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Hunter data centre's $37million community sweetener

Data centre developer also plans to build a community battery to lower energy prices.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 16

'The best beer garden in the city': Clarendon Hotel closing for $33m revamp

Stevens Group is 'amalgamating three buildings into the one hotel'.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 16

Boomerangs go back-to-back as White Sox fall short of ending 40-year drought

Mayfield Boomerangs crowned Newcastle Baseball champions once again.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 16

Scone players face prison over rape, jury rejects threesome defense

The 18-year-old woman said the Hunter rugby league players raped her and described it as torture.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 16

'Not what the community wants': parents push to save Hunter school

Families are rushing to reverse a departmental decision.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 16

Food Bites: Why Boolaroo cafe regulars rallied around a Northstars champion

FOOD | Several Hippy Java customers travelled to Melbourne to support the Newcastle Northstars forward in the AIHL grand final.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 16

'Hands off UNSA': University's plan for new student-led body criticised

UNSA has claimed the move could divert more than $2 million in funding from the association.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 15

Eight hour wait: Hunter ambulance ramping crisis

How an assault victim waited eight hours for a bed at John Hunter.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 15

'Outrageous disregard': Commonwealth lodges $2bn claim against chemical giant

The Commonwealth alleges that chemical giant 3M caused significant damage to land at Williamtown and elsewhere.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 15

Learner driver jailed for causing fatal crash questions expert evidence

A man, 28, died in a head-on crash outside Muswellbrook in 2020.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 15