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Overseas planner says Hunter needs 'clear exit strategy'

The University of Newcastle graduate says regions and organisations will be 'out of the game' if they don't plan ahead.

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Judge blasts serial Hunter shonk's 'homo sapien' bid to avoid paying $1m

Notice of appeal 'manifestly hopeless', says judge.

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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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How the west end was won: $1.2bn splurge in city's new CBD

Developers are dipping back into the planning system to ask for higher buildings as a new analysis reveals the scale…

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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

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'Major issues': Maitland's nurses walk as more staffing pressure looms

Nurses and midwives fed up with "untenable" workloads at Maitland Hospital say chronic short staffing is putting patients at risk.

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'Our duck pond': Residents push back against Burwood dam removal

"If the dam is removed it will be a travesty not just for us but for all the species of…

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'Temporary side track' for Broke Road as repairs face 40 week delay

"Council envisages that the side track will be open to traffic on Friday 19 August 2022, weather permitting."

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Education bureaucrats have lesson to learn from teachers of the past

It could be asserted that staff shortage problems have been fuelled by the education department administration itself

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Kalyn Ponga's season may not be over as fill-in skipper Jayden Brailey eyes 100th game

Newcastle face Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night.

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Newcastle Transport releases CCTV footage of light rail 'near misses'

Rail Safety Week kicked off on Monday.

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Man charged after stand-off with tactical police at Hamilton

A man has been charged after a stand-off in the suburbs sparked a police operation involving tactical officers and an…

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'Low act': Water pump theft condemned by recovering community as mining company praised

"When the Bulga Coal boys told me someone had stolen a pump I couldn't believe it. Just disgusting."

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Incessant train strikes hit some of us in Hunter harder than others

The people of NSW who use public transport deserve better.

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Stolen vehicle leads police on pursuit through the Hunter Valley

Newcastle Herald understands the vehicle was stolen from Leggetts Drive in the Hunter Valley before leading police on a pursuit…

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'Historic moment' for a Voice to Parliament

"This will be a place where people can translate from grassroots into the conscience of the country those details that…

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Victorian dairy farm running off Hunter battery power

A Victorian dairy farm expects it will save $70,000 annually after incorporating Hunter-built lithium batteries into its clean energy power…

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Government locks in airport terminal promise but some spending in doubt

Will big-dollar Hunter hydrogen and road projects be put on the backburner as the government tries to repair the budget?

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$8 for a Tooheys New: What the beer tax means for Newy pubs

Some schooners of Tooheys New have gone up 50c this month

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Offshore wind turbines on horizon for Hunter, says government

Public consultation on the creation of a Hunter offshore wind project with the potential to create hundreds of clean energy…

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Coal mine's rejection has no bearing on other projects: PM

The government's intention to reject a new coal mine has no bearing on other fossil fuel projects that are in…

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Swordcraft: meet the Newcastle warriors who battle at Wallarah Oval

Welcome to Swordcraft, perhaps Newcastle's best-known live action role-playing group.

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Repacholi debriefs on Origin win under "lippy" Captain Conroy

"There were a few tremoring Queenslanders when they saw the size of the NSW team."

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What F45 corporate chaos means for the Hunter's clubs

The interim CEO of the Australian-founded company has reassured franchisees that the business is still in good shape

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Progress on 'better' Broke Road and $700k for erosion holes

Water pumping, erosion holes and Broke Road repairs.

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