Category: Main Story
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NEW PROGRAM AT HUNTER ASPECT SCHOOL
For many school leavers, finding a job can be challenging – and even more so for those with a disability. People on the autism spectrum are under-represented in the workforce, but a new program at the Hunter’s Aspect School is looking to change that.
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BYRON BAY FLOODS
Byron Bay’s CBD has been inundated after the town copped more than 300 millimetres of rain in less than 24 hours. The local mayor and residents say they’re frustrated there were no warnings, describing it as the worst flooding they’ve ever seen.
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HUNTER REACTS TO BUDGET 2022
The Hunter landed some big ticket items in the budget, with a cash splash for a hydrogen hub. But there’s disappointment in the local aged care sector, still grappling with covid-fuelled staff shortages.
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NSW FLOODS & WILD WEATHER CONTINUE
FRIDAY 1ST APRIL Some floodwaters in northern New South Wales are beginning to recede, allowing residents to return home to assess the scale of the disaster. The NSW SES yesterday announced residents parts of Mullumbimby, North Macksville, Kings Point, Nambucca Heads, Condong, Tumbulgum, Urunga, Bellinger Keys, Newry Island, Yellow Rock, Kyogle and the Bellinger River…
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BUDGET 2022
The 2022 Federal Budget has spent big to ease the number one topic on the minds and wallets of ordinary Australians: the soaring cost of living. From record fuel prices to rising grocery, housing and medical costs, the Morrison government has been under pressure to deliver a financial platform that can ease the anxious minds…
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CURRENT FLOOD WATCH AND EVACUATION ORDERS
Current EVACUATION orders EFFECTIVE 4.30PM 29th March 2022. SAFE TO RETURN for Lismore CBD, Lismore Basin and low lying areas of East Lismore and Girards Hill. Flood Evacuation Order has been lifted for Lismore CBD, Lismore Basin and low lying areas of East Lismore and Girards Hill. 12:45pm Evacuation Order Flood Evacuation Order Riverside Caravan…
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TWO TEENAGE BOYS FACE CHARGES AFTER RAYMOND TERRACE FIRE
Two teenage boys are facing multiple charges after they allegedly lit a school on fire at Raymond Terrace. Residents describe the terrifying moment two buildings burst into flames.
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LAKE MACQUARIE SCHOOL UNDER FIRE FOR CONTROVERSIAL ASSIGNMENT
A Lake Macquarie school is under fire over a controversial assignment issued to year 9 students – that’s now the subject of a departmental investigation. The brief was simple – argue against the slave trade or for it.
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WAIT TIME CRISIS FOR MAITLAND ED
A Newcastle woman says the new Maitland Hospital is facing “an emergency wait-time crisis” and is calling on the state government to step in. Jan Kane says her elderly father was told he’d have to WAIT eight hours, with a collapsed lung, before he is seen.
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HUNTER CANCER HUB OPENS
Battling cancer is hard enough without trying to get access to the support you need, but now a new hub will allow patients to access a variety of services, under the one roof. It’s a first for the Hunter and a model leading-charities hope others will adopt.