Category: Recent Posts
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FUTURE OF MINING IN THE SPOTLIGHT AT ANNUAL HUNTER CONFERENCE
A conference in the Hunter has heard there are still plenty of opportunities in the mining industry – despite the looming shake-up of the power grid. 500 delegates gathered today to discuss the sector’s future… meeting in person for the first time in three years.
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MEDOWIE’S ASPIRING ARCHITECTS COME TOGETHER AT ‘LEGO CLUB’
Aspiring architects have put their heads together in Medowie to construct a colourful – and somewhat mythical – future for their suburb. It’s the fourth build to be hosted by the newly-formed ‘LEGO Club’.
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NEWCASTLE MARCHES FOR AN END TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
The ground-swell against domestic violence in regional New South Wales continues – with hundreds marching through Newcastle today, to remember Mackenzie Anderson. The action comes just days before what would have been her 22nd birthday – with legislation in the works to prevent more lives being lost.
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TAMWORTH PIRATES LOOKING FOR A WIN OVER RIVALS WALCHA RAMS
Brendan Rixon will mark his 200th game, when Tamworth takes on Walcha Rams in this weekend’s Central North Rugby Union. The Pirates notched up a 54 point win last time the sides met in May, and his experience is hoped to inspire a number of young starters to a similar result.
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HUNTER SCHOOLS PREPARE FOR THIRD COVID WAVE AS TERM 3 BEGINS
Schools across the Hunter reopened – with a little more caution than usual. It comes as the region records the second-highest daily case count in New South Wales, with almost 18-hundred new covid infections.
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SOME FLOOD AFFECTED LOCALS ARE STILL WAITING FOR SUPPORT TO TRICKLE THROUGH
The devastation for some flood victims is far from over on the Northern Rivers. One woman telling NBN News she’s been unable to access flood funding despite several attempts, and living in a destroyed home. It comes as the New South Wales Labor Leader visited Lismore today – shocked at the lag in approving grants…
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HEPHNER THE ALPACA HITS THE STREETS FOR CHARITY
A man – and his alpaca – have hit the road to raise funds for an important cause. Over the next three weeks, Robert Fletcher will stop at towns from Goulburn to the Gold Coast, alongside his fluffy sidekick.
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WARATAH AGED CARE HOME SPEAKS OUT OVER RESTRICTION CHANGES
A Hunter aged care home has hit out at the state government’s decision to allow unvaccinated people to visit. Waratah’s ‘Maroba’ facility has dubbed the change ‘scandalous’… as yet another covid wave grips the region.
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TEEN IN NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL AFTER 15-METRE FALL FROM CLIFF INTO TREE
A teenager is recovering in hospital after falling 15 metres from a cliff into a tree in the Hunter region of NSW, rescuers say. Paramedics were called to the Hunter River Reserve at Greta, north-west of Newcastle, just before 4pm on Tuesday. NSW Ambulance said the teenager was found “tangled in a tree” with a broken…
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FIRE & RESCUE NSW DRONES DEPLOYED TO FIND FLOOD DEBRIS IN NORTHERN RIVERS CANE FIELDS
They were first deployed to fire crews after the Black Summer – now multi-million dollar drones have been sent on a very different mission. It involves flying over the flood-damaged cane fields of the Northern Rivers – and what they’ve found is remarkable.