Newcastle Herald

The Newcastle Herald has been a cornerstone of the Hunter community since 1858. The Newcastle Herald’s award-winning team of journalists provides the region’s most comprehensive local coverage of news, entertainment, property, business, lifestyle, sport and opinion.

A proud industrial city, once known as ‘Steel City’ for the old BHP Steelworks, the Herald continues to report on major developments as it moves towards a new era in its history as the region attracts new industries including manufacturing, cleantech and green energy. Newcastle has undergone a major transformation in recent years becoming a contemporary destination to live and to visit with its thriving art scene, cafe and small bar culture, as well as a myriad of major music and sporting events. While so much has changed, one thing that has not is our commitment to telling the stories of the Hunter and informing its people about what affects them.

The Herald celebrates this diversity with its coverage; we champion local causes, we celebrate wins, we commiserate losses, we stimulate debate and we continue to ask the tough questions on behalf of our community. The Herald is renowned for its commitment to quality journalism in all its forms. In the past decade, the masthead has won 11 Walkley Awards for excellence in journalism. It was also named the best regional newspaper and website in the Asia Pacific an unprecedented four times. We are the trusted voice of the region.