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State must bring more support if the Hunter is to meet changing global demands: Councils

State government must step up to ensure the Hunter region's resilience to changing global energy demands, councils say

Newcastle Herald

'We have to beg for every little bit of funding': Mayor

Singleton mayor Sue Moore says it is "frustrating" to see the cash and attention lavished on western Sydney while the Hunter is left to "grovel and beg" for every scrap of funding.

Newcastle Herald

Mayors call for a fair share of coal royalties

The mayors of Singleton and Muswellbrook have called on candidates in the seat of Upper Hunter to commit to the continuation of the Resources for Regions program.

Newcastle Herald

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Singleton Council rejects NSW government offer of $600,000 for '$6 million move'

Singleton Council caught in bypass land acquisition conflict

Newcastle Herald

$15 million and climbing: calls for urgent funds to fix region's crumbling roads

Singleton Council has called for urgent help as its $15 million damage bill continues to climb in the wake of multiple flood emergencies.

Newcastle Herald

Singleton 'flag war': council threatens pub with $500k fine

Singleton's Caledonian Hotel faces $500k fine over unauthorised flag

Newcastle Herald

Singleton council eyes end of iVote saga as residents returns to the polls

Many Hunter residents will cast their votes this weekend for the fourth time since May last year.

Newcastle Herald

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'Absolute bedlam' as farmers fear Singleton flood situation will worsen overnight

'Absolute bedlam' was the situation at Max Wake's dairy farm late on Wednesday afternoon, after a long night and even longer day moving hundreds of cattle to higher ground as the Hunter River threatened to break its banks.

Newcastle Herald

Date set for start - and finish - of Hunter's billion-dollar bypasses

"We've been told we'll start seeing works on the ground later this year, and construction will take three years."

Newcastle Herald

'More than a mining town': Singleton's plan to re-shape its identity

"Even through we have well over fifty per cent of our population employed in an industry related to mining, we don't believe in the stigma of being a mining town."

Newcastle Herald

Mayors hit out at 'slap in the face' as state budget snubs coal towns

The mayor of Muswellbrook has called the state budget a "slap in the face" for the region as a Hunter MP says the "toe in the water" commitment to hydrogen is evidence the government isn't serious about transforming Hunter communities that rely on coal.

Newcastle Herald

Time to 'get on with it': Singleton Council confirms election date following iVote failure

The election will be held on on Saturday, July 30, to fill nine positions on council.

Newcastle Herald

Pipeline of funding for 'crucial' seat of Hunter

Barnaby Joyce described the Hunter as "crucial" to the election as he announced $15 million in water supply funding on his second consecutive day in the region.

Newcastle Herald

How energy 'transition' became a dirty word in the Hunter Valley

"It's framed that they're coming for your jobs," researcher Dr Gareth Edwards says.

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Hunter is 'playing catch-up' on transition planning

Planning for the Hunter's transition is five years behind where it needs to be, the new chair of the organisation that represents the Hunter's councils believes.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter candidates back net zero target

The Nationals' James Thomson and Labor's Dan Repacholi have expressed support for their parties' 2050 targets.

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