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'They've got no idea': council blasts federal government over lack of respect towards community

Muswellbrook council has called for the Hunter Workforce Transition Advisory Group to be suspended.

Newcastle Herald

$10 billion Hunter data centre to house Google and Microsoft information

International technology and infrastructure consortium pitches $10 billion data centre and battery plan for Hunter Region.

Newcastle Herald

'Talk will not deliver outcomes': mayor blasts federal government over jobs failure

Muswellbrook council was unsuccessful in its application for $5 million to accelerate a new industrial hub.

Newcastle Herald

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Coal miners dudded by 'inferior' transition help

Councils, unions and other groups have voiced support for the inclusion of export coal mine workers in the flagship federal workforce transition program.

AAP

Four Hunter councils to save millions in joint renewable energy deal

The money will be reinvested in community projects.

Newcastle Herald

'How big does a disaster have to be?': council's natural disaster application rejected

Upper Hunter earthquakes not considered to be natural disasters.

Newcastle Herald

New mayor calls on coal mines to reduce 'drive-in, drive-out' workers

The town has 4000 miners who are non-permanent residents.

Newcastle Herald

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State of play: counting continues in the Hunter's council elections

Where Cessnock, Dungog, Maitland, Singleton councils are up to.

Newcastle Herald

Muswellbrook residents support a shift away from coal

Residents say they would prefer policymakers support other industries.

Newcastle Herald

The Hunter town where women can no longer give birth

With no obstetrician, women in this Hunter town must travel to birth babies.

Newcastle Herald

Australia's 'dying' town where jobs grow but the population doesn't

Council moves to force a quarter of new mine workers to live locally.

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