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Lake Mac fest 'success' despite heatwave

If there was any indicator that this year's Lake Mac Festival was a success, it was that the bacon and egg rolls and snags ran out because so many people turned up for the community breakfast.

Newcastle Herald

Mayor right to expect more from Macquarie Street

It's an age-old question for local councils when it comes to getting the most out of state and federal governments: Play nice or kick up a stink?

Newcastle Herald

Lake Macquarie mayor blasts state government 'handbrake' on city, Hunter

The quiet achiever is leaving its 'go along to get along' attitude in 2022, ready to make a name for itself as the state's regional powerhouse.

Newcastle Herald

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Major 10-storey hospital expansion plans revealed for Lake Macquarie

A major hospital development at Gateshead is the first step in a next-generation health precinct for the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Cutting-edge facility protecting Woolies and big-four bank data switches on at Lake Mac

A cutting-edge facility that protects the data of major retailers like Woolworths and one of the big-four banks has set up camp in Lake Macquarie.

Newcastle Herald

Funding to improve Fernleigh track extension

The grant will allow council to build the shared pathway on parkland behind the TAFE.

Newcastle Herald

Pucker up for the perfect catch as Let's Fish Lake Mac kicks off

Pucker up for the perfect catch as Let's Fish Lake Mac kicks off across the city's shores and beaches today.

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Women take their calls to end sexual violence to the streets at Reclaim the Night

Women are taking their calls to end sexual assault and violence to the streets.

Newcastle Herald

Anglers' chance to win more than bragging rights at Let's Fish Lake Mac

Anglers looking to catch a whopper at this year's Let's Fish Lake Mac competition have more than just bragging rights on the line.

Newcastle Herald

New deputy mayor steps up to the plate for Lake Macquarie City Council

Councillor Adam Shultz has been unanimously elected as deputy mayor of Lake Macquarie City Council for the next 12 months.

Newcastle Herald

Go high or go home: Charlestown development set to be city's tallest building

It's go high or go home at Charlestown as developers turn the sod on what's set to be Lake Macquarie's tallest building, Macquarie Tower.

Newcastle Herald

FAST cycleway opened in Lake Macquarie

The newly-opened track is a 1.6km stretch between Hilda Street, Belmont South, and Awabakal Avenue, Blacksmiths, which connects to an existing shared path leading to Swansea.

Newcastle Herald

'Game-changer': City sets its sights on millennials for major tourism growth

Lake Mac has millennials and Gen Z in its sights as it competes against Newcastle, the Central Coast and Hunter Wine Country in a tough tourism market.

Newcastle Herald

SAPHI takes top gong at Lake Mac business awards

Winners from 11 of the evening's award categories will now vie for victory at the upcoming Hunter Business Awards.

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Business A-listers named finalists for top gong at Lake Mac awards

The best in the business have been announced as finalists in the Lake Mac Business Excellence Awards.

Newcastle Herald

Out with the rickety, in with the new as $8.6m Barnsley project bridges the gap

A year after the rickety old single-lane weir crossing at Barnsley closed to traffic, the new $8.6 million Weir Bridge has officially opened.

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NSW flood victims return home to wreckage, water yet to recede in parts of Hunter and Central Coast

Flood-affected New South Wales residents are reminded to stay vigilant with flooding still isolating communities in the Hunter and Central Coast.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter council leaders 'confident' after ministerial meeting

Representatives from Singleton, Muswellbrook, Cessnock and Lake Macquarie councils were part of a roundtable meeting with federal MP Kristy McBain last week.

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Lake Macquarie plan to pipe 20 million litres of recycled water each year

Precious drinking water will be saved as Hunter Water plans to pipe eight Olympic swimming pools, or 20 million litres, of recycled water to sports fields in Lake Macquarie each year.

Newcastle Herald

Cyclists ride high ahead of Lake e-bike launch

A start date has not been set, but organisers plan to have them ready to use by the end of this month.

Newcastle Herald

Non-stop rain leaves millions of dollars worth of development at Lake Macquarie at a stand still

Wet weather has put a dampener on millions of dollars worth of development in Lake Macquarie City Council.

Newcastle Herald

Fast and loud hits the lake

Superboats sped around the lake at up to 200kmh.

Newcastle Herald

Lake locks in November air race worth estimated $8m

More than 24 million people have watched the series' 94 races spanning 21 countries.

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