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A 'David and Goliath battle' ends in Nationals upset

The National Party has suffered a symbolic defeat in a key rural seat, with a party defector claiming victory after a hard-fought grassroots campaign.

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'Happy voting': country bake sales warm up rural voters

Country voters have been rewarded with bake sale classics like sponge cakes with lashings of fresh whipped cream, caramel fudge and piping hot pumpkin soup.

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'You can't park there': independents take on the bush

The election contest is heating up in the bush, with Nationals leader David Littleproud making a return trip to a regional seat the party can't afford to lose.

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No child's play for Nationals in regional battleground

National Party leader David Littleproud has kicked off a renewed battle to win back a key coalition seat, promising to even the score in regional Australia.

AAP

D'gog - Upper Hunter MP Dave Layzell elevated to shadow cabinet

Opposition leader Mark Speakman has given Layzell a promotion.

Newcastle Herald

Upper Hunter MP Dave Layzell elevated to shadow cabinet

Opposition leader Mark Speakman has given Layzell a promotion.

Newcastle Herald

MP repays travel card bill for smokes, doughnut after media stunt

A budget estimates grilling raised queries about taxpayer money.

Newcastle Herald

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Up in smokes: Daily Tele’s taxpayer-funded ciggies help Labor minister destroy travel card

News Corp reporter bought a pink doughnut, a soft drink and tobacco as part of a NSW government endorsed media stunt. Plus: cartoonists go their own way

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Regional trainee, apprentice travel pass under review after Labor finds $250 card comes with $900 price tag

A travel card designed to ease cost-of-living burdens in regional NSW could be scrapped as a Labor minister says the money may be better allocated to road repairs.

ABC News

Scone freight access route investigation

A re-elected Coalition government will investigate a new freight access route for Scone.

Newcastle Herald

NSW Labor vows to repair roads with funds diverted from Great Western Highway tunnel project

The party promises to reallocate money from the controversial Great Western Highway upgrade to spend on roads across western Sydney and regional NSW if it wins this month's state election.

ABC News

Call for brakes to be put on Great Western Highway upgrade from Sydney to NSW Central West

Taxpayers say the state government is wasting their money by starting construction on the Great Western Highway upgrade without a guarantee it will be completed.

ABC News

Broken Hill Pistol Club's ambitious accessibility upgrades to support ageing members

A Broken Hill sporting club plans to make over $280,000 worth of upgrades to its facilities this year to ensure its ageing membership base is supported.

ABC News

'We have to beg for every little bit of funding': Mayor

Singleton mayor Sue Moore says it is "frustrating" to see the cash and attention lavished on western Sydney while the Hunter is left to "grovel and beg" for every scrap of funding.

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NSW government pledges half a billion dollars to fix potholes on flood-damaged on roads

Councils will soon get access to a $500 million pool to repair hundreds of thousands of potholes on NSW roads.

Newcastle Herald

New milestone for M1 Motorway extension

Work will start next year on the 15km dual carriageway over the Hunter River.

Newcastle Herald

Government confirms Hunter freight rail bypass corridor

The bypass would divert freight trains away from the Adamstown and Islington level crossings.

ABC News

Push to climate-proof road maintenance as flooding causes billions of dollars in damage

Potholes, washouts and other road damage costing billions of dollars to repair could be reduced, according to a researcher who says maintenance methods must be revised in the face of more extreme weather events.

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Country NSW mayors call for urgent road funding after devastating floods and heavy rain

Mayors in country NSW are calling on the state and federal governments to fund urgent works after floods and heavy rain cause $2.5 billion in road damage.

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Live Traffic NSW app under fire for failing to include local flooded roads

New South Wales drivers are calling for flooded local roads to be added to the Live Traffic app amid road safety concerns and confusion.

Newcastle Herald

'If you don't want the funding that's fine, give it back': Sam Farraway fires back at mayors

"This money is only for six or 12 months, and it's just to fill potholes," Mr Farraway said.

Newcastle Herald

Travel card worth $250 on offer for many

Cash to help cover the cost of filling up the tank or catching public transport to campus.

Newcastle Herald

$50 million for road repairs a 'drop in the pothole', says Hunter mayor

"A literal drop in the pothole" is how Cessnock mayor Jay Suvaal has described the state government's $50 million kitty to fix local roads.

AAP

Blame game after UN drops NSW jail visits

The NSW government says some of the state's prisons are sub-standard but blocked UN inspectors should visit countries not signed up to international protocols.

Newcastle Herald

Warning signs for mobile speed cameras to return in the Hunter

Warning signs at mobile speed camera locations are coming back - almost two years after the government took them away.

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