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Planets align for Hunter after budget boost

This is a rare opportunity to direct this momentary focus and funding to the things that benefit the Hunter in the long term, writes Alice Thompson

Newcastle Herald

Man jailed over 'stupid' attempted armed robbery

A man has been jailed for a maximum of three years over a bungled armed robbery in the Hunter that a judge has described as "amateurish and stupid".

Newcastle Herald

Parliament hears bus passengers stranded mid-route

State Parliament has heard Hunter bus commuters have been left stranded, sometimes mid-route or on the side of busy roads.

Newcastle Herald

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Federal budget: $100m to kickstart Newcastle hydrogen hub

The Coalition will help seed a 'transformational' energy project which will help the Hunter economy transition away from coal.

Newcastle Herald

MP Adam Marshall accuses Hunter New England Health chief of 'cannibalising' region's hospitals

Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall says he wants the district's chief executive to be sacked if the region's hospitals are not properly staffed, and suggests hospitals in New England are being "cannibalised" to support Newcastle facilities.

ABC News

Daniel Johns in alleged drunk-drive crash

Former Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns says he's heading to rehab after being been charged with high-range drink-driving after a car crash in the NSW Hunter.

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Pressure mounts on federal government to cut fuel excise – as it happened

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Damaging wind warning for NSW east coast after thousands flee homes as flooding swamps Sydney

There are 60 evacuation orders in place due to floods as residents from the Hunter to the Victorian border are warned of more severe weather to come

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Scott Morrison says defence force ‘not available on a moment’s notice’ to respond to disaster – as it happened

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Flood fears for parts of NSW, authorities warn

A BOM spokesman warns residents in the Hunter region to prepare their homes for potential flooding overnight and tomorrow, as residents in parts of Camden in Sydney are ordered to evacuate.

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PM says further assistance coming as ‘rain bomb’ set to cost Queensland billions – as it happened

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Fifth death reported in NSW; ‘it’s climate change,’ Palaszczuk says as Qld death toll rises to 10 – as it happened

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NSW floods: Sydney and Illawarra dodge east coast low after 500,000 people faced evacuation across state

Newcastle and Hunter region now in firing line and subject to severe weather warnings as clean-up begins further north

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Sydney weather warning cancelled as rain moves towards the Hunter

Severe weather warnings for Sydney, the Illawarra and Central Tablelands are lifted but the State Emergency Service says flood-affected areas are not out of the woods yet, while the Hunter region can expect more storms tonight.

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NSW treasurer Matt Kean unveils clean energy jobs to combat losses from Eraring power station closure

Kean says 3,700 roles in clean industries will be created as state strives for ‘manufacturing renaissance’

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NSW coast worth $100b for renewables

More than $100 billion of potential investment could be poured into a Renewable Energy Zone in the NSW Hunter-Central Coast region.

ABC News

Interest in $100 billion worth of renewable energy projects registered for Hunter Valley coal region

Offshore wind farms, pumped hydro, and large scale battery storage are among the more than $100 billion of private investment interest in a Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone.

Newcastle Herald

Man in 90s from Maitland dies with COVID-19

An elderly person from the Hunter is among the 14 people who died with COVID-19 in NSW in the 24 hours to 8pm on Sunday, as the Hunter New England region again recorded the state's most fresh cases in a day.

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Port says BHP land move sells Hunter down the river

The government has put a key slice of Newcastle port land on the market three days before the competition watchdog launches a Federal Court appeal over the state's port lease deals.

Newcastle Herald

Women from Singleton, Port Stephens die with COVID-19

Two people from the Hunter region were among the 22 who died with COVID-19 across NSW in the 24 hours to 8pm on Saturday.

Newcastle Herald

Lockdown spike for several fixed speed cameras

But overall the Hunter's fixed and red light speed cameras are on track to gather less revenue than the previous calendar year.

Newcastle Herald

Three house fires in 12 hours 'unlucky coincidence'

Firefighters in the Hunter had a busy day on Thursday, with three serious blazes at homes across the region within 12 hours.

Newcastle Herald

Preparing the Hunter for takeoff

Representatives from government, industry and the community will come together next week to identify priorities and pathways to ensure the Hunter will be ready to capitalise on enhanced access to global markets resulting from the Newcastle Airport runway upgrade.

Newcastle Herald

Muswellbrook man among latest to die with COVID-19 in the Hunter

Another person has been added to the list of people from the Hunter who have died with COVID-19.

Newcastle Herald

Maitland farmers' future in the balance as state plans restrictions on irrigation water

For four generations, members of the Osborn family have farmed land by the Hunter River at Pitnacree, and they hope there will be a fifth generation, but they now worry that has been cast into doubt because of a proposed NSW government rule that will cut into when they can…

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