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The Latest Breaking News on Hunter

Latest COVID wave peak still to come, Dr Chant says

The Hunter's COVID cases jumped 25 per cent in a week.

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Hunter businesses 'downbeat', new survey results show

Businesses in the Hunter region are more concerned than the NSW average when it comes to rising interest rates and energy costs, according to the latest Business Conditions Survey.

Newcastle Herald

Festive season in full swing of carols: Your full list of events in the Hunter this weekend

What's on this weekend in Newcastle and the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

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Hunter residents fear energy prices will 'go up a lot': survey

A survey of Hunter residents has revealed almost 75 per cent believe energy prices will "go up a lot" in the next two years.

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Trial offers new hope for Alzheimer's Disease treatment

Hunter residents at high risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease will be given access to a clinical trial involving a breakthrough drug that appears to slow the development of the disease.

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Nats demand release of full coal closure impacts report

The federal government has blocked the release of a report that warns of potential significant economic downturns in regional communities impacted by coal mine and power station closures.

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Blockbuster exhibits confirmed at Maitland

Maitland Regional Art Gallery has three major headline shows planned for 2023 among its extensive calendar of events. The Maitland gallery will show Kungka Kunpu (Strong Women) from March 4 through May 21, showcasing major contemporary works by celebrated women artists from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. "These women…

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Meet the panel of experts who will guide the Hunter's clean energy transition

Business Hunter chief Bob Hawes will lead an expert panel that will provide advice to the state government regarding the Hunter's clean energy transition.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter developer defends charge he stole from unfinished family home

Daniel Roberts pleads not guilty to stealing air conditioners from building site.

Newcastle Herald

Bodyboarding champ stabbed while beach fishing: man charged

Police and paramedics were called to the scene where they treated the 35-year-old Hunter man for multiple stab wounds to his arms and abdomen. A man has now been charged over the incident.

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Why I faked coal tests: insiders on the industry's 'open secret'

"I was told on my first day in the job, this is how it operates. I was horrified to begin with, but you either get on board or you get out the door, and I had a mortgage and kids."

Newcastle Herald

Firebug's jail sentence reduced on appeal for 'senseless' blazes

A man convicted of lighting a series of fires in suburban Lake Macquarie in late 2019 before being caught transporting just under 400g of the drug ice from Sydney to the Hunter while on bail in late 2021 will walk free from jail early next month.

Newcastle Herald

Last gasp for city's infamous 'stink pipe'

An icon or a stinking eyesore - regardless of your perspective, the Hunter's largest and longest-running wastewater pump station at Newcastle West is about to undergo a multi-million dollar upgrade.

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NSW Hunter police charge 13 people, mostly teenagers, over alleged theft of luxury vehicles and reckless driving

Police say most of the alleged offenders are aged between 12 and 17, and used social media to coordinate their actions and locate vehicles.

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Plan for new autism school aims to bridge the gap for Hunter parents

A new school is hoped to ease the strain on parents of children on the autism spectrum stuck on long waiting lists.

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Developer lodges plans for Spotlight site

Developers still look confident about the Newcastle apartment market despite a downturn in property across Australia.

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Asian market beckons for Hunter's green ammonia

The Hunter's emerging green hydrogen and ammonia industries are well positioned to be among the beneficiaries of the South Korean government's conversion of its power generation facilities to use green fuels.

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Government seeks ASIC briefing on coal testing 'scam'

The independent MP from Tasmania says the industry has been lying for years about the quality of Australian coal.

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Shotguns, flick knife, drugs, stolen motorbike seized in Newcastle raid

Police have charged more than 140 people as they seized several firearms and about 50 knives across NSW - including in the Hunter - during a crackdown on knife-related crime.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter has football talent, former Jets boss says

Middleby attributed a big part of his success to 'getting the opportunity at a young age'.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter nurses and midwives get ready to strike again

Nurses and midwives say they are tired of being ignored over calls for safe staffing, better working conditions and fair pay.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter region-based family splashes $124m on historical pastoral aggregation in Northern NSW

The property, known as Plumthorpe, sold last week for a price understood to be between $124 million and $125 million.

Newcastle Herald

Thistlethwaite seeks a path forward from PFAS mess

Assistant Defence Minister Matt Thistlethwaite will return to the Hunter on Wednesday in an effort to progress a long-term solution to the impacts of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances pollution.

Newcastle Herald

Labor announces state election candidate for Upper Hunter

"I'm under no illusions this will be a tough ask."

Newcastle Herald

Goal to fix 20-year Socceroo drought in Hunter

'There's something fundamentally wrong.'

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