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The Latest Breaking News from Hunter

Drug attitudes changing: Hunter majority supports pill testing

A total of 19.5 per cent approved of cannabis for personal use compared to 16.9 per cent for tobacco.

Newcastle Herald

Call to arms for Hunter residents to rally to save Stockton beach

Risk of storm surge inundation very real, disaster expert.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter region flooded suburb dubbed Gillieston Island after being left with no supplies

Gillieston Heights residents fear they are being left behind as NSW faces more flood destruction.

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Hunter support for reduced trading hours drops during lockout years

People surveyed were asked about the measures that Australia takes to reduce drug use and drug-related harm.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter mayors join forces to demand more disaster funds for clean-up

All ten mayors of the Hunter region have called on the state and federal governments to cough-up more disaster support, facing an astronomical clean-up bill in the aftermath of the floods.

Newcastle Herald

'What the barmaid heard' in Hunter Valley history

The book chronicles the lives of Hunter Valley families from the 1800s.

Newcastle Herald

Letters: Hunter region needs more caravan parks

Newcastle Herald readers have their say.

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Cricket Australia goes into bat for Newcastle in quest to secure new facilities and top-class games

"As the second-largest city in NSW, Newcastle plays a central role in the future of our game."

Newcastle Herald

Aerial images show how roads and a highway to major regional NSW towns were submerged in July flood

The extent to which flooding cut off several roads, including the New England Highway, in the NSW Hunter region a week ago has been captured in aerial images.

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Teenage boy rescued after falling from cliff at Greta

Paramedics have rescued a young man who fell over a cliff edge in the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Rough surf pounds Hunter coastline as 'rare' erosion strikes twice

Rough surf that pounded the Hunter's coastline has dragged away tonnes of sand and dumped a junkyard of driftwood - leaving local beaches almost unrecognisable.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter takes stock as photos reveal the extent of flood damage

Residents of the Hunter have begun to take stock after the most recent stretch of rain brought widespread flooding about the region.

Newcastle Herald

Demand for serious investment in flood-prone areas after Maitland's close call with levee bank

A narrow escape with catastrophe after structural concerns with the levee bank threatened to swamp Maitland CBD on Friday has reinforced the need for serious investment in the Hunter's water infrastructure.

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Hunter 'under-valued' and 'under-funded' by state

Hunter special activation project underfunded compared to other regions.

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Raymond Terrace couple trapped in car rescued as SES focuses on cut-off towns

As rain continues to batter the Hunter over the weekend, NSW SES crews were kept busy with rescues and resupply missions to cut-off communities across the region.

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Severe weather warning for damaging surf as rain continues to batter the Hunter

A severe weather warning has been issued for the Hunter as rain continues to batter the flood-affected towns of Bulga, Maitland and Raymond Terrace.

Newcastle Herald

Homeschooling on the rise across the Hunter

"There's been a massive influx into homeschooling, just huge, it's crazy."

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They ran a marathon and then rode 850 kilometres in pouring rain all to help fight DIPG children's brain cancer

The Gold Coast Marathon was only the beginning.

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Adam Liaw sings Hunter Valley's praises

"Each producer is dedicated to one thing, which makes them incredible at what they do."

Newcastle Herald

Stockton erosion, Hunter floods: fighting weather crises fast and slow

Editorial: While help may be on the way for those hit by this sudden and very immediate threat, at Stockton residents feel progress against their insidious one is proving glacial.

Newcastle Herald

Destructive flood leaves Hunter councils a mammoth repair bill in its wake

Horror floods couldn't break the spirit of community across the Hunter, but destructive water that overturned cars, wiped out homes and pulled down powerlines has racked up an astronomical damage bill in its wake.

Newcastle Herald

Time for a Hunter City Deal, says property council

The council has previously advocated for the Hunter to be part of the program, and has renewed the call after the federal election with Labor supporting the wider concept.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle, Port Stephens, Muswellbrook, MidCoast declared disaster zones

More local government areas across the Hunter region have been declared natural disaster zones, making federal-state relief money available to more people affected by the floods that have inundated many parts of NSW this week.

Newcastle Herald

Two families rescued from isolated properties near Maitland

Two families have been rescued from flooded parts of the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Bee parasite detections rise in the Hunter

The bee parasite has been detected at more Hunter properties.

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