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Demand for serious investment in flood-prone areas after Maitland's close call with levee bank

A narrow escape with catastrophe after structural concerns with the levee bank threatened to swamp Maitland CBD on Friday has reinforced the need for serious investment in the Hunter's water infrastructure.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle, Port Stephens, Muswellbrook, MidCoast declared disaster zones

More local government areas across the Hunter region have been declared natural disaster zones, making federal-state relief money available to more people affected by the floods that have inundated many parts of NSW this week.

Newcastle Herald

Disaster assistance extended to Lake Macquarie, Maitland and Singleton

Hard hit towns like Singleton, Maitland and Lake Macquarie will now be eligible for flood assistance payments as the federal government widens its net.

Newcastle Herald

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Controversial Newcastle Education Campus allocated $16 million in budget

"While I'm glad to see the money, I will be closely watching to see what actually comes from this commitment."

Newcastle Herald

Government acquisition of former Truegain site a 'huge win'

It has taken years of a Hunter community living with a "ticking environmental time bomb", but the state government's acquisition of the polluted Truegain site - six years after it was abandoned - is a "huge win", a NSW Labor MP says.

Newcastle Herald

NSW opposition warns of voter anger, frustration at March 2023 election over 'terrible' regional roads

Local councils face a $1.3 billion bill for road repairs after recent catastrophic flooding, as the condition of the state's roads looms as an election issue.

ABC News

Ray of hope for parents at the Hunter school politicians say is 'trapped in time'

"Until I see the bulldozers in the paddock I'm going to keep on fighting."

Newcastle Herald

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'Horrific' conditions: Parliamentary committee to visit Gillieston Public after parents present evidence to inquiry

"Quality education should be free and we shouldn't have to fight for that."

Newcastle Herald

'It's substandard': school's parents push to level the playing field

Chicken wire fencing, a septic system that overflows in the rain, demountable buildings and toilets and an uphill slope to kick a football around on.

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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