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The Latest Breaking News from Hunter

Port Stephens man one of 18 new COVID deaths

There were 1145 new cases of COVID-19 in the Hunter New England Health district

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Police lay dozens of charges over Hunter armed robberies

Strike Force Conge investigations are ongoing.

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Hunter coal driving national exports

Australia's resources and energy exports, of which Hunter coal is a significant component, were up almost one-third in the 2021 calendar year

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Cash cars: the Hunter's most lucrative mobile speed camera spots

The 12 highest earning locations for mobile speed cameras in the Hunter region all already amassed more revenue in the first half of the current financial year than the whole of 2020/21.

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Three arrests over string of Hunter hold-ups

Three men have been arrested by the State Crime Command's Robbery and Serious Crime Squad detectives who are investigating a spate of armed robberies in the Hunter.

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Domestic violence charges after allegedly fleeing police

A MAN has been charged following a police operation in the Hunter on Thursday.

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More than 2k speeding fines issued across northern NSW

An elderly man booked for driving 30km/h faster than the speed limit in the Hunter was among the notable incidents that caught the attention of police during a 12-day operation that ran from mid-January to the beginning of the new school year, this week.

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Call to change vaccine definitions as Hunter booster rates lag

Some parts of the region have booster rates well below the NSW average.

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Woman in 80s from Lake Macquarie among latest to die with COVID

A person from Lake Macquarie was among the latest to die with COVID-19, as the number of new positive cases recorded in the Hunter New England region remained stable.

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Whitebridge goes grey, and green thumbs

On this section of the journey along the Hunter's recreational icon, we see some of the dramatic changes to the surrounding landscape, and we meet those who keep the track neat and tidy.

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Region's young are turning up the volume

Young people of the Hunter are not an apathetic bunch - we cannot afford to be.

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One in eight NSW people have caught COVID

Hunter New England Health reported the deaths of three more people on Wednesday and 1636 positive tests, the most in NSW.

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CCTV released after Morpeth shopkeeper stabbing

Detectives have released CCTV footage as they continue their appeal for information after a shopkeeper was stabbed during an armed hold-up at a business in the Hunter earlier this month.

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All the finalists from the 2022 Hunter Photography Prize

Cast your vote to determine this year's People's Choice winner. All prizes will be announced at the end of the week.

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Elective surgery back in Hunter as COVID numbers stabilise

The Hunter's grim COVID-19 death toll continued to climb on Tuesday as the NSW government announced the return of non-urgent elective surgery.

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Hunter resident group says wind farms not welcome as valley faces coal-free future

Everyone from industry groups and governments to environmentalists is asking: In the Hunter, what comes after coal? Not wind farms, according to a group of landholders.

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Green hydrogen is Labor's fuel of choice for Kurri peaker

A federal Labor Government will accelerate the introduction of green hydrogen into the Hunter Power Project at Kurri in a move designed to increase job security and reduce greenhouse emissions.

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'As a woman, people misjudge your role': Harbourmaster breaks the bias

HunterNet is hosting the IWD luncheon on March 2 at Merewether Surfhouse

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Destiny calling, but coal's blocking gateway

Euromonitor's predictions for 2022 should make the Hunter snap to attention.

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Mosquito virus detected in Hunter, health authority warns

NSW Health is urging people to take extra precautions against mosquito bites after the Kunjin virus was detected in the Hunter.

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Newcastle job numbers hit record before omicron

Newcastle employment levels bounced back to record highs in early December just as the omicron wave was dealing another blow to the city's economy.

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RATs in hands of students

Students across the Hunter have started to receive government-provided rapid antigen tests ahead of the return to classrooms next week.

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250 hydrogen jobs coming to Tomago

Up to 250 new jobs will be created in the Hunter's emerging hydrogen economy as a result of the expansion of a Tomago manufacturing facility.

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Petrol price pain: unleaded 95 tops $2 a litre in Hunter

With prices for premium fuels, such as unleaded 95, rising above $2 per litre at most services stations across Newcastle, the cheaper E10 option climbed to above $1.85.

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Hunter COVID-19 hospital numbers plummet

The number of patients in hospital with COVID has more than halved in the past 11 days.

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