattended fire. For more information, visit the Hazards Near Me app or the website: www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/hr

16/04/2026

🔥Hazard Reduction Cessnock LGA🔥

Firefighters will be taking advantage of favourable conditions to conduct a Hazard Reduction Burn in Kearsley on Friday 17th April 2026.

Residents in the area may see or smell smoke and those with asthma or other respiratory problems are advised to keep clear of the area, stay indoors with your windows closed and to activate your health plan if required.

A reminder to please only call Triple Zero (000) if you can see an unattended fire. For more information, visit the Hazards Near Me app or the website: www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/hr