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NEWCASTLE MARCHES FOR AN END TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
The ground-swell against domestic violence in regional New South Wales continues – with hundreds marching through Newcastle today, to remember Mackenzie Anderson. The action comes just days before what would have been her 22nd birthday – with legislation in the works to prevent more lives being lost.
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DAY ONE OF SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS CANCELLED AFTER WILD WEATHER
Day one of Splendour In The Grass has been cancelled after extreme weather hit the New South Wales town of Byron Bay. Splendour organisers issued a statement about the decision to cancel performances on the main stages today. “A significant weather system is currently sitting off the east coast and may reach land later today bringing more…
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CHAOS AS SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS HIT WITH HEAVY RAIN
Music festival Splendour In The Grass is making its long-awaited return after an enforced pandemic hiatus – only to be hit by terrible weather conditions. Festival-goers have taken to social media complaining of waiting up to 15 hours in line in line to access festival grounds only to be told campsites have been closed. Wet and muddy…
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ELTON JOHN TO HIT MCDONALD JONES STADIUM
The Rocket Man has Newcastle in his sights, Sir Elton John, adding the city to his Yellow Brick Road farewell tour. It’s a big coup for the city, the first concert to be held at McDonald Jones Stadium in decades, the result of a new deal.
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HUNTER SCHOOLS PREPARE FOR THIRD COVID WAVE AS TERM 3 BEGINS
Schools across the Hunter reopened – with a little more caution than usual. It comes as the region records the second-highest daily case count in New South Wales, with almost 18-hundred new covid infections.
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KOALA NUMBERS RAPIDLY DECLINING IN PORT STEPHENS
Conservationists across the Hunter are calling for immediate government intervention, following the release of the State of the Environment report. Among them, volunteers at a local animal hospital, who fear the number of koalas in the region is so small it will soon be too late to save them.
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HEPHNER THE ALPACA HITS THE STREETS FOR CHARITY
A man – and his alpaca – have hit the road to raise funds for an important cause. Over the next three weeks, Robert Fletcher will stop at towns from Goulburn to the Gold Coast, alongside his fluffy sidekick.
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WARATAH AGED CARE HOME SPEAKS OUT OVER RESTRICTION CHANGES
A Hunter aged care home has hit out at the state government’s decision to allow unvaccinated people to visit. Waratah’s ‘Maroba’ facility has dubbed the change ‘scandalous’… as yet another covid wave grips the region.
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NSW SCHOOLS TO REMAIN COVID SMART IN TERM 3
NSW public schools will begin the new term under robust COVID-smart rules to make sure staff and students are best protected in the classroom. NSW Education Secretary Georgina Harrisson said the additional measures followed a comprehensive and independent risk assessment, consideration of school operations, as well as feedback from staff, unions and other stakeholders. As part of…
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NSW PREMIER CALLS FOR CHANGE TO ISOLATION RULES
Premier Dominic Perrottet today said it’s time to rethink the seven-day isolation period in a bid to alleviate pressure on the state’s health system. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has applauded the retention of pandemic leave payments – and called for a consideration of further change. “Certainly, during the winter months, we need to keep that…