Millions of Dollars in Lost Super Waiting for Hunter Workers

BY JESSICA ROUSE

There's millions of dollars of lost and unclaimed super just waiting for in accounts Hunter workers.

The latest figures from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) show that across the region there's $342 million lost super accounts and super being held by the ATO just waiting to be collected.

MAITLAND has the highest amount of untouched super with $19 million, followed by Wallsend with just over $17 million.

Next on the list is Charlestown where there's around $16 million, in Ashtonfield there's $15.8 million and in ADAMSTOWN there's $12 million.

The ATO considers 'lost' super to be accounts held by super funds where they've lost contact with the fund member. By law after a period of time, they're transferred to the ATO which is when they're considered to be 'unclaimed super'.

The ATO says it's easy for people to lose track of their super funds when we change jobs, move house or just haven't updated details with our super funds.

Calls to think twice when you leave your car

BY JESSICA ROUSE

Maitland Police are urging residents to make sure they lock their cars after a spate of vehicle thefts in the area.

There were 15 reports of thefts between the end of June and the 4th July where valuable such as laptops, iPads, cash, handbags and wallets containing credit cards were stolen.

The credit cards which were stolen have allegedly already been used for fraudulent purposes. 

The thefts were from cars in Maitland, East Maitland and Ashtonfield, and police say most of the vehicles which were targeted, were unlocked at the time.