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Labor under pressure to fund Newcastle container terminal

The federal government has labelled the Morrison government's plans to spend $250million to establish a container terminal at the port of Newcastle as a 'cruel hoax', as it comes under pressure to financially support the project.

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Hunter employment puzzle doesn't add up

The Hunter's unemployment rate rose faster than the state average in May following an increase in the region's workforce participation rate.

Newcastle Herald

Struggling to get a doctor's appointment in the Hunter: here's why ... and why it's predicted to get worse

Seeing a GP will get harder and cost more if doctor shortages continue.

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COVID's up, flu's up, hospitalisations are up, so please, 'mask up', top doc warns

This week the Hunter has recorded about a thousand COVID-19 cases a day.

Newcastle Herald

Summit hears Hunter skills crisis is critical

Skill shortages across the Hunter are at crisis levels, with no industry or sector spared, a summit called to address what has emerged as a major threat to the region's growth has heard.

Newcastle Herald

FluTracking survey developed in Hunter used in global fight against COVID, influenza

A flu-tracking survey developed in northern NSW has become an essential tool in the battle against COVID, and it's accessible by anyone with a smartphone.

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Royalty rip-off: Hunter misses coal mining windfall in NSW Budget

The NSW government will rake in an extra $810 million in coal royalties this year - and almost $4 billion over the next four years - but has not put an extra dollar into a fund to help coal mining communities prepare for change.

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Hunter teachers call for significant pay increase in state budget

Unions for public and independent school teachers will meet on Tuesday.

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Where to use expiring Dine and Discover vouchers in the Hunter

About $35 million worth of the NSW government vouchers are yet to be used in the Hunter region.

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$55 million for new Hunter health projects

The state government will invest $55 million in new health projects across the Hunter over the next 12 months.

Newcastle Herald

Volatility continues as Newcastle records 31c/l petrol price spread

The price of regular unleaded petrol remains hovering around the 200c/l mark in many places across the Hunter - with motorists being charged as much as 215.9c/l for ULP on Friday.

Newcastle Herald

Dozens of charges over spike in thefts from vehicles, police say

A steep rise in the number of cases of thefts from motor vehicles at Muswellbrook was at least partly to do with a spate of incidents involving a group of juveniles allegedly committing robberies in the area, Hunter Valley Police District acting commander Superintendent Joanne Schultz says.

Newcastle Herald

Extra charges over alleged sexual offences in Singleton

Detectives have laid 12 extra charges as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged sexual offences in the Hunter region.

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Lake Macquarie plan to pipe 20 million litres of recycled water each year

Precious drinking water will be saved as Hunter Water plans to pipe eight Olympic swimming pools, or 20 million litres, of recycled water to sports fields in Lake Macquarie each year.

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Thefts from vehicles up in Hunter, new crime data shows

There has been a sharp rise in the number of thefts from motor vehicles in one Hunter town during the past two years, while property crime has generally gone down across the region - echoing a statewide trend - according to new data.

Newcastle Herald

Annual whale migration on Hunter's humpback highway

Check out the annual whale migration off the coast of Newcastle.

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Paramedic pressures: Bumper first quarter for Hunter's ambulances

The latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) report shows NSW Ambulance had one of its busiest quarters on record between January and March, 2022.

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Hunter minimum wage workers say increase 'enough to get by' while business and union divided

"It takes the guilt away when I'm putting fuel in the car and know that this week I need to buy groceries."

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How 17 Hunter mines could become $3.7bn windfall after coal

More than 13,500 jobs and $3.7 billion in economic output could be generated in the Upper Hunter from post-mining rehabilitation and sustainable land use over the next two decades, a new report suggests.

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'Buffer lands' key to post-coal growth

Buffer zones around mining operations could be unlocked to give one of Australia's biggest regional economies a chance at sustainable growth beyond coal.

Newcastle Herald

Rise in unregistered dirt bikes on roads concerns Hunter police

Police across the Hunter are continuing to see young people riding unregistered dirt bikes on the region's roads - in some cases trying to "goad" officers to chase them, a senior Hunter highway patrol officer says.

Newcastle Herald

Students come to grips with the future of work

School students from across the Hunter will grapple with the future of work as part of this week's sustainovation challenge event.

AAP

NSW govt commits to $1b fast-rail plan

A NSW budget pledge will be matched with Commonwealth funding for preliminary work on faster train services to the Central Coast.

Newcastle Herald

Government acquisition of former Truegain site a 'huge win'

It has taken years of a Hunter community living with a "ticking environmental time bomb", but the state government's acquisition of the polluted Truegain site - six years after it was abandoned - is a "huge win", a NSW Labor MP says.

Newcastle Herald

Andrea Bocelli locks in October Hunter Valley show at Hope Estate

Tickets go on general sale next week.

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