Category: Newcastle News
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CCTV shows the moment a police car collides with a P-plate driver in Newcastle
A police officer on his way to a crash in Newcastle has wound up in a collision himself. The incident, at Islington, saw the officer and a young woman taken to hospital and left part of a main road closed.
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Call for more social housing as support services struggle to keep up with demand
Hunter support services are struggling to take on cases beyond the most urgent, as a triple whammy of cost of living pressures, housing stress and rising domestic violence increase demand. One outreach group says staff are leaving the sector at a rapid rate.
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Varroa mite mostly eradicated from red zones across New South Wales
Authorities say they’ve managed to ‘mostly contain’ the parasite which had the potential to destroy Australia’s honey industry. But some industry representatives fear the effort to eradicate the varroa mite, could be compromised by people doing the wrong thing.
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Driver pleads guilty over fatal Hunter crash
A driver who was speeding, drunk and had an illicit drug in his system is tonight behind bars… after pleading guilty over a fatal crash in the Hunter. Stephen Carne was travelling at almost 150-kilometres an hour when his car slammed into an SUV, killing a great-grandmother. And we warn indigenous viewers this story contains…
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Four charged after raids targeting drug supply in Hunter & Central Coast
The NSW police minister’s brother and three others have been charged over alleged drug supply across the state’s Central Coast and Hunter. Joshua Toole, 38, and a 24-year-old woman were arrested yesterday morning, following vehicle stops at Belmont and Killarney Vale. Police searched properties at Belmont North, Nords Wharf and Wadalba, where they seized more…
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Innovation Festival shows green economy options
Origin has hosed down speculation it may reconsider its decision to close Eraring Power Station by mid-2025. It comes as Australia grapples with how to meet future energy needs but innovators in the Hunter seem to be rising to the challenge.
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Hunter engineering business employing more female workers
According to the latest round of census data, only one in 10 Australians studying to be engineers are women; but Hunter companies are looking to change that. One has employed female apprentices for the first time, and is offering training programs to get even more onboard.
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Donation to aid John Hunter Children’s Hospital
Health experts say lung conditions – like asthma – going undetected in children, can lead to irreversible damage. But now the John Hunter Children’s Hospital has a new tool to aid diagnosis, thanks to a $100,000 donation.
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Department of Defence apologises for previous government’s management of PFAS contamination
Williamtown’s red zone residents say they’re exhausted following the latest meeting over PFAS contamination. The Assistant Defence Minister apologised for the previous government’s handling of the issue – but some locals fear it’s still a long way from being fixed.
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Hunter racing fraternity celebrating special arrival
The racing fraternity is celebrating a very special arrival. Legendary mare Winx has given birth to a little filly in the Hunter… with potentially a big future.