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They were refused bail and will face Newcastle Local Court on Thursday.

The documents allege that Bruno Borges-Martins, along with another specialist diver from Brazil, were smuggled into Darwin by James Blake Blee, who is also facing a manslaughter charge in relation to Borges-Martins's death.

IT was an ugly street brawl in Newcastle West in the early hours of the morning last year; two groups of young men trading punches as bystanders urged them on.

Police searched him and claim to have found mobile phones, cash, a bottle alleged to contain GHB and prescription medication.

Mr Hawkins pleaded not guilty to murder, while Mr Garland pleaded not guilty to murder and being an accessory after the fact to murder.

The Greens' platform includes 50 per cent affordable housing at the proposed Hunter Park precinct and a long-term funding fix for Stockton beach.

Musos Corner has lodged a development application for its move into the former Gamers Motor Auctions building in Parry Street.

"There have been lots of local families peeking through the fence during construction."

A Maitland woman has pleaded guilty to a string of drug and firearm charges after police caught her trading a jewellery bag filled with $55,000 in cash for 277 grams of methylamphetamine in November, last year.

A woman has pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact to murder after she told someone to rip down the CCTV camera outside her unit and lied to police.

Delays in an alleged murder case that have seen the accused sit in jail for more than a year have tested the patience of Newcastle Local Court magistrate Caleb Franklin.