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The Latest Breaking News from Eraring

'The rug has been pulled out from under them': 200 job cuts at coalface

Union says Centennial Coal workers are 'incredibly disappointed'.

Newcastle Herald

Keep it going: Hunter business group wants Eraring to stay open for longer

Slