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Climate emergency is regional jobs opportunity: Bowen

Another region is leaning into the offshore wind race as Australia ramps up efforts to replace ageing coal-fired electricity generators to reduce emissions.

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See where the Hunter's offshore project will be built

The federal government will announce plans for the creation of one of Australia's largest clean energy projects off the Hunter's coast on Thursday.

Newcastle Herald

Teal independents join farmers in Liverpool Plains to oppose Santos gas development

Sydney-based MPs Kylea Tink and Sophie Scamps meet locals fighting coal seam gas project and Hunter pipeline

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Sinkhole opens up in front yard after rain cell dumps almost 200mm in parts of the Hunter

A sinkhole has appeared in Wallsend after rain caused the collapse of a front yard amid a huge deluge across the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

More rain on the way as forecasters warn grey weather coming for the Hunter

Hunter residents can expect a trough and several days of rain, BOM says.

Newcastle Herald

Professional eating couple hungry for Hunter challenges

To date, Randy has done 1148 successful food challenges.

Newcastle Herald

'Crushing' jail time cut for social media serial rapist

A serial rapist, who used social media to randomly target women in the NSW Hunter region, has had his "crushing" jail sentence reduced on appeal.

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How the Greens will pay for the clean energy transition

A NSW Transition Authority with an annual budget of $500million would be established to assist coal-dependent communities transform themselves if the Greens gain the balance of power in next month's state election.

Newcastle Herald

Man refused bail after allegedly trying to groom girl online

A man, 29, has been refused bail after he allegedly attempted to convince a teenage girl to meet him in the Hunter.

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Homes of the Hunter: Suburban oasis in Mount Hutton

"When I'm mulching, I always listen to a talking book and I just go all day."

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Battlers beneath the bonnets: untold stories of the Hunter's female convicts

Crimes of survival saw female convicts shipped to Australia in a harrowing six-month journey across the sea, exiled to a new colony and often sold off for cheap.Some succeeded, some didn't. Others went down swinging.

Newcastle Herald

'Never in the Hunter': Greens declare Newcastle off-limits to PEP-11 and demand other parties make their position clear

It appears PEP-11 is "no from the word 'go'", but the NSW Greens fear this 'zombie project' could rise again.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter's dog population explodes by 38,000 since the start of the pandemic

Lake Macquarie alone has had 10,641 dog registrations since March 2020.

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Dog attacks in the Hunter dropped almost everywhere last year

Two council areas saw a rise compared to the previous financial year, but neither had the most attacks in the region.

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MDMA and psilocybin treatment to be offered in the Hunter

'These people are facing death by suicide if they don't get an alternative medication.'

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Hunter 'too far away' to feel Sydney's influence on house prices

A new study shows the Illawarra is more likely to attract 'out-priced' Sydney residents because it is 45 minutes closer than Newcastle.

Newcastle Herald

Child cancer treatment boost for Hunter

The program provides the 'potential to find a targeted therapy that we wouldn't have found otherwise'.

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Four Hunter primary schools chosen for pre-kindergarten program

Feedback will be used to roll-out the program state-wide.

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Federal Government won't match NSW Coalition pledge to ban offshore gas

A returned Coalition government would ban offshore coal, gas, mineral and petroleum production in NSW waters in a move that would prevent projects such as the controversial PEP-11 offshore gas exploration project off the Hunter coast.

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RAAF gives green light to wind turbines

The Department of Defence has given the green light to the proposed Hunter offshore project after initially raising concerns about its potential to impact on RAAF Williamtown operations.

Newcastle Herald

BlazeAid on a mission to mend busted fence lines and broken spirits after July floods

BlazeAid is on a mission to mend kilometres of busted fence lines and battered spirits after floods ravaged parts of the Hunter last year.

Newcastle Herald

Shooters gunning for Upper Hunter

Three candidates who won more than a third of the vote in the 2021 Upper Hunter by-election are not running this time.

Newcastle Herald

Mining industry's $6.3 billion injection into the Hunter economy

The Hunter's mining industry injected $6.3 billion into the Hunter economy in the last financial year, the highest level of expenditure since the 2012-13.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter school staff member 'removed' after allegation involving student

Police are investigating the allegation at All Saints' College Maitland.

Newcastle Herald

NBN Co expands faster fibre rollout to Hunter suburbs

The federal government has announced households and businesses in a host of Hunter suburbs will be included in its rollout of faster broadband technology.

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