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Gunnedah mayor backing calls for emergency road funds, assistance
Gunnedah shire has joined councils around the state, calling for urgent state and federal funding, to address what they say is a ‘roads emergency’. The local council, struggling to keep up with repair costs, after seven floods in a year.
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Petrol price pain hits quick and hits hard
The return of the fuel excise is being felt on the Central Coast with petrol prices skyrocketing by almost 30 cents in the past week. The experts give their tips on the best way to avoid pain at the bowser.
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“I was shocked” Newcastle widower angry after dead wife’s data hacked
A Newcastle widower has been told by Optus his wife’s data has been hacked – despite the fact she died four years ago. The 82-year-old man is furious… questioning why the telco held onto her details, even in death.
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Newcastle man recounts fatal stabbing
A Newcastle man has described to a jury, the moment he stabbed his friend during a fatal encounter in March last year. Ian Conway has pleaded NOT guilty to murder, claiming he was acting in self-defence when Christopher Ward came towards him with a knife.
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‘Loyal mate’ killed in horror crash at Tighes Hill
The Tighes Hill community has been left reeling, after a horrific crash in the suburb, overnight. Neighbours say – it sounded like a ‘bomb going off’ – as a car slammed into a power pole… sadly, killing a male passenger.
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Fire decimates Charmhaven home and evacuates neighbours
One man has been taken to hospital, and another two residents have escaped with their lives, after a late night fire reduced a Central Coast home to rubble. The structural damage causing concerns over how long some neighbours may be kept out of their own homes.
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$10 million Lake Macquarie home to hit the market, as property prices cool
A palatial home at Lake Macquarie is set to smash local real estate records, with an asking price of around $10-million. It comes amid a seventh interest rate rise, and as regional property prices fall for the first time since early 2020… but some pockets of the Hunter are still hot property.
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Warnings that Hunter is on the verge of another covid wave
Warnings tonight the Hunter is on the verge of another covid wave, with new sub-variants detected in the region. It’s prompted a plea from health officials for everyone to play a part in keeping the community safe… particularly over the festive season.
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Gunnedah faces fifth major floods in two months
The Namoi river peaked in Gunnedah at 8.3 metres today – marking the town’s fifth major flood in two months. Residents are again going through the motions of returning to their houses to begin the clean up – while the SES turns it’s attention to Wee Waa where the Namoi is expected to peak above…
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Daughter found not guilty of father’s murder
There’s been a dramatic and tearful conclusion to the trial of a young woman, who fatally stabbed her father in the Hunter last year. Today Maddison Hickson was found NOT guilty of murder – and we warn some viewers may find parts of this story confronting.