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Kids from flood-affected regions ‘saving’ their toys from disaster, expressing trauma through play.
In a new series, NBN News is highlighting the efforts to rebuild the flood-ravaged Northern Rivers community. Here, Josephine Shannon and Olivia Grace-Curran examine the trauma children as young as three are expressing through play. Preschoolers who experienced one of the worst natural disasters in Australian history are reenacting their families’ frantic escapes from floodwaters in the…
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NSW Police Minister devastated over brothers drug arrest
New South Wales Deputy Premier and Police Minister Paul Toole says he’s devastated at news his brother has been arrested on serious drugs charges. Joshua Toole is one of four people charged following a six-month investigation, over the alleged supply of ice across the Hunter and Central Coast.
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CCTV shows the moment a police car collides with a P-plate driver in Newcastle
A police officer on his way to a crash in Newcastle has wound up in a collision himself. The incident, at Islington, saw the officer and a young woman taken to hospital and left part of a main road closed.
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Call for more social housing as support services struggle to keep up with demand
Hunter support services are struggling to take on cases beyond the most urgent, as a triple whammy of cost of living pressures, housing stress and rising domestic violence increase demand. One outreach group says staff are leaving the sector at a rapid rate.
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Four charged after raids targeting drug supply in Hunter & Central Coast
The NSW police minister’s brother and three others have been charged over alleged drug supply across the state’s Central Coast and Hunter. Joshua Toole, 38, and a 24-year-old woman were arrested yesterday morning, following vehicle stops at Belmont and Killarney Vale. Police searched properties at Belmont North, Nords Wharf and Wadalba, where they seized more…
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Innovation Festival shows green economy options
Origin has hosed down speculation it may reconsider its decision to close Eraring Power Station by mid-2025. It comes as Australia grapples with how to meet future energy needs but innovators in the Hunter seem to be rising to the challenge.
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GP summit finds possible solutions to state’s dire GP crisis
A Tamworth doctor has returned from a summit in Canberra with some good news. A handful of solutions are being tabled to aid the ongoing GP crisis – bulk-billing incentives, just one of them.
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Speed camera warning signs to return from January 1
The Central Coast’s very own ‘Speed Camera Crusader’ is celebrating a win – with news Mobile Speed Camera warning signs will return from January 1. But, Beau Jackson says his work is still far from over.
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Bulga community calls for changes to local flood warning system
The Bulga community is calling for changes to be made to the flood warning system for Wollombi Brook. It comes in the wake of recent alerts which residents say don’t paint a clear picture.
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Central Coast endures another deluge
The Central Coast has endured a night of relentless rain – and today that meant flooding in many parts of the region. At Wyong, there were six rescues, and several warnings are still in place, with residents told the danger period isn’t over yet.