Newcastle Herald
Investigations
Your Right to Know
Education campus business case finally submitted
Sage Swinton
Investigation
Truegain director claims he didn't grasp PFAS threat
Donna Page
RESPONSIBLE: Truegain site owner Robert Pullinger outside court in Sydney. Pullinger has been ordered to pay more than $1.2 million towards clean-up costs incurred by the EPA. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
Investigation
Truegain's $20m mess sparks environmental law overhaul
Donna Page
TOXIC: The heavily-contaminated Truegain waste oil refinery site at Kyle St, Rutherford, will cost the NSW government at least $20 million to remediate after the company went into liquidation.
Dirty Deeds
Dirty Deeds: The complete Newcastle Herald investigation
Call for warning signs near former Truegain site
Nick Bielby
The former Truegain site at Rutherford. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
How a $0 Maitland land acquisition will cost taxpayers $20 million
Nick Bielby
Troubled: The Truegain site - polluted and prone to flooding in heavy rain - in mid-2020. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
Investigation
Government acquisition of former Truegain site a 'huge win'
Nick Bielby
The Truegain site in July, 2020. Picture: Simone De Peak
Investigation
Wrecking ball to end Truegain's toxic legacy
Donna Page
TOXIC: A Fire and Rescue NSW Hazmat crew inspecting Truegain's Rutherford site in March 2017. Picture: Perry Duffin
Save Our Stockton
Opinion
While we wait for offshore dredging permits, what about all that sand on the shore?
NOT WHAT IT WAS: 2016 hang-glider view of Nobbys, with The Spit just out of shot on the left hand side. Remember, Nobbys was an island, and so much of that sand, deposited by the predominant southerly swell, would have ended up at Stockton.
Ian Kirkwood
Call to arms for Hunter residents to rally to save Stockton beach
Donna Page
PLEA FOR HELP: The inaugural Stockton beach red line rally was held in February 2020 to raise awareness about the suburb's beach erosion crisis. A second rally will be held on Sunday, July 17, at Stockton breakwater from 10am. Picture: Marina Neil
Rough surf pounds Hunter coastline as 'rare' erosion strikes twice
Madeline Link
ROUGH SURF: Severe weather has brought piles of driftwood onto Newcastle beaches and eroded sand. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
Subscriber
Security fences line Stockton beach as erosion bites
Donna Page
WAR ZONE: At least another metre of beach has been lost along some sections at Stockton following this week's big swell.
In Depth
Newcastle council and state in stand-off over Stockton beach fix
Donna Page
DESPERATE PLEA: Residents call for action on offshore sand nourishment plan to save Stockton beach, as City of Newcastle and the NSW government in stand-off over the project. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
Shine the Light: Child Sexual Abuse in the Hunter
From darkness, a light starts to shine
Joanne McCarthy
Ian Kirkwood
Have Your Say
Bravery like Michael Stanwell's should be rewarded, not punished
Letters to the Editor
FIGHTER: The late Michael Stanwell in 2007. "What happened to him was not right. He tried to protect kids and got stymied every step of the way," his brother Peter said.
Farewell to 'hero' Mike Stanwell, the teacher who punched a priest and paid the price
Helen Gregory
Loved: Peter Stanwell said he wished his brother Michael [pictured in 2007] could see his grandkids grow up. "What happened to him was not right. He tried to protect kids and got stymied every step of the way." Picture: Ryan Osland
Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle under fire for letter about clerical abuse
Helen Gregory
Geoffrey and Audrey Nash. Picture: Simone De Peak
The Sorrow on Cabbage Tree Road
Williamtown: The Newcastle Herald's complete investigation
An Australian company worked out how to destroy PFAS, halting its toxic legacy
Tracey Ferrier, Aap
PFAS chemicals can be found in everything from make-up to firefighting foam.
Labor wants 'review' of PFAS contaminated land uses
Matthew Kelly
Shayne Neumann, Meryl Swanson with Red Zone residents Wayne Sampson, and Lindsay Clout. Picture: Max Mason Hubers.
