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FOREST RESCUE LAUNCHES LEGAL ACTION AGAINST WHITEHAVEN COAL
Legal action has been launched against Whitehaven Coal in the Federal Court. The mining giant has been accused of failing to secure biodiversity offsets at its Maules Creek mine, near Narrabri. Maules Creek was granted federal approval in 2013, under the condition that more than 5,500 hectares of land was set aside for critically-endangered box-gum.…
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WATER RESTRICTIONS EASED ACROSS PORT MACQUARIE-HASTINGS
Consistent and steady rainfall across the Hastings valley has helped ease water restrictions in the Port Macquarie-Hastings region. Council also confirmed that conditions are now ideal for pumping from the Hastings River into the region’s two water storage dams at Cowarra and Port Macquarie. The combined water storage is now 63 per cent. Under Level…
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WANTED MAN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTING OFFICER
A man who allegedly set off a marine flare near an officer while attempting to avoid arrest has been charged. About 7.25pm (Thursday 2 April 2020), officers from Mid North Coast Police District attended a property at Comboyne, about 60km south-west of Port Macquarie, in relation to a man wanted on outstanding warrants. Police allege…
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CORONAVIRUS DEATH TOLL RISES
A 74-year-old Albury woman has died from COVID-19 in the state’s south, bringing the national death toll to 26. 11 people have now died from the disease in New South Wales. NSW health confirmed the woman acquired COVID-19 overseas. There were 91 new cases overnight, with 2389 infections across the state. Forty-two people are currently…
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POLICE ARREST THREE AND SEARCH FOR FOURTH FOLLOWING PURSUIT
Three men have been arrested and a fourth remains on the run from police following a high speed pursuit across the Hunter overnight. About 12:25am today (Friday 3 April 2020) police sighted four men inside a stolen Volkswagen Polo in the suburb of Cardiff. Police attempted to stop the car, however it failed to do…
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CONTAINER CLEAN UP BEGINS
Specialist vessel MV Pride has arrived in Newcastle to begin a multi-million dollar operation to recover containers lost from the YM Efficiency off the Hunter coast 2 years ago. There are 76 containers still littered on the sea floor. Most are lying at a depth of more than 100 metres. The containers caused a wave…
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ORIGINAL NEWS REPORTS DIGITISED BY UNIVERSITY
University of Newcastle Students are taking a step back in time, to show us how the Hunter came to be what it is today. They’re preserving news reports from the 1970s for public viewing, and have enlisted some special help.
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COVID-19 CASES BY POSTCODES
For the first time, New South Wales Health has released the latest COVID-19 cases by postcode. Postcode 2287 which includes suburbs such as Wallsend and Elermore Vale has the most cases in the Hunter with 16. State Member for Wallsend, Sonia Hornery said there “are a total of 37 confirmed cases across the electorate.” Nine…
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TRIATHLETE AARON ROYLE IN QUARANTINE
Hunter triathlete Aaron Royle is among the many Australians who’ve arrived home only to be holed up in a hotel. But being in quarantine for two weeks – and the postponement of the Toyko games – has far from fazed him.
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PEARCE “GRATEFUL” AS KNIGHTS PRESS ON DURING SHUTDOWN
Mitchell Pearce says he feels grateful to be a footballer right now – despite the uncertainty of the NRL shutdown. The Knights are pressing on, turning to social media to push each other during solo training sessions.