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The Latest Breaking News from Lake Macquarie

Seven fishing hooks and a happy ending for Lake Macquarie turtle

'To be honest, I wasn't sure if the turtle was going to survive.'

Newcastle Herald

Hunter unemployment rate 'defying gravity' amid economic headwinds

The Hunter's jobless rate is falling at a time when the national rate is rising.

Newcastle Herald

Maitland councillors hand mayor $40,000 pay rise

Maitland's leader will get paid more than Lake Macquarie mayor Kay Fraser.

Newcastle Herald

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NSW man pleads guilty to DV offences, bugging ex-lover's bedroom and tracking her car

A Lake Macquarie man has pleaded guilty to seven domestic violence offences after a GPS tracking device was removed from his ex-lover's car and police found a listening device in her bedroom.

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Greg Piper named NSW Parliament's Speaker

"The Lake Macquarie electorate and the broader Hunter Region will remain my priority."

Newcastle Herald

House values on the rise in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

The median house value in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie is $825,322.

Newcastle Herald

Major retailers argue $75m shopping complex will undermine town centre

A $75 million shopping centre at Morisset kitted out with a supermarket, retail, restaurants and cafes is one step closer thanks to Lake Macquarie council, despite objections from the state's road authority and nearby major retailers.

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From the ashes: EPA push for greater coal ash recycling

Lake Macquarie MP Greg Piper wants coal ash classified as a resource rather than a waste product.

Newcastle Herald

Damage shuts sections of Fernleigh Track while council investigates

Damage to the popular Fernleigh Track will see sections of it closed while Lake Macquarie City Council runs tests on its condition.

Newcastle Herald

'Loved by so many': Family devastated by Charles Bradley's Bali death

The family of 28-year-old Lake Macquarie real estate agent Charles Bradley are desperately searching for answers after he was tragically found dead on a street in Bali on the weekend.

Newcastle Herald

Here's exactly where council plans to spend $113m this year

Council's 'realistic and achievable' contract with the community is almost signed and sealed with $113 million worth of new projects and upgrades ready to be delivered.

Newcastle Herald

Gill lives out her fantasies in growing music career

Meet a Lake Macquarie talent of the future.

Newcastle Herald

Man allegedly door-knocked to illegally solicit money at Lake Macquarie

Lake Macquarie police are urging people to take care when answering the door at home, as they investigate reports of a man door-knocking to illegally solicit money from residents.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle house values record growth for second consecutive month

The median house value in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie is $822,693.

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We can't afford to lose Eraring, state MP warns

Lake Macquarie MP Greg Piper to meet with Chris Minns and Brookfield about the future of Eraring Power Station

Newcastle Herald

Speed limit 'sledgehammer': Pacific Highway could drop to 60kmph

Drivers might have to hit the brakes on the busiest thoroughfare in Belmont as Lake Macquarie City Council asks the state's road authority to investigate dropping the speed limit.

Newcastle Herald

Key Hunter road upgrade stuck in the slow lane as cost blows out

The state and federal governments have committed funds to the project, but Transport for NSW says its timing is "dependent on planning and funding approvals".

Newcastle Herald

The state of play in every Hunter seat

The main focus in the Hunter on Saturday will be whether the Nationals hold on to what could be a key marginal seat for both sides.

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What does new basketball stadium plan mean for old Broadmeadow site?

"It would be one of the largest redevelopment projects this region would have ever seen... but we need to make sure we get that right."

Newcastle Herald

$30m basketball stadium to be built in Newcastle

The basketball complex would be built opposite McDonald Jones Stadium in Broadmeadow.

Newcastle Herald

The issue that is energising Hunter voters ahead of the state election

The impact of energy transition on the Hunter's economy is weighing heavily on the minds of the region's voters heading into this weekend's election, new polling shows.

Newcastle Herald

Police data reveals how many e-scooter fines were handed out in Newcastle

Only four infringement notices were issued for riding an e-scooter in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie over a 12 month period despite the proliferation of the illegal alternative transport devices across the region.

Newcastle Herald

The failed Lake air race and the quest to recover $1m in taxpayer money

Lake Macquarie economic development body Dantia says it is working with the government to try to recover money paid to UK company Air Race Limited. Contractors say they're owed $300,000.

Newcastle Herald

Top 20: Newcastle and Lake Macquarie suburbs whose prices have skyrocketed since the pandemic

Dwelling values across Newcastle and Lake Macquarie recorded growth of 29.6 per cent since March 2020.

Newcastle Herald

Dun named Lake Mac ambassador

Pioneering childhood brain cancer researcher and fundraiser Associate Professor Matt Dun has been named Lake Macquarie's Ambassador of the Year for 2023.

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