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Four charged with drug supply allegedly linked to overseas bikies

Four people across the Hunter and Mid North Coast with alleged links to high-ranking Comanchero bikies overseas have been charged by Drug and Firearms Squad detectives investigating the distribution and supply of prohibited drugs throughout NSW.

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Anzac Day services in Newcastle and the Hunter 2022

For the first time since 2019 Anzac Day services will be held without restrictions, but attendees are urged to wear a mask where possible.

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Two more Hunter residents die with COVID-19

Two people from the Hunter were among the 16 who died with COVID-19 across NSW in the 24 hours to 4pm on Wednesday.

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'Strict' household contact rules to ease, Lake Macquarie person dies with COVID-19

Hunter New England records more than 2000 new cases, another death.

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Space view shows extent of Hunter mine scars in new research

Councils want old mining land unlocked for re-use.

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Man in hospital after falling from horse at Bulga

A man has been taken to hospital after falling from a horse in the Hunter on Easter Sunday.

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Hunter hotels and cafes full on Easter long weekend as 'business returns to normal'

"We've had 15 weeks of sustained growth and with that comes momentum and confidence."

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Three deaths in Hunter New England as COVID cases keep on climbing

The long weekend offered little relief, with more fresh Hunter cases than in any other health district over recent days.

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As the federal election nears, voters' frustration with major parties could shake things up

There are signs voters in key seats are turning away from the Labor and Liberal parties, in a trend one analyst likens to the election of Donald Trump to US president in 2016.

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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.

Newcastle Herald

International airport closer to reality

THE push for a Newcastle International Airport goes back as far as the 1980s, when the business chamber of the day formed a committee to promote the idea. Then, in the late 1990s, Liberal Paterson MP Bob Baldwin pushed a plan by construction company Abigroup and Maitland businessman Hilton Grugeon…

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Two COVID-related deaths in Hunter New England health district

Hunter New England Health is caring for 86 people in hospital, with just one in intensive care.

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Drug-laced lollipops found in NSW raid

Fifteen kilograms of drug-laced lollipops have been seized in raids in the NSW Hunter region and three people are charged with supplying drugs on the dark web.

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Union argues bus drivers suffer 'medical issues' due to lack of loo breaks

Bus drivers have demanded appropriate breaks, better working conditions and training to diffuse violent situations as part of a 24-hour strike across Newcastle and the Hunter.

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Newcastle and Hunter health district records highest COVID cases in NSW as hospitalisations rise

A Taree resident has died and hospitals in the Hunter health district were treating 74 people for COVID-19, three of whom were in intensive care, as hospitalisations further afield in NSW rose overnight even as cases fell.

Newcastle Herald

Commuters expect delays, cancellations as bus drivers go on strike

Commuters will face delays and cancellations amid a 24-hour bus service strike across Newcastle and the Hunter.

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Businesses in the Hunter want more from politicians than a fear campaign about job losses in the coal industry

Australia's transition to a clean energy future will be a key federal election issue as the corporate owners of the nation’s biggest coal-fired power stations walk away from fossil fuels. Businesses in the Hunter want politicians to back future industries.

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Hunter COVID-19 numbers decline but still lead the state

For a second successive day, the region recorded no COVID-19 deaths

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March for sexual assault victims to be heard and believed

"Victim blaming happens all too often."

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How Upper Hunter coal miner Simon Davis turned his mining redundancy into a thriving local business

"I figured it was time to reinvent myself," says career coal miner Simon Davis.

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Billions of reasons why the Hunter economy needs help in shaking its coal addiction

The Hunter Valley has 'real potential' to reinvent itself, but the region lacks a plan.

Newcastle Herald

'Nothing like it in NSW': $13m eating disorder treatment centre bound for Hunter

The 12-bed centre will be built on Dudley Road at Charlestown, and will provide specialist support to people aged 16 and over with severe eating disorders.

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Renewable energy precinct likely to attract $28 billion in private investment: report

A Hunter Renewable Energy Industrial Precinct could attract $28 billion in private investment, support 34,000 new jobs and earn $11 billion annually by 2032, an economic analysis of the project shows.

Newcastle Herald

John Hunter Hospital gets set for expansion

Multiplex Constructions announced as the "enabling works contractor" for the John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct project.

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Newcastle man dies with COVID-19 as region records highest numbers in NSW

There are 61 COVID-19 positive patients receiving care in Hunter New England hospitals.

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