Category: Newcastle News
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RESIDENTS EVACTUATED AS CAR BLAZE SPARKS EXPLOSION AND ROCKS APARTMENTS
Flames have taken hold at a carpark in Newcastle, destroying vehicles and sending smoke through the apartment block above. Emergency crews raced to the scene – using ladders to evacuate dozens of residents.
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VINTAGE PLANES TO TAKE TO HUNTER SKIES
Aviation icons will return to Upper Hunter skies next weekend, in an event that will take a plane fan’s breath away. Warbirds Over Scone is set to bring in millions of dollars for the local economy.
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PETROL PRICES AT RECORD HIGHS IN THE HUNTER
If you’ve filled up at the bowser in the last week you’d know just how expensive the price of fuel is. Regional centres have been hit hardest, with consumers paying the price in the Hunter.
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WICKHAM RESIDENTS RECEIVE CLEARANCE TO RETURN AFTER FIRE
A number of Wickham residents were finally able to return home today, two weeks after the inferno at the old woolsheds. While some remain concerned about asbestos risks, the EPA says the properties are safe.
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COMPETITIVE HOUSING MARKET TO STAY
The Hunter’s competitive housing market is set to stick around for another year, according to industry experts. And now the Property Council is calling for stronger strategic planning in our region.
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RESIDENT CALLS TO DECLARE WICKHAM DISASTER ZONE
Newcastle residents who live near the site of the Wickham warehouse fire say they won’t stop all asbestos from the blaze is cleaned up. They’re calling for the area to be declared a disaster zone.
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VINTAGE FALCON DESTROYED IN GARAGE FIRE
For many, tinkering with a car is a much-loved pastime… but a routine tuning has turned disastrous for one East Maitland revhead. The owner could only watch on as his pride and joy – a $200,000 Falcon – went up in flames… just days before it was scheduled to be used for a wedding.
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NEWCASTLE BOOKED OUT AS MUSIC FESTIVAL RETURNS
In a much-needed boost to the Hunter’s tourism industry – operators say they’re fully booked this weekend. It comes as thousands pack into Newcastle for one of the city’s largest festivals, returning after a three-year hiatus.
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CRICKET TEAM RESCUED FROM FLOOD-ISOLATED HINTON
It’s a sport among Australia’s favourite past times, so the SES wasted no time – getting members of a father-son cricket team… out of flood-isolated Hinton. Ferrying the East Maitland Griffins side to Morpeth so they could make their semi-final this morning, volunteers’ efforts were given the warm welcome. And it was all worth it…
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STREETS STOP FOR WOMEN’S MARCH IN NEWCASTLE
Traffic came to a stand still in Newcastle’s CBD this morning, as a large crowd marched, protesting for women’s rights. The Hunter Worker’s union group leading the charge, for the first event of its kind in decades.