The Newcastle Herald is the largest local media organisation and the only Newcastle-based newspaper serving the Hunter and Central Coast six days a week – Monday to Saturday.

Newcastle Newspapers, publishers of The Newcastle Herald, The Post and the Port Stephens Examiner, is a major employer in the region with a full-time staff of more than 300 and, with the inclusion of casuals and suppliers, injects more than $20million into the Hunter's economy each year.

The Newcastle Herald has a long affinity and readership involvement with the region's people and has been a supporter of the Service since 1975. The company became an official Logo Rights Sponsor in June 2004 and is committed to providing high-level awareness and publicity about the Service and its activities.