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The Latest Breaking News from Upper Hunter

One in five have already voted says NSW Electoral Commission

Early voters make their mark before the final election pitches

Newcastle Herald

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.

Newcastle Herald

Both optimism and concern for future jobs in the rapidly changing Upper Hunter jobs market

People in the most marginal seat in regional NSW, Upper Hunter, usually work in coal mines, power stations, or on farms. There's both concern and optimism about traditional jobs.

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Election Diary: Does Labor think Upper Hunter is a 'key seat'?

Why hasn't Chris Minns been to an electorate hanging on a tiny margin?

Newcastle Herald

It’s meet-the-candidates night in Upper Hunter, where all roads lead to roads

Nats P-plater Dave Layzell is fighting for his life in a once-safe seat, and the pork is pouring into the valleys.

Crikey

King Coal dethroned as focus of campaign in Upper Hunter

It is perhaps a measure of how much the climate wars have calmed in recent times that coal is no longer the word on the lips of the main combatants in Upper Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Total fire ban as heatwave hits the Hunter: temps to reach 39 degrees

The Greater Hunter including Cessnock, Dungog, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Singleton and the Upper Hunter has been placed under an extreme fire rating.

Newcastle Herald

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'Simply burning out': teachers demand help to address shortages in Upper Hunter

Teachers took action at the school gate this week over ongoing shortages in the Upper Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Teachers fighting for more staff in upper Hunter schools

Federation call to 'fully staff' school

Newcastle Herald

Magistrate denies bail to driver over crash that killed young boy in NSW's Upper Hunter

The court hears the 47-year-old male driver, who is charged with manslaughter and several other offences, had been told by doctors not to drive because he was suffering seizures.

ABC News

Battle takes shape in Hunter's only marginal seat

One Nation won't contest sitting MP Dave Layzell's seat, one of the most marginal in NSW.

Newcastle Herald

'Dirty big holes' in valley of king coal

'There's no way this permanent industrial wasteland would be OK anywhere around Sydney.'

Newcastle Herald

Muswellbrook man charged over allegedly deliberately-lit house fire

A 20-year-old Muswellbrook man faced court Saturday after he was arrested and charged Friday in relation to an alleged arson attack in the Upper Hunter town in November.

Newcastle Herald

Labor targets Upper Hunter as key marginal seat

A boundary redraw has made Upper Hunter the third most marginal seat in NSW.

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Court asked to overturn Mt Pleasant expansion

An Upper Hunter environment group has commenced legal action to prevent the expansion of Mt Pleasant coal mine.

Newcastle Herald

Man suffers serious head injuries in single-vehicle crash

A man suffered serious head injuries during a single-vehicle crash in the Upper Hunter on Sunday night.

AAP

NSW rescuers save teen 'pinned underwater'

A teenage girl has been saved from near drowning after her foot became trapped in underwater river debris in the NSW Upper Hunter region.

Newcastle Herald

Pair sentenced over 2628 cannabis plants seized in Upper Hunter

Two Vietnamese nationals described in court as little more than labourers or crop-sitters for a major cannabis growing operation in the Upper Hunter have been handed jail terms.

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Mental health charity Where There's a Will expands beyond Upper Hunter

A push for all students in the Upper Hunter to grow up speaking openly about their mental health is gaining traction as it expands beyond the region.

Newcastle Herald

Labor announces state election candidate for Upper Hunter

"I'm under no illusions this will be a tough ask."

Newcastle Herald

Upper Hunter horse racing identity admits massive cocaine conspiracy

An Upper Hunter horse racing identity has admitted to conspiring to import large quantities of cocaine into Australia from South America.

Newcastle Herald

Six people injured in Upper Hunter crash involving bus

Six people have been injured in a multi-vehicle crash, involving a bus, in the Upper Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Former Hunter miner says state's commitment to ban open cut works at Dartbrook is small comfort in broader context

"I'm not saying that we should be shutting mines tomorrow and kicking people out of jobs," he said, "(But) there's a lot more work that needs to be done."

Newcastle Herald

Upper Hunter thoroughbred industry bolstered as state reaffirms open cut mining ban at Dartbrook

The NSW government will amend a state environmental planning policy to effectively reinforce its earlier commitment to prohibit open cut mining at Dartbrook coal mine in the Upper Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Port Stephens artist Carole Driver revels in magic connection with Upper Hunter village

See her inspired exhibition at Muswellbrook Regional Art Centre's Wollemi Gallery

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