Category: Newcastle News
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Labor confirms that Kurri Kurri gas plant will open without hydrogen component
Labor has confirmed the Kurri Kurri gas plant will NOT have a renewable component when it opens – after a push to run it partly on hydrogen. It comes as green energy companies call for government action to get projects off the ground.
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Port Stephens council join move to ban agents and developers running for government
Port Stephens has become the latest council to endorse a move to ban real estate agents and property developers from running for local government. A bill is currently before state parliament – but there are claims picking and choosing professions could open a can of worms.
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Critical bypass approved for the Hunter… but, how long will it take to build?
It’s an idea first floated almost 20 years ago – extending the M1 to Raymond Terrace… removing one of the Hunter’s worst bottlenecks. Today, the New South Wales Government signed off on the project – but it’ll be six years before drivers see the benefits.
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Mambo Wetlands bushfire
Port Stephens residents are breathing a sigh of relief after a bushfire which threatened homes was declared under control. No-one was injured in the blaze, but tonight there are serious concerns for koalas in the area with more than 50 hectares of habitat burned.
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Hunter farmers welcome move to scrap Port penalties
Hunter farmers have welcomed state parliament’s move to scrap the penalties holding back a Newcastle container terminal. It’s claimed the project would save producers and manufacturers billions, but a crucial bill still needs to pass another vote.
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Patients waiting for ENT surgeons call for system overhaul
Families in Northern New South Wales say they’re at breaking point – as a backlog to see ear, nose and throat specialists grows. Those left waiting say the system has to change.
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Hunter high school to lock phones in a mission to improve student learning
Mobile phones have become a distraction in classrooms across the country – but Hunter high schools are hoping to change that. Teachers, turning to ‘lockable’ phone pouches, but the move is receiving mixed reviews from students.
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Landmark vote for Newcastle container terminal
There’s been a landmark vote in New South Wales Parliament – paving the way for a container terminal in Newcastle. A bill freeing the port from the shackles of a controversial deal has passed the lower house… the terminal, billed as a boon for farmers and the Hunter’s transition away from coal.
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Hunter business struggling to find workers forced to reduce trading hours
It’s an employees market in the Hunter, with thousands more job vacancies right now, than pre-pandemic. But while more positions are available, employers are finding them hard to fill, and workers hard to retain.
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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.