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Is the Swansea Channel saga finally over?

When the channel gets to a particular depth, it will be dredged again under a long-term program.

Newcastle Herald

FAST cycleway opened in Lake Macquarie

The newly-opened track is a 1.6km stretch between Hilda Street, Belmont South, and Awabakal Avenue, Blacksmiths, which connects to an existing shared path leading to Swansea.

Newcastle Herald

Damaged road delaying marine rescue response times

When Marine Rescue volunteers are called to save lives, crucial time is wasted negotiating the often washed out gravel road to their state-of-the-art headquarters at Swansea.

Newcastle Herald

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State reveals new timeline for Swansea Channel dredging a year on from funding pledge

Transport is aiming to publish the review next month and finalise it in September before work starts.

Newcastle Herald

Swansea Channel still waiting for dredge a year after NSW government's $6.2 million pledge

But Swansea MP Yasmin Catley said the channel remained in a "dire state" a year on, impacting the ability of boaties to access Lake Macquarie.

Newcastle Herald

NSW Dine and Discover vouchers will 'not be extended' as millions remain unused

Twelve million Dine and Discover vouchers remain unspent but with COVID-19 assistance for business coming to an end, the government says there will be no more extensions beyond June 30.

ABC News

We want 'shovels in the ground', not more plans

Hunter MPs are concerned money for 'continued planning' on local projects will see them gather dust on the shelf, while others were completely overlooked.

Newcastle Herald

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Royalty rip-off: Hunter misses coal mining windfall in NSW Budget

The NSW government will rake in an extra $810 million in coal royalties this year - and almost $4 billion over the next four years - but has not put an extra dollar into a fund to help coal mining communities prepare for change.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter united: Region's MPs combine to support Newcastle container terminal

The Hunter's state and federal MPs have rallied across the political divide in an unprecedented show of support for the establishment of a Newcastle container terminal.

Newcastle Herald

Labor pushing for giant battery at Munmorah

The super battery 'potentially has three to four hours of energy for 1.3 million homes.'

Newcastle Herald

Lake Macquarie woman dies after four triple zero calls and a seven hour wait for ambulance

A 69-year-old woman who waited more than seven hours for an ambulance died 10 minutes after being admitted to Belmont Hospital.

Newcastle Herald

Munmorah in mix for super battery

The contaminated site is being remediated to enable new development.

Newcastle Herald

Push to use sand dredged from Swansea on Redhead Beach

Ms Catley said the solution to the Redhead issue "maybe staring us right in the face".

Newcastle Herald

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