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Green light for work to start on $2.1b Raymond Terrace M1 extension

"Demand on the road network in this area is only expected to increase as local populations grow. We know that extending the M1 will provide improved traffic flow and increased connectivity.

Newcastle Herald

BlueFloat Energy unveils new bid to build offshore wind off the Hunter coast

European wind company floats new Hunter offshore wind project

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle's historic Greater, Perm banking merger begins today

The merged entity's priorities will be "retaining and growing our customers".

Newcastle Herald

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$835m John Hunter Hospital upgrade skills hub opens at Broadmeadow

"This is a place where local employers, government agencies, training firms and community groups can come together to create some real, long-term solutions for people disadvantaged through unemployment in this community."

Newcastle Herald

The new Hunter Valley Monopoly giving Newcastle a run for its money

Now you need to pick a side in what's becoming a Hunter duopoly.

Newcastle Herald

Operation Chalk: police blitz aims to draw a line under Hunter bikie gangs

Police have conducted a high-visibility operation targeting outlaw motorcycle gangs in the Hunter, coinciding with a bike show at Murrurundi.

Newcastle Herald

Jelena Dokic and more headed to Hunter for Women in Sport festival

A Try A Sport Day is scheduled for Speers Point Park on Sunday, with Hunter sporting organisations including the Newcastle Jets offering patrons a chance to give a new game a go.

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Resilient roads: $13m to help Hunter highways withstand natural disasters

Nelson Bay Road will take the lion's share, with $5.15 million earmarked to raise the road level and improve drainage between Frost Road and Gan Gan Road.

Newcastle Herald

NSW Labor pledge to bring transport manufacturing 'back home' to the Hunter

The aim is to boost domestic manufacturing and tackle the statewide skills crisis.

Newcastle Herald

50 years at the top: Larry Keating's life of leadership

PRINCIPAL Larry Keating has prioritised one thing above all others in the 50 years he has spent at schools across the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Offshore wind farm proposed for Hunter coast, Chris Bowen calls for community feedback

The federal government has announced a plan to develop an offshore wind farm zone off the New South Wales Hunter region that would have the capacity for hundreds of turbines.

ABC News

Pedestrian hospitalised in Bunnings car park hit and run

According to police the driver allegedly failed to stop and was last seen driving west on Carnley Avenue, Kotara.

Newcastle Herald

Breakthrough in murder investigation: Heddon Greta man 'Donnie' was targeted

Homicide Squad detectives have seized a vehicle as part of ongoing investigations into the targeted murder of a Heddon Greta man, believed to be related to his drug activity.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle jobless rate well below national level

The latest ABS jobs figures have more good news for Newcastle, unless you're an employer looking for staff.

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Climate emergency is regional jobs opportunity: Bowen

Another region is leaning into the offshore wind race as Australia ramps up efforts to replace ageing coal-fired electricity generators to reduce emissions.

Newcastle Herald

See where the Hunter's offshore project will be built

The federal government will announce plans for the creation of one of Australia's largest clean energy projects off the Hunter's coast on Thursday.

The Guardian - AU

Teal independents join farmers in Liverpool Plains to oppose Santos gas development

Sydney-based MPs Kylea Tink and Sophie Scamps meet locals fighting coal seam gas project and Hunter pipeline

Newcastle Herald

Sinkhole opens up in front yard after rain cell dumps almost 200mm in parts of the Hunter

A sinkhole has appeared in Wallsend after rain caused the collapse of a front yard amid a huge deluge across the Hunter.

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More rain on the way as forecasters warn grey weather coming for the Hunter

Hunter residents can expect a trough and several days of rain, BOM says.

Newcastle Herald

Professional eating couple hungry for Hunter challenges

To date, Randy has done 1148 successful food challenges.

AAP

'Crushing' jail time cut for social media serial rapist

A serial rapist, who used social media to randomly target women in the NSW Hunter region, has had his "crushing" jail sentence reduced on appeal.

Newcastle Herald

How the Greens will pay for the clean energy transition

A NSW Transition Authority with an annual budget of $500million would be established to assist coal-dependent communities transform themselves if the Greens gain the balance of power in next month's state election.

Newcastle Herald

Man refused bail after allegedly trying to groom girl online

A man, 29, has been refused bail after he allegedly attempted to convince a teenage girl to meet him in the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Homes of the Hunter: Suburban oasis in Mount Hutton

"When I'm mulching, I always listen to a talking book and I just go all day."

Newcastle Herald

Battlers beneath the bonnets: untold stories of the Hunter's female convicts

Crimes of survival saw female convicts shipped to Australia in a harrowing six-month journey across the sea, exiled to a new colony and often sold off for cheap.Some succeeded, some didn't. Others went down swinging.

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