Police Seek Help To Find Missing Telarah Teenager

 BY IAN CROUCH

Police are asking for our help to find a teenage girl who's gone missing from Telarah.

15-year-old Jada Hill was last seen on Saturday August 30 at about 3.00am and police and family hold concerns for her welfare due to her age.

Jada's described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 165cm tall with a thin build and long red hair.

She was last seen wearing black track pants and a black school jumper.

Jada is known to frequent the Newcastle, Maitland, Hornsby and Sydney areas.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
 

Missing teen Jada Hill

 

UPDATE! Truck Crash Closes New England Highway At Singleton

 BY IAN CROUCH

One person has been take to hospital following a truck crash at Singleton.

A truck carrying frozen chickens and an empty truck collided at the intersection of  Maitland Road and Kennedy Street just before 4.00am today (Tuesday 2 September 2025).

Police have set up a contra flow on Maitland Road while work continues to clean up a large diesel spill. 

EARLIER: 

The New England Highway has been closed at Singleton following a truck crash.

Newcastle Fire Command says two trucks collided at the intersection of Maitland Road and Kennedy Street just before 4.00am today (Tues 2 September, 2025).

It's understood one of the drivers has been injured but all occupants of the trucks are out of the vehicles.

Maitland Road has been closed to traffic with diversions in place while crews work to clear a diesel spill. 

Crews have requested a Hazmat unit to assist with the clean-up, with one of the trucks carrying approximately 700 litres of fuel. 

 

UPDATE! Firefighters Battling House Fire At Boolaroo

 BY IAN CROUCH

Fire investigators have been called in to determine the cause of a fire which has destroyed a shed at the rear of a home in Boolaroo early Tuesday.

Crews were called to Second Street just after 3.30am to find a large amount of smoke and flames issuing from the rear of the weatherboard home.

They took almost two hours to completely extinguish and mop up the fire.

It's believed an E-Scooter left on charge may have sparked the blaze.

EARLIER: 

Firefighters are battling a house fire at Boolaroo.

Emergency services were called to the single story weatherboard home in Second Street just after 3.30am on Tuesday to find the rear of the house well alight.

A shed at the rear of the property was also on fire.

Fire crews from Cardiff took about 20 minutes to bring the fire under control and are now working to fully extinguish the blaze..

Newcastle Fire Command says all the occupants safely evacuated, although a pet dog is still missing.

The cause of the fire has not been determined at this stage.

 

NEWCASTLE COUNCIL – Proposed Meeting Reforms Welcomed

Proposed State Government reforms to Council meeting standards are being welcomed by local Councillors.

The new rules, if passed, would require more community forums and rowdy councilors could be thrown out of meetings by Mayors for bad behavior.

Lord Mayor Ross Kerridge says he welcomes the new rules.

“The Minister [Ron Hoenig] has had huge experience in local council, and has been concerned for sometime about the dysfunctionality of some councils.

“We had problems in Newcastle… with meetings that go on for extraordinary long lengths of time,” he said.

Woman Critical After Multi-Vehicle Crash At Glen Oak

 BY IAN CROUCH

Emergency services have been called to a serious a multi-vehicle crash at Glen Oak.

It's understood 3 cars collided on Clarence Town Road  just before 7.00anm on Monday.

NSW Ambulance says the drivers of two of the cars suffered minor injuries but a woman driving a third car was trapped after her vehicle collided with a tree.

It took about an hour to free her from the wreckage. 

She's being flown to hospital in a critical condition by the Hunter's Westpac Rescue Helicopter.