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The Latest Breaking News from Hunter

NSW gas-fired power plant gets final tick

The NSW Hunter Power Project has been given the environmental tick of approval, meaning construction can now begin on the gas-fired power plant at Kurri Kurri.

AAP · Feb 6, 2022

Hunter records four more COVID-19 deaths

COVID-19 has claimed the lives of four more Hunter people, including three from Newcastle.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 6, 2022

Hunter talent take steps towards Swans AFLW inclusion

Testing will be held this weekend.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 4, 2022

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West Nile virus cases in horses rise in NSW as hot, wet summer fuels mosquito population

A horse in the New South Wales Hunter region has died and more across the state have been infected with West Nile virus in numbers not seen since the outbreak of 2011.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2022

Snowy Hydro to get an extra $700 mill for green hydrogen switch

Labor will provide Snowy Hydro Limited with an extra $700 million in equity to make the Kurri peaking plant operate on green hydrogen by 2030.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 1, 2022

Labor to unveil support for taxpayer-funded construction of gas-fired power station in the Hunter Valley, but it comes with a caveat

Federal Labor confirms it will back the taxpayer-funded construction of a gas-fired power station in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, under the proviso the facility runs on zero-emissions green hydrogen fuel earlier than expected.

ABC News · Jan 31, 2022

Will Hunter businesses benefit from NSW's Omicron support package?

The state government has announced a $1 billion support package, but many Hunter businesses will not qualify.

ABC News · Jan 31, 2022

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Charges over alleged hold-ups, pistol-whipping

A second man has been charged as investigations continue into the alleged armed robbery of a hotel in the Hunter last week.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 30, 2022

Citizen science to document bushfire recovery

Hunter residents are invited to document the bushfire recovery of plants, animals and fungi across three bushfire affected regions of the state.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 30, 2022

Two more die with COVID in Hunter

One person was aged in their 70s, the other in their 90s.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 30, 2022

Barnaby happy to 'chuck' the pork in Hunter this time

'You chuck a few million dollars up this way, you're the worst person on earth.'

Newcastle Herald · Jan 28, 2022

Teenager charged over alleged armed hold-up at service station

A teenager has been charged and another two released pending further inquiries after an alleged armed hold-up for a few drinks at a Hunter service station.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 27, 2022

Surgery: Hunter hospitals play catch up after first COVID pause

Hunter hospitals have been working hard to catch up after surgery was stopped in 2020.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 24, 2022

High honours for Hunter heroes on Australia Day

THE Hunter's community, sporting, medical, cultural and academic heroes have been saluted in this year's Australia Day honours.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 24, 2022

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Newcastle Herald · Jan 23, 2022

Helping hampers: community group providing an isolation lifeline

One Hunter organisation is doing what it can to reduce the financial burden this year by putting together free hampers for those impacted by COVID-19.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 23, 2022

Teachers brace for a disruptive start to the school year

Hunter teachers and principals will closely monitor the effectiveness of COVID risk mitigation measures as thousands of students return to the classroom.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 21, 2022

Hunter's new January 25 event Ngarrama to promote "truth telling and historical acceptance"

The free event will be held on the eve of Australia Day in King Edward Park.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 20, 2022

Tractor rolls over man, 70, on Hunter property

An elderly man has been taken to hospital after a piece of farm machinery rolled, leaving him at the bottom of a steep embankment, on a Hunter property.

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Newcastle Herald · Jan 20, 2022

Eight week old Hunter baby with COVID dies: Investigations underway to determine cause

An eight week old baby with COVID-19 has died at John Hunter Children's Hospital.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 20, 2022

Newcastle Grammar students are All-round Achievers in HSC

With a total of eight students, Newcastle Grammar had the most out of any Hunter school on the All-round Achievers list for the 2021 HSC.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 19, 2022

Boy, 16, in hospital after vehicle rolls on property

A teenager has been air-lifted to hospital after a vehicle roll-over on a Hunter property.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 19, 2022

City's day of pride as $470m Maitland hospital opens

"It is future proofing for the Lower Hunter area"

Newcastle Herald · Jan 19, 2022

Hunter students overcome COVID-19 disruption to top state in six subjects

HUNTER students have overcome two years of COVID-19 disruption to their studies to excel and top NSW in six Higher School Certificate subjects - the region's...

ABC News · Jan 19, 2022

New hospital opens at Maitland as COVID cases continue rising

A $470 million public hospital has opened in the NSW Hunter Valley, in a triumph for the local community after a decade of planning and debate over its funding.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 18, 2022

COVID rule changes are a sign of the times

The pressure of the Omicron outbreak has meant things have rapidly changed as we reflect on almost two years of COVID in Australia.

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