2PM NEWS UPDATE: DECEMBER 14, 2016

Here’s Tyson Cottrill with a news update.

• A bushfire at Abermain the Hunter Valley has flared up – as weather conditions deteriorate. Part of Cessnock Road has been closed – no properties are under threat.
• A driver is on the run in Newcastle after hitting a 36-year-old woman on a scooter – leaving her for dead.
• Overseas and the battle for the Syrian city of Aleppo looks to be over, with government forces taking control from rebel fighters.
• And a Sydney man is no richer this afternoon – losing his bid to share in a $40-million Powerball jackpot – won by his co-workers.

NBN News tonight at six.