Category: Latest NBN News
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LAKE MACQUARIE FISH KILL GROWING LARGER
A fish kill in southern Lake Macquarie is larger than first thought, with locals putting the number of deaths in the thousands. More fish washed up over the weekend… an investigation into the cause is still underway.
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NEWCASTLE BALLERINA HANDPICKED BY PRESTIGIOUS BALLET SCHOOL
A young Newcastle ballerina is preparing for the experience of a lifetime – securing a spot at a prestigious dance academy. 15-year-old Matia Ingrey is one of just two dancers to receive the scholarship – which could open up a world of opportunities.
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WAR MEDALS OF ABORIGINAL SOLDIER IN THE CARE OF HUNTER SCHOOL
After weeks of study into his life and service, medals of an Aboriginal soldier who served in World War One were today placed in the care of a Hunter school. And, a warning to our Indigenous viewers – this story contains the name of a deceased person.
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SLOW RECOVERY FOR FLOOD AFFECTED BROKE RESIDENTS
A month on from the Wollombi Valley’s worst flooding in 70 years, residents at Broke are slowly rebuilding their lives. Additional grants have now been announced to help them get back home, quicker.
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HUNTER’S TEACHER SHORTAGE DEBATED AT STATE INQUIRY
The state of education in the Hunter was highlighted at a Parliamentary Inquiry into teacher shortages, today. The inquiry, told of one school’s record number of merged or split classes, due to a lack of staff.
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FIRE DECIMATES BERKELEY VALE HOME
Members of a Central Coast family had a lucky escape this morning as fire engulfed their home. An alert mum – and a smoke detector – raising the alarm as the flames took hold… but sadly the property is now in ruins.
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BLIND CENTRAL COAST SINGER RETURNS TO STAGE
A 78 year old Booker Bay man is making his triumphant return to the stage after a tragic accident left him with brain damage 2 years ago. Doug Merrick’s career as a performer was threatened to end prematurely after the accident but perservered through therapy – today gracing the ears of a local social group…
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BAIL APPEALED FOR ACCUSED BACKPACKER MURDERER
Tobias Moran has been granted bail but will remain in custody for the next few days. The 42-year-old is charged with murdering his then partner German backpacker girlfriend Simone Strobel in Lismore and acting with intent to pervert the course of justice between 11pm on February 11, 2005 and 3.30pm the following day in 2005.…
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FITZSIMMONS OUT AS RESILIENCE NSW DISMANTLED
Resilience NSW is set to be scrapped and its commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons stood down as the state government overhauls its emergency response network. It comes amid reports that NSW Police are preparing to create a new role to respond to emergency and disaster situations across the state. Fitzsimmons, previously the commissioner of the NSW Rural…
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PINK CAVES “PERMANENTLY CLOSED”
A place of beauty and tragedy – the Pink Caves near Catherine Hill Bay are now off-limits to visitors. Temporary signage has been put up, advising of their permanent closure but residents remain divided over whether that’s enough to prevent more lives being lost.