Laurise Dickson

When Amelia Crispin was 17 she found out she was born without a uterus. But she didn't let her diagnosis stop her from having her own child.

Back in her salon 12 months after the melanoma was removed from her arm, Kira Eacott is having honest conversations about skin health with clients and family.

Mark West, who is working on songs for his first EP, says rap beats and rhymes are helping his mental health.

After losing her son to suicide six years ago, Kate Slatter thought she knew how to handle complex grief. But it was after the sudden death of another close family member that she found herself overwhelmed and in need of an end-of-life expert carer.

Marine pilots are used to navigating ships as big as the Eiffel Tower lying on its side. But on the man-made lake of Port Ash, they can test their skills on a miniature scale.

His shows have evolved from pulling doves out of a hat to iconic antics like eating fire and climbing onto the roof of a moving car. And at 78, the self-proclaimed "skinniest magician in Australia" is still entertaining crowds.

In the hustle and bustle of life, it's easy to forget to stop and listen. Diana Chester is recording ocean sounds for people to connect and listen to the environment.

Unable to skate "vert" like Tony Hawk, a group of ragtag skaters decided to build a ramp in Newcastle that would become the centre of Australian skateboarding culture.

The latest blockade of the Port of Newcastle is the crest of a wave that started building back in 2005 for the climate group behind the protest, Rising Tide. 

The number of women and girls playing football has surged since the Matildas' incredible feats at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. But aiming for the top when you're from a regional area comes with added challenges.

A man who created a high-speed rail strategy for NSW says time is running out to connect the Hunter region to the rest of the state.

Almost 150 years ago, three miners headed into a swamp for an evening of wild duck hunting. They discovered a terrifying creature with a roar "like that of a lion" in the darkness.

Jessica is about to finish year 12 at a unique school in Newcastle, where the staff empower students to "reach your full potential", while their kids are right next door. 

A Newcastle trial into a groundbreaking drug is testing whether it can not only slow the brain disease, but prevent it.

How a TAFE training program is preparing migrant and refugee women for jobs in the construction industry, and giving them the skills to forge a new life for themselves.

Kotara High School principal Mark Sneddon says the "battle with phones in class is gone" and student habits are changing at home.

William Arnott emigrated from Scotland in the 1840s and went on to build a biscuit empire in his new homeland. His first bakehouse in Morpeth is still operating, but it's not biscuits coming out of the woodfired oven these days.

With home gym, rooftop spa, indoor swimming pool and whole-floor tennis court, this 10-storey, single family residence would look at home among the apartment towers of the Gold Coast. 

At the start of 2023, WorldPride came Down Under to celebrate and promote LGBTQIA+ rights. But rewind 70 years and queer people living in regional NSW had a very different story to tell.

From the surface, you might never know much of Newcastle in New South Wales has been built on top of mines — some more than 100 years old.

Newcastle woman Cynthia has been denied hundreds of rentals partly because of her pet dog, but she would rather be homeless than surrender her furry friend. 

It is 22 years to the day since Maria felt the familiar rush of dopamine after feeding her last $50 bill into a poker machine.

The remains of more than 1,650 Aboriginal ancestors have been returned to Australia from around the world since 1990. But there are thousands more still to be returned.

Decades before the tiny house movement, prefabricated "tin can" Nissen huts helped ease the housing shortage for thousands of British families migrating to Australia.

The Victoria Theatre in Newcastle is boarded up after going dark in the 1960s, but work is underway to revive the heritage-listed building, which includes a functioning fly floor, as a mid-sized venue for music and entertainment.