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Farmers fear water risks in controversial gas pipeline

The federal government says a gas pipeline is unlikely to affect major waterways and threatened species, but locals are asking a court to review the decision.

AAP

Bless your cotton jocks: town's cheeky bid to retailers

A social media campaign is highlighting the absurdity of being unable to buy a decent supply of socks and jocks in one of Australia's leading cotton regions.

AAP

'Nobody wants this': activists hit out at Santos' Hunter Gas Pipeline

'This is a David and Goliath flight.'

Newcastle Herald

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400 km community convoy to protest Santos' Hunter Gas Pipeline

Convoy from Narrabri to Newcastle to protest against gas project.

Newcastle Herald

New doubts over Hunter Gas Pipeline following Narrabri gas ruling

Hunter Gas Project will transport gas from Narrabri to Newcastle

Newcastle Herald

Carp Diem: targeting the ‘perfect invasive species’ one fishing competition at a time

2.3 tonnes of carp were removed from the Narrabri creek in north-west NSW at the annual carp muster – but experts say it won’t make a dent

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Palestine supporters outside Albanese speech in Sydney call for permanent Gaza ceasefire – as it happened

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'Too late to leave': locals to shelter as blaze flares

An out-of-control bushfire burning in northwest NSW has quickly grown in size with residents in the region told it is too late to leave.

AAP

Call for Santos to give up on Narrabri as precinct axed

Clean industry advocates say renewable energy and sustainable agriculture are the future of Narrabri, as the NSW government axes a gas-led industrial precinct.

AAP

FlyPelican announces new route from Newcastle to regional NSW

FIFO workers now have better access to Narrabri.

Newcastle Herald

Coalmines pollute much more than their operators predicted when they sought approval

An ABC analysis uncovers several examples of project approval being granted to coalmines based on environmental assessments that contained significant underestimates of their greenhouse gas pollution.

ABC News

Gomeroi people want 'overhaul' of native title laws following Narrabri Gas Project approval

Opponents of the Santos coal seam gas project in NSW's west say there is a threat of catastrophic contamination to their main water source, while the Gomeroi people want an "overhaul" of the native title laws that approved it.

ABC News

Gas project cleared despite elder concerns

Mining leases should be granted to Santos for its Narrabri gas project, despite traditional owners' fears, the National Native Title Tribunal says .

AAP

Lenders not obliged to pass on rate rises

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

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Inside the elaborate 'drug' house that hid almost $22m worth of cannabis

One woman will front court in Tamworth today, while five men will appear in a New England court on drug charges.

ABC News

Cannabis crop worth $22 million seized by police at remote property near Narrabri

Six people have been arrested after almost 11,000 cannabis plants were seized at a remote property near Narrabri in north west NSW.

The Guardian - AU

Narrabri evacuated as flood waters enter homes in saturated northern NSW

Hydrologist says flood levels similar to last year but this time the water has nowhere to go, prolonging the disaster

Newcastle Herald

Rail work planned between Newcastle, Ulan, Narrabri this week

The Australian Rail Track Corporation will carry out a major maintenance shutdown of the Hunter Valley Network of all rail lines from Newcastle to Ulan and Narrabri from October 5 to 7.

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The Gomeroi people have fought Santos' Narrabri Gas Project for a decade. They hope a novel climate change argument could help them win

When the Gomeroi people refused to consent to the Narrabri Gas Project, Santos started legal proceedings. The traditional owners hope a novel interpretation of native title laws could see them win.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter Gas Pipeline a 'second' bet for Santos in Pilliga as energy ministers meet in Canberra

Gas clouds swirl as Santos moves on pipeline and energy ministers meet

ABC News

Santos takes ownership of Hunter Gas Pipeline to get Narrabri gas to domestic market

The energy giant has taken ownership of a company with approval for a pipeline which Santos needs to get its gas from Narrabri into the domestic market.

ABC News

Bee parasite varroa mite detected in Narrabri, new emergency zone declared

A property in Narrabri is linked to honey bee hives in Newcastle, with a new emergency zone created.

Newcastle Herald

Bee parasite found in Narrabri linked to Newcastle

The are also new confirmed cases at Lambton and Ferodale, which fall within previously declared zones.

The Guardian - AU

‘The right railway in the wrong place’: Narrabri council objects to route of $14.5bn Inland Rail

Narrabri council unanimously withdraw support for proposed route of project as other regions question flood modelling

Newcastle Herald

Critics slam NSW government over "reckless" Whitehaven coal mine extension at Narrabri NSW

The NSW government has conditionally approved the expansion of a coal mine in the state's north, with critics lambasting the move as "reckless" and "catastrophic".

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