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The Latest Breaking News from Cessnock

Councils join forces in call for Testers Hollow road design to be 'reconsidered'

Cessnock and Maitland councils will join forces to request a meeting with NSW Regional Roads and Transport Minister Sam Farraway to discuss the design of the new road at Testers Hollow after issues arose in the recent flood.

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Hero SES unit: a year's worth of calls for help in just two weeks

The SES Cessnock City unit received 232 callouts in the first two weeks of July alone.

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Testers Hollow finally reopens 16 days after it was cut off by floodwater

Cessnock Road has reopened at Testers Hollow on Wednesday morning.

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Hunter councils left in the dark as power provider tries to pull out of electricity contract

A Cessnock council spokesperson said last month it "received advice from its contract entity of its intentions to cease providing electricity supply under the contract".

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High-speed and the wrong way: WATCH alleged car-jacker trying to evade police

The police helicopter was called in, helping local police find the now extensively damaged vehicle on Anderson Drive at Beresfield.

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Hunter the focus for NSW SES as rain shifts north

"The area we are concerned about today is particularly around Singleton," NSW SES commissioner Carlene York said.

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Hunter council leaders 'confident' after ministerial meeting

Representatives from Singleton, Muswellbrook, Cessnock and Lake Macquarie councils were part of a roundtable meeting with federal MP Kristy McBain last week.

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Hunter council's bid to allow parking on footpaths, nature strips

Normally councils just enforce the parking rules, but one Hunter mayor is hoping they can change them.

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The multi-million dollar impasse stalling plans for Cessnock museum

The vision is to create a first class museum and cultural hub to celebrate the Hunter's proud Indigenous heritage at Cessnock.

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Hunter football greats share tales from their Socceroo days

Ahead of the Socceroos' do-or-die World Cup qualifier, former Hunter Socceroos and Matildas talk about memorable experiences.

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Storm damage: tree pins woman in car at Singleton after wild weather

Gale force winds remain a risk in the Hunter as "saturated soils bring an increased risk of gusty winds toppling trees and power lines".

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Fire-and-brimstone preacher Frederick Bernadus Van Eyk made one hell of an impression on Cessnock

Was this South African preacher a saviour or showbiz charlatan?

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Richmond Vale Rail Trail plan rolls on as second part exhibited

The proposal traverses three different local government areas, so has been split into two sections for development approval.

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The outrageous life and times of gun-toting Cessnock councillor James R. Scott

Hold on tight for a wild ride back to the bad ol' days.

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Mystery, heartache remains after inquest into disappearance and death of Dylan Dickie

Nearly six years after Dylan Dickie left a house at Cessnock on a motorbike and vanished, his family are no closer to finding out what happened to the "loving, kind and mischievous" 19-year-old.

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Prison guards Owen Kemp and Jack McCaig, guilty of assaulting Indigenous colleague, spared convictions

Two Cessnock prison guards have been given good behaviour bonds and spared convictions for assaulting a First Nations colleague.

Newcastle Herald

From the vines to the mines, these are the issues that will decide the 2022 federal election in the Hunter

After the 2019 Federal poll, the electorate of Hunter, once considered a safe Labor seat, tumbled towards marginal territory, largely because of a word that still rules in the region and at the local ballot box - coal.

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Federal election: Scott Morrison grilled over integrity commission, Anthony Albanese heads to coal country to tout health plans — as it happened

On the final day of campaigning before the long weekend, Prime Minister Scott Morrison faces questions over a promise to establish a federal integrity commission as Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese campaigns in Cessnock.

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Feedback sought on plan for future of Hunter corridor

Cessnock City Council has prepared a Draft Heddon Greta - Cliftleigh Corridor Structure Plan and is inviting the community to have its say.

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Cessnock councillors elect new deputy mayor

Cessnock City Council has a new deputy mayor following Wednesday night's extraordinary meeting.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter Workers to rally against 'insecure work crisis'

Hunter Workers have announced their intention to rally in Cessnock next week, calling on government to "urgently address the insecure work crisis".

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Man from Newcastle, another from Cessnock die with COVID-19

Two more people from the Hunter region with COVID-19 have died.

Newcastle Herald

Medals handed out to police, corrections officers

A detective who spent years working at Lake Macquarie and on the Central Coast, and a prison officer from Cessnock jail, are among the cohort from their agencies to receive Australia Day honours this year.

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