ABC NewcastleCast

At least one in nine Australian women will suffer symptoms of endometriosis and finding appropriate treatment can be a real struggle. That's only exacerbated if you live in a regional area.

Newcastle's most quintessential sights don't just include the beautiful beaches — the gigantic bulk carriers that come into dock in the Port of Newcastle every single day of the year are unmissable.

If you grew up in Newcastle in the 1980s and 90s, if you remember Miss Kim and Big Dog, you probably remember Super Hubert.

When you think of Newcastle, what sounds come to mind?

In the 1980's, a homemade, vertical halfpipe in a suburban backyard put Newcastle on the map.

We go inside the history of Rising Tide and their mission to stop coal exports from the Port of Newcastle.

2023 really has been the year of the Matildas. 

Fast rail almost feels like Australian myth or folklore at this point. For nearly 40 years, successive governments have promised a stretch of high speed rail that would make travelling up and down the east coast very quick and very easy.

Did you know that Hexham was once rumoured to be where a bunyip was spotted?

For teenage parents in regional NSW, it can be difficult to finish their schooling while caring for their children.

But at the Young Parents College in Newcastle, students are getting the opportunity to get an education while navigating motherhood.

This week, Laurise Dickson takes you inside one of the few schools in Australia that is structured to support teenage parents.