We catch up with MG ahead of Round 11 of the Newcastle Rugby League Competition

This probably won’t come as a surprise to many, but the Irish accent has been voted the sexiest in the world in an online poll; leaving Italians in second place

The romantic powers of the Irish accent have been apparent for decades, with many actors from the Emerald Isle gracing the big screen.

This survey fascinated Newcastle in the Morning so they went straight to our favourite Irishman; Will Creedon, who has just returned from a trip home, to get the low down on the sexiness or otherwise of his accent!

Elizabeth joins us for another week of everything that's grabbing the attention of Gen Z.

Paul Scott joins us from Queensland where he was to watch last night's state of origin! We talk about nine's coverage and strata issues around the big high-rise developments in the city.

It's round 14 of the NRL this weekend and just how badly did the blues play? Barry Toohey from the Herald joins us.

One month after it began unwinding its pandemic-era interest rate cuts, the Reserve Bank of Australia is flooring the accelerator, this time lifting rates by 50 basis points to 0.85%.

The Board’s main challenge now is addressing the worrying levels of inflation. So how do we manage our way through this tough time?

Tom Godrey from MOZO.com.au joins us with some basic tips to help.

Of the five lows which pummelled Australia on June 8 and 9, 2007 the “Pasha Bulker” storm was the most significant. The storm caused major flooding, strong winds, and high seas killing nine people and damaging thousands of homes.

Some of the most lasting images of that weekend were those of 22 Filipino and Korean crew members being winched to safety by the region's Westpac Rescue Helicopter service.

Helicopter boss Richard Jones recalls that day and the weekend that followed.

Olympic gold medal-winning speed skater Steven Bradbury will be in Newcastle on June 10 to share his story at a fundraising luncheon for a local youth scholarship and mentoring program.

Funds from the luncheon will help provide Home in Place’s (formerly Compass Housing) Grow A Star scholarships to social and affordable housing residents and other disadvantaged youth to help realise their academic, sporting or artistic dreams.

He caught up with Newcastle Live ahead of his visit.

To purchase tickets for the event visit: https://events.humanitix.com/lunch-for-the-stars-with-steven-bradbury

Lake Macquarie City Council is poised to partner with tourism operators and investors to create ‘iconic’ adventure sports and tourism attractions targeting domestic and international visitation.

Expressions of interest are now open for the long-term lease of three Council-owned locations at Booragul, Glendale and Teralba.

Lake Macquarie City Council Executive Manager Future City Precincts David Antcliff said Lake Mac was well-placed to capitalise on the burgeoning adventure tourism sector. Listen back

With a decision having to be made and finalized by the 20th of June 2022, Tim Tszyu is set to fight undisputed super-welterweight champion Jermell Charlo for all four major belts in the division.

Does his team have eyes on hosting the fight at the newly refurbished $882 million Sydney Football Stadium; fact or fiction? We caught up with Tim's Manager, Novocastrian Glen Jennings, to get the full story.