The NSW government is being urged to change how agencies respond to vulnerable people after recent deaths following interactions with police. ABC Sydney ABC News abc.net.au/news/2023-10-0…

An 800m exclusion zone has been set up around an electrical plant at Tomago due to a fire. Emergency services say there's a risk of an explosion, with hazardous materials involved. ABC News

Fire and Rescue NSW says this is the first incident of its kind in Aus, after a thermal machine overheated by 500 degrees at Tomago this morning - prompting explosion fears. ABC News abc.net.au/news/2023-10-0…

Member for New England Barnaby Joyce is among hundreds of people who have turned up to an anti-offshore wind rally at Nelson Bay in Port Stephens today. ABC News

Snaps of today's anti-offshore wind rally at Nelson Bay 📸 ABC News

Keely Johnson coming up on ABC News to provide an update on the Willi Willi Road bushfire.

The Willi Willi Road fire has burned through more than 20,000 hectares. Firefighters have been working tirelessly today but are yet to get it under control. ABC News

Temagog residents Chris Gill and Michael Bryant were up all night on Tuesday trying to protect their properties from the fire. Their houses were saved but the land around them is completely scorched. ABC News

Hundreds of people have attended an emotional memorial service to honour the lives of the 10 people who were killed in the Hunter Valley bus crash earlier this year. ABC News abc.net.au/news/2023-10-2…

An extensive land and sea search is underway in the Port Stephens region for a missing helicopter, carrying a man and dog. ABC News abc.net.au/news/2023-10-2…

Lovely to work with the ABC Landline team again - and great to cover a story about how science is being used to help bring river red gums back from the brink. Botanic Gardens of Sydney abc.net.au/news/2023-10-2…

Sad to see so many mutton birds washed up on Newcastle beaches this morning but experts say it's not uncommon during their annual migration. ABC News abc.net.au/news/2023-11-0…

Court documents show a NSW Hunter Valley woman could have been dead for up to three days before her body was found. ABC News abc.net.au/news/2023-11-0…

Increasing rates are currently adding to the cost of living crisis. The state government has a challenging task ahead to keep them stable while addressing the financial sustainability of councils across NSW. ABC News montyjacka_ abc.net.au/news/2023-11-1…

Family members of people killed in the Hunter Valley bus crash are calling for a federal bus taskforce, like the one that operates in New South Wales. ABC News abc.net.au/news/2023-11-2…

Flood victims, coal miners and students were among the hundreds that paddled out to block the Port of Newcastle today and protest against fossil fuels. ABC News abc.net.au/news/2023-11-2…

97-year-old Alan Stewart was among dozens of climate protesters who stayed out on the water today after the protest deadline at the Port of Newcastle. ABC News

More than 80 protesters have been arrested for continuing to block the world's largest coal port over what they say is the failure of government to act on climate change. abc.net.au/news/2023-11-2…

Firefighters work to put out fire in the roof of a home. ABC News

The RFS has confirmed at least two homes and one business have been destroyed in yesterday’s fire. ABC News NSW RFS abc.net.au/news/2023-12-1…