Steph is back today with the annual "Food Fight", Spicers Tower Lodge about to open and Bar Mellow Newcastle West and Mercer Wines have a new collaboration on offer!

Hundreds of beehives and lively hoods are on the line after the deadly varroa mite parasite was discovered at the Port of Newcastle.

A six-month emergency biosecurity order was issued on Sunday; the effects of which are still to be fully understood.

One Williamtown beekeeper will see his nearly 180 hives, and 20 years of work, destroyed. We caught up with David Vial - Vice president of Hunter Valley Amateur Beekeepers Club.

An Award-Winning musical parody about an Edwardian serial killer is the latest production from Opera Hunter.

"A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" features local actor Drew Holmes playing all nine of the D'asquith relatives - Newcastle Live caught up with him following the first week of performances.

Hunter-based arts organisation Octapod supported the Hunter arts industry to the tune of $178,000 over the last 12 months by providing direct funding, paid opportunities and professional development directly to artists.

Octapod Chair Kate Baartz joined Newcastle Live and says the not-for-profit has just done the books for 2021 and the whole board was happily surprised by the amount of money and support provided to artists. Listen back.

Zac Garred joins us from the country formerly known as the US; now being referred to as Gilead!

How is the country reacting to the earth-shattering Supreme Court decision to reverse Roe v Wade?

He joins us to discuss.

Got Your Back Sista's open pantry cupboards are bare at the moment and they need YOUR help to restock them.

HQ in Tighes Hill stock of non-perishable food and toiletries which are freely available to women who are struggling financially and need to feed their kids and themselves.

Listen back as Mel Histon tells us how we can help.

It was a weekend of big upsets last weekend in the NRL; Marc Glanville joins us to talk round 13.

Barry Toohey joins us for a look at the Knight's loss to Canberra and State of Origin Game 2 in Perth on the weekend. Listen back

It's all been happening for Leila McKinnon.

From floods in her new hometown to a major snowing accident, lockdown, and a heartbreaking loss. But the mum of two is heading to 50 with a brand new attitude and one of the best hosting gigs in Australian television.

We caught up with her ahead of the new season of Ninja Warrior.

A $25 million flag pole, the cost of flights, and jobs for the boys - they are getting under the skin of Paul Scott this week. Listen back.