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The future of Hunter coal mining after the change to renewable energy

Experts warn that the Hunter's reliance on the coal mining industry is becoming increasingly risky as the pressure grows to slash greenhouse gas emissions and meet the Paris Climate Agreement goals.

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Storm force wind warning for Hunter coast

The Hunter is bracing for strong winds as wild weather continues to bluster across the east coast.

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Final nail hammered into PEP-11's coffin

The federal government has taken the final step to stop a controversial offshore gas exploration project off the Hunter and Central Coast.

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'Thank you doesn't keep patients safe': Nurses march for change in Newcastle

About a thousand nurses from across the Hunter and Central Coast came together to march through Newcastle to Foreshore Park as part of the state-wide strike action.

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Fed up: Hunter nurses and midwives walk off the job

"We could be heroes, just for fair pay."

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Men from Maitland, Lake Macquarie die with COVID-19

Two elderly men from the Hunter region died with COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 4pm on Wednesday.

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Wind gusts up to 100km/h for Newcastle as weather cancels Steamfest

The NSW Bureau of Meteorology is warning of the chance of abnormally high tides, hazardous surf and potentially dangerous beach conditions in the Hunter region due to a low pressure system about 280km off the coast of northern NSW.

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Planets align for Hunter after budget boost

This is a rare opportunity to direct this momentary focus and funding to the things that benefit the Hunter in the long term, writes Alice Thompson

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Man jailed over 'stupid' attempted armed robbery

A man has been jailed for a maximum of three years over a bungled armed robbery in the Hunter that a judge has described as "amateurish and stupid".

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Parliament hears bus passengers stranded mid-route

State Parliament has heard Hunter bus commuters have been left stranded, sometimes mid-route or on the side of busy roads.

Newcastle Herald

Federal budget: $100m to kickstart Newcastle hydrogen hub

The Coalition will help seed a 'transformational' energy project which will help the Hunter economy transition away from coal.

Newcastle Herald

MP Adam Marshall accuses Hunter New England Health chief of 'cannibalising' region's hospitals

Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall says he wants the district's chief executive to be sacked if the region's hospitals are not properly staffed, and suggests hospitals in New England are being "cannibalised" to support Newcastle facilities.

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Daniel Johns in alleged drunk-drive crash

Former Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns says he's heading to rehab after being been charged with high-range drink-driving after a car crash in the NSW Hunter.

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Pressure mounts on federal government to cut fuel excise – as it happened

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Damaging wind warning for NSW east coast after thousands flee homes as flooding swamps Sydney

There are 60 evacuation orders in place due to floods as residents from the Hunter to the Victorian border are warned of more severe weather to come

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Scott Morrison says defence force ‘not available on a moment’s notice’ to respond to disaster – as it happened

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Flood fears for parts of NSW, authorities warn

A BOM spokesman warns residents in the Hunter region to prepare their homes for potential flooding overnight and tomorrow, as residents in parts of Camden in Sydney are ordered to evacuate.

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PM says further assistance coming as ‘rain bomb’ set to cost Queensland billions – as it happened

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Fifth death reported in NSW; ‘it’s climate change,’ Palaszczuk says as Qld death toll rises to 10 – as it happened

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NSW floods: Sydney and Illawarra dodge east coast low after 500,000 people faced evacuation across state

Newcastle and Hunter region now in firing line and subject to severe weather warnings as clean-up begins further north

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Sydney weather warning cancelled as rain moves towards the Hunter

Severe weather warnings for Sydney, the Illawarra and Central Tablelands are lifted but the State Emergency Service says flood-affected areas are not out of the woods yet, while the Hunter region can expect more storms tonight.

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NSW treasurer Matt Kean unveils clean energy jobs to combat losses from Eraring power station closure

Kean says 3,700 roles in clean industries will be created as state strives for ‘manufacturing renaissance’

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NSW coast worth $100b for renewables

More than $100 billion of potential investment could be poured into a Renewable Energy Zone in the NSW Hunter-Central Coast region.

ABC News

Interest in $100 billion worth of renewable energy projects registered for Hunter Valley coal region

Offshore wind farms, pumped hydro, and large scale battery storage are among the more than $100 billion of private investment interest in a Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone.

Newcastle Herald

Man in 90s from Maitland dies with COVID-19

An elderly person from the Hunter is among the 14 people who died with COVID-19 in NSW in the 24 hours to 8pm on Sunday, as the Hunter New England region again recorded the state's most fresh cases in a day.

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