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Riskier roads deliver buses with seatbelts for Hunter school services

Visiting Singleton on Friday, NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said the seatbelt upgrade would come to Singleton, Cessnock, Maitland and Port Stephens routes.

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Quick plays: All you need to know from a weekend of sport in Newcastle

Jesse Southwell's gold medal was the weekend highlight.

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Merewether down Wanderers but Greens coach expects their arch rivals to bounce back

"That is a tough footy side and they will be there at the pointy end."

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Police call for assistance - have you seen this man in Maitland or Wallsend?

Police are seeking community assistance in locating 43-year-old Luke Schofield who is known to visit the Maitland and Wallsend areas. He is wanted by virtue of a conviction warrant. Police have made multiple inquires however have been unable to locate him. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers…

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Councils join forces in call for Testers Hollow road design to be 'reconsidered'

Cessnock and Maitland councils will join forces to request a meeting with NSW Regional Roads and Transport Minister Sam Farraway to discuss the design of the new road at Testers Hollow after issues arose in the recent flood.

Newcastle Herald

Trains back on track after floods throw a spanner in the works

Coal supplies are back on track after serious floods at Maitland shut down the Hunter Valley rail network.

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Maitland MP says leave issues for nurses cut off in floods has been fixed

Maitland MP Jenny Aitchison says issues nurses cut off by floodwater had with access to disaster leave have been resolved after she made an urgent case to NSW Regional Health Minister Bronnie Taylor.

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Single lane re-opens on New England Highway after floods

Traffic is now allowed to drive from East Maitland through to Rutherford.

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Nurses isolated by floodwater forced to use their own leave for time off

In the height of the COVID-19 crisis, nurses like Maitland Hospital's Jessica Coleman worked overtime without complaint to care for the sick and elderly.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter region flooded suburb dubbed Gillieston Island after being left with no supplies

Gillieston Heights residents fear they are being left behind as NSW faces more flood destruction.

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Hunter mayors join forces to demand more disaster funds for clean-up

All ten mayors of the Hunter region have called on the state and federal governments to cough-up more disaster support, facing an astronomical clean-up bill in the aftermath of the floods.

Newcastle Herald

The road to Gillieston Heights reopens under traffic control

After eight days living in isolation, Gillieston Heights residents can finally breathe a sign of relief. Transport for NSW has announced Cessnock Road has reopened the north-bound lane. The road is now under under traffic control, reconnecting residents of Gillieston Heights to 'mainland Maitland' for the first time since last…

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Steamfest 2022 cancelled due to flooding, Maitland Council confirms

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Aerial images show how roads and a highway to major regional NSW towns were submerged in July flood

The extent to which flooding cut off several roads, including the New England Highway, in the NSW Hunter region a week ago has been captured in aerial images.

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Flood isolation continues for many around Maitland

"We would have got a lot more stuff out, we weren't expecting it to be this high. It absolutely gobsmacked us. It came up really, really quick."

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Roads start to reopen as river levels at Maitland fall below the minor flood level

Local roads have started to reopen as river levels at Maitland fall below the minor flood level.

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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.

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Raymond Terrace couple trapped in car rescued as SES focuses on cut-off towns

As rain continues to batter the Hunter over the weekend, NSW SES crews were kept busy with rescues and resupply missions to cut-off communities across the region.

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Severe weather warning for damaging surf as rain continues to batter the Hunter

A severe weather warning has been issued for the Hunter as rain continues to batter the flood-affected towns of Bulga, Maitland and Raymond Terrace.

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Residents returning to flood-damaged homes warned of dangerous conditions

Some residents are allowed to return home amid warnings of dangerous conditions, as major flooding continues to affect communities at Bulga and Maitland.

Newcastle Herald

NSW SES advises structural concerns with levee protecting Maitland have been resolved

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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

Two families rescued from isolated properties near Maitland

Two families have been rescued from flooded parts of the Hunter.

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Hunter floods: Washington demands flood assistance as Port Stephens is left in the lurch

Disaster-declared towns like Maitland and Dungog breathed a sigh of relief yesterday, while on the other side of the Hunter River, suburbs that succumbed to rising floodwaters have been left in the lurch.

Newcastle Herald

Premier to tour Hunter today as Maitland braces for major flood level

Emergency services and the community were continuing to brace for possible major flooding of the Maitland area on Friday, with the water expected to peak around the major level of 10.5m at the Belmore Bridge during the morning.

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