Williamtown residents living 'in limbo' as draft plan for the Special Activation Precinct is released
Living in limbo: Jenny Robinson is concerned about the lack of transparency and lack of certainty around her PFAS contaminated land in Williamtown. Picture: Marina Neil
Ethan Hamilton
New PFAS research 'no silver bullet' for Port Stephens resident
Ethan Hamilton
Frustrated: Lindsay Clout has welcomed findings of Macquarie University's recent PFAS research, but says the results are "no silver bullet". Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
'We are still stuck here': residents slam new PFAS report
Matthew Kelly
Lindsay Clout
Seeing Red: New PFAS health study leaves Red Zone residents seething
Matthew Kelly
Red Zone residents treated as financial lepers
Matthew Kelly
Where to from here: Red Zone residents have lost faith in attempts to remove PFAS contamination from their community. Picture: Marina Neil.
'We are still stuck here': residents slam new PFAS report
Lindsay Clout
Matthew Kelly
Seeing red - Residents furious as government dismisses PFAS blood test results
Matthew Kelly
Survivors: Red Zone residents Terry and Jenny Robinson. The couple believe there is a link between PFAS blood levels and poor health. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers.
"Defence is the polluter, the polluter pays": Port Stephens election candidates on Williamtown crisis
Newcastle Herald journalist Scott Bevan sits down with Kate Washington (top right) and Jaimie Abbott (bottom right).
Water Pressure
Lake Macquarie plan to pipe 20 million litres of recycled water each year
WATER SAVE: Hunter Water managing director Darren Cleary and Lake Macquarie City Council mayor Kay Fraser at the Pasterfield Sports Complex. Picture: Peter Lorimer
Madeline Link
Algae amber alert for Grahamstown Dam
Scott Bevan
ALGAE ALERT: Grahamstown Dam, which holds the largest supply of the Hunter's drinking water.
Your Right to Know: Parliament drip-fed Hunter water security documents
Matthew Kelly
Justin Field
Photos
Historic photos reveal construction of Chichester Dam as the wall undergoes inspection 100 years on
Moors Drain brings PFAS legacy flooding back for Williamtown residents
Matthew Kelly
Not impressed: Nelson Bay Road resident Lindsay Reinhard was surprised at how quickly his property flooded. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
Toxic Truth
The whole story: Pasmincos toxic legacy
Exclusive
Lake Macquarie City councillors to consider EPA's soil disposal decision when voting on plan
Helen Gregory
Finally: Boolaroo Action Group's Jim Sullivan said the group and the community had been fighting for local soil disposal for a decade. The Newcastle Herald's award winning Toxic Truth campaign echoed this call. Picture: Peter Stoop
Breakthrough at Boolaroo for disposal of lead contaminated soil
Helen Gregory
Finally: Boolaroo Action Group's Jim Sullivan said the group and the community had been fighting for local soil disposal for a decade. The Newcastle Herald's award winning Toxic Truth campaign echoed this call. Picture: Peter Stoop
Comment
Pasminco pollution saga continues
The contentious lead contamination grid in north Lake Macquarie.
Lake Macquarie council puts controversial lead plan back on the agenda
Michael Parris
EXPENSIVE DIRT: Trudi Field and Martin Robertson at their Boolaroo house in 2017. The couple spent almost $70,000 addressing lead pollution. Picture: Simone De Peak
Suffer in Silence
Pelvic mesh: Suffer in silence
Pelvic mesh implant appeal knocked back
Georgie Moore
Investigation
Landmark mesh implants ruling upheld
Luke Costin
Pelvic mesh implant appeal begins: Johnson & Johnson challenge ruling
Luke Costin
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is to appeal a November 2019 ruling at the Federal Court.
Australian pelvic mesh-injured women back Kiwi 'sisters' fighting for compensation
Joanne McCarthy
Report: New Zealand pelvic mesh-injured women protest before a report's release on Thursday.

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