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Ministers confirm Stockton Centre inspection in hunt for housing fix

The Stockton Centre closed as a residential disability centre in 2020 and has been dormant ever since.

Newcastle Herald

Government 'exploring' using Stockton Centre, Tomaree Lodge for crisis accommodation

Housing Minister Rose Jackson said while in opposition last year that it was 'scandalous' the former disability centres were lying empty.

Newcastle Herald

'Are you on our side?': New Hunter Minister not drawn on Supercars stance

The highly divisive event presents an immediate test for the MP.

Newcastle Herald

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Hunter MPs wait to hear if they'll survive rumoured cabinet cull

Will the Hunter have five MPs on the frontbench when the dust settles?

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Labor's red tide continues to rise as NSW election vote counting resumes

Labor's red tide continued to rise across the Hunter on Monday when counting resumed following Saturday's state election.

Newcastle Herald

Labor MPs push for 'fair share' for Hunter as Minns leads red wave

The Hunter's Labor MPs say they will have strength in numbers when it comes to getting a fair share for the region from the newly elected state government.

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RED LETTER DAY: Labor celebrating as Liberals take stock of dismal election night

A woeful night for the Liberals as Hunter MPs improved their already large margins.

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The state of play in every Hunter seat

The main focus in the Hunter on Saturday will be whether the Nationals hold on to what could be a key marginal seat for both sides.

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Pollies roll out cash for koalas, cycle path, pipeline

The parties have nine more days to win your vote.

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Libs cutting it fine to name Port Stephens candidate

Four years ago, Liberal leader Gladys Berejiklian declared Port Stephens crucial to the overall election result.

Newcastle Herald

Kids at risk: alarming rates of suspected 'significant harm'

As the number of children at risk throughout NSW remains stubbornly high - many are left to fend for themselves

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Port Stephens paper on brink of closing

ACM wants NSW Labor to adopt the same policy Dan Andrews took to the Victorian election, a commitment to place weekly government ads in all regional newspapers.

Newcastle Herald

NSW election looms as last chance for our koalas

'The world will be very angry with us if koalas go extinct.'

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Independent MP Helen Dalton claims New South Wales parliament a 'toxic' place for women

Independent MP Helen Dalton condemns a male MP for saying she should be "clocked" during a debate two weeks ago, adding that the New South Wales parliament is "toxic" for women.

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Kate Washington slams government refusal to consider Tomaree Lodge for emergency housing

Port Stephens homelessness crisis before NSW Parliament

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'Home matters, help matters and hope matters': Newcastle's homeless in spotlight

Homelessness gathering combines serious message with some free food and haircuts

Newcastle Herald

Why Stockton Centre and Tomaree Lodge won't be used as emergency housing

State rejects homeless housing plan

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Call to reopen Stockton Centre and Tomaree Lodge as crisis accommodation

Hundreds of Hunter homeless could be housed at Stockton and Tomaree

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'Intense disruption': Hunter nine-year-old's long walk home amid bus chaos

"It's a matter of time until a kid gets picked up off a bus stop."

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Hunter Valley Buses cancellation hits Irrawang Public School students

"Parents deserve to have faith that buses will turn up and right now they can't."

Newcastle Herald

Students 'stranded' after Hunter Valley Buses cancels services with no warning

"Are kids just meant to stand there in the hope a bus is coming?"

Newcastle Herald

Case to build Medowie High thrust into spotlight

"They've constantly failed to deliver."

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.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter floods: Washington demands flood assistance as Port Stephens is left in the lurch

Disaster-declared towns like Maitland and Dungog breathed a sigh of relief yesterday, while on the other side of the Hunter River, suburbs that succumbed to rising floodwaters have been left in the lurch.

Newcastle Herald

Homeless truths: it's on the rise, but who's treating the causes?

Editorial: In the eyes of leaders public housing in this region appears to be a relic of a bygone area. Despite this, the people who rely upon it are anything but.

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