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The Latest Breaking News from Hunter

The Hunter heroes whose contributions keep the community ticking

Local legends keep the community ticking, and the Newcastle Herald has profiled the Hunter heroes who have made the 2023 King's Birthday Honours List.

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Head of national social service peak body to speak in Newcastle

'We certainly need to learn the lessons and stop adopting bad policies'

Newcastle Herald

Harnessing the power of the Hunter's net zero charge

Hunter Renewable Energy Industrial Precincts are the key to success.

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Chronic driver shortage blamed for Hunter bus cancellations as state moves on recruitment

The state government will cut red tape to incentivise more drivers to join up.

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Blake Stanton, member of violent Hunter robbery crew, jailed for prison rampage

After their arrest, two members of the crew went on a rampage inside jail.

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Community called to rally behind homeless youth as winter comes

'Now I can live on my own happily , which seemed impossible before. Before, I didn't see a future.'

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Doubled in a decade: what Hunter emergency department data tells us

'Emergency medical care had developed as a specialty over the last decade.'

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Little Wings opens Hunter base to fly sick kids and doctors

'We've been servicing Newcastle for six years, but never had our own base.'

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Novocastrians see out a 'cold but pleasant' last day of Autumn on the coast

A warmer Winter is on the cards for the Hunter.

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Hunter unemployment rate 'defying gravity' amid economic headwinds

The Hunter's jobless rate is falling at a time when the national rate is rising.

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The cold days are here to stay as temperatures drop in the Hunter

Mostly sunny days ahead, but the mercury has started to fall.

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'Mentally it's distressing': Santos accused of bullying landowners

A new round of community consultation for the Hunter Gas Pipeline project commences next week

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Hunter rental stress well above national average

'There is a particular pain point for low-income households, which is leading to increased pressure on social housing providers and homelessness service providers.'

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'Where will they go tonight?': The urgency of Hunter housing crisis

'What are we going to eat? What are we going to do? It is one foot forward and three steps back.'

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Copper thieves warned Hunter rampage could cost them their lives

Power poles have been felled in at least two cases.

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Large hailstones hit Newcastle as storm sweeps through Hunter, Central Coast, Sydney

The New South Wales Hunter and Central Coast regions have been battered by large hail stones this afternoon as wild storms sweep across the region.

Newcastle Herald

Festival cancelled as blackouts, calls for help trail Hunter hail storms

"It's not safe to continue in the current conditions."

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'It will probably knock us out': Hunter business warn power price increases will send them broke

Business operators say they are doing everything they can to conserve power.

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Regional Australia Institute report highlights job vacancy crisis, communities missing out on growth

Michael Mbaogu has worked as a GP for 15 years but has never seen a worker shortage this bad. He's one of many business owners who are hiring, but struggling to fill roles.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter holiday rental count revealed amid homelessness pressures

Holiday renting on AirBnB and other platforms remains unchecked in the region.

Newcastle Herald

New bins tackle green waste in the Hunter

The move comes as up to 25 per cent of waste collected in general bins is green waste.

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Duo motivated by 'stupidity' in months-long rural crime spree

Pair motivated by desire for drugs, but mostly 'stupidity', as they terrorised farmers and remote property owners.

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Protest brings light to prevalence of sexual violence in the Hunter

It's said the cure for anything is salt water, tears, sweat or the sea.

Newcastle Herald

Sick but not Covid? Other bugs are on the rise in Hunter

Evolving Omicron sublineages are driving transmission by evading immunity.

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Man injured after shots fired at family home in Gateshead, NSW Hunter region

A man suffers a gunshot wound to his leg after several shots are fired at a family home in the NSW Hunter region.

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