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Residents furious over 75 warnings for parking in their own driveways

Rangers stung the Valentine street to the anger of residents struggling to find a park.

Newcastle Herald

Future of Lake Macquarie purple e-bikes on the line as trial wraps up

The future of Lake Macquarie's purple e-bikes is on the line as the council decides whether to continue the 12-month trial beyond June.

Newcastle Herald

Council reveals plans for one-hour parking and apartment blocks in Charlestown CBD

A plan to encourage high-density housing and increase parking turnover is hoped to take Charlestown CBD growth to the next level.

Newcastle Herald

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'Scares the hell out of me': Council wrestles with $12m Hunter Sports Centre cost blowout

A cost blowout means Lake Macquarie City Council will need to fork out an extra $12.3 million to fund the state-of-the-art Hunter Sports Centre expansion.

Newcastle Herald

Subdivision swells: hundreds more homes in the pipeline as council reaches for new heights

A major residential estate in Cooranbong could swell by almost 500 extra houses and a further 625 people as the local council moves to change its development controls.

Newcastle Herald

Public urged to take charge of problem waste as batteries burn garbage trucks

Garbage trucks have been burned as a consequence of problem waste like lithium-ion batteries exploding when crushed.

Newcastle Herald

Wonnarua Nation's Maree Edwards moves on after a decade weaving her magic

Barefoot under the dappled shade of Yuelarbah track's spotted gum, ironbark and white mahogany trees is where Maree Edwards feels at peace.

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WWII seaplane 'Our Girl' ready to take off as negotiations with council stall

A WWII seaplane known as 'Our Girl' to the volunteers that have spent 26,000 man hours lovingly restoring her still hasn't reached her final resting place.

Newcastle Herald

Coal and gas price cap is a political stunt

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

Newcastle Herald

Inflationary pressures could spell disaster for local government budgets across NSW

The sheer size of the forecast financial impacts have the capacity to decimate NSW council budgets and require the immediate attention of IPART and the government.

Newcastle Herald

'We've been waiting': council calls for funds to fix damaged seawall

A push to fix the seawall at Swansea could see Reid's Reserve reopened for the first time in about two years.

Newcastle Herald

'It's a joke': council condemns pricing watchdog's method for setting rate hikes

Fed-up with a "broken system" - Lake Macquarie City Council (LMCC) will write to the state's independent pricing watchdog condemning the method it uses to set maximum rate hikes.

Newcastle Herald

Take a look at the final designs for Rathmines' new skate park

A final concept plan has been thrashed out for the $2 million Rathmines Skatepark and Youth Hub development, expected to draw skaters from across the region to Lake Macquarie.

Newcastle Herald

Life-saving lessons and free, fun workshops for kids to build resilience

Life-saving lessons with emergency services crews, workshops to combat social anxiety and yoga classes are hoped to teach kids how to stay safe.

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Lifeguards put through their paces with a battery of tests ahead of beach season

Lifeguards have been put through their paces with a battery of tests ahead of what's expected to be a busy beach season across Newcastle.

Newcastle Herald

Awaba House rises from the ashes as it's rebuilt with a modern twist

Rising from the ashes, the rebuild of Lake Macquarie's historic Awaba House has been given the green light with a modern twist.

Newcastle Herald

Flying foxes finally start to set up camp away from neighbouring homes

Flying foxes have finally started to take up residence in a habitat planted three years ago to lure them away from neighbouring homes.

Newcastle Herald

Fears housing 'crisis' will go through the roof with 13,500 homes needed

As rental prices skyrocket and housing stock remains scarce, there are real fears for Lake Macquarie residents who struggle to keep a roof over their heads.

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Land use changes open the door to agritourism opportunities close to home

Changes to the way land can be used in Lake Macquarie will open the door to agritourism opportunities for farmers as they recover from natural disasters and COVID-19.

Newcastle Herald

Community pays the price as council predicts $30m in lost rate revenue

Lake Macquarie City Council (LMCC) predicts it will be $30 million worse off across the next decade in lost rate revenue after independent pricing watchdog IPART set the rate peg at a meagre 0.7 per cent.

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