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Amy is the senior chief reporter for The Newcastle News covering a wide variety of stories, mainly court and crime but also health, education, sport and much more.

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Amy Ziniak

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Cycleway connection, affordable homes for Hunter Street

The final section of Newcastle’s rail corridor in Hunter street is a step closer to being developed, with Newcastle Council’s $2 million bid to buy the site, given the thumbs up!

Newcastle

Lake Macquarie Private Hospital. Supplied.

‘Partnership’ ensures survival of Hunter’s private hospitals

A deal brokered between the Federal Government, states and private sector will work to ensure the survival of private hospitals across the Hunter.

Newcastle

‘End of an era’: Popular Newcastle restaurant shuts down

It’s not good news for Hunter foodies with a popular restaurant set to shut its doors, as liquidators have moved in to shut it down. The owner and head chef is devastated.

Newcastle

Rebels bikie Jack Laidlaw robbed an primary school friend at Aberdare. Credit: Facebook ID Amy Ziniak https://www.facebook.com/justt.jack.5

Rebels bikie robs and assaults primary school friend

A Rebels bikie from the Hunter got a friend from primary school to help fix his mum’s car before he then callously robbed and assaulted him.

Newcastle

Dr. David Durrheim - Hunter New England Health. Supplied.

UPDATED: COVID-19 cases slow across Hunter

As more and more people get the message about staying home, confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the Hunter start to slow, with 248 now the number of people infected across Hunter New England.

Newcastle

Leicester avenue Belmont North. Google street view.

Man charged over Lake Macquarie police pursuit

Police allege Dale Donnelly ran a red light and drove 50 kilometres over the speed limit during a police pursuit through the streets of Lake Macquarie on Monday afternoon.

Newcastle

Confirmed by Journalist Richard Noone Facebook images of John Burns. John appeared in Toronto local Court today with five counts of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2021107527951381&set=ecnf.100001564601343&type=3&theater

Sexual predator grooms 13-year-old before raping her

Lies, deception and impersonating a police officer. The sordid details of what one man went to, to groom his young victims before sexually assaulting them.

Newcastle

Tristan Noel Berg, convicted of trying to groom a 14-year-old child online, has been placed on a good behaviour bond after his sentence was suspended. Credit: Facebook ID Amy Ziniak https://www.facebook.com/tristan.berg.37

Newcastle man’s suspended sentence over online grooming

Strike Force Trawler detectives arrested and charged the Lambton man over over trying to groom a child online to engage in sexual activity between January 2018 and March 2019.

Newcastle

Police wish to speak to this man after a Woolworths employee at Raymond Terrace was deliberately coughed on. Credit: NSW Police

‘Disgusting act’: Police hunt man who coughed on Woolies worker

People are not getting the message about strict social distancing rules and behaviour during this COVID-19 pandemic, after a man deliberately coughed on a supermarket employee at Raymond Terrace.

Newcastle

COVID-19: Where the infections are in the Hunter

Want to see where the most infections of COVID-19 cases have occurred? Hunter New England Health District has created two maps to tell us where. Take a look.

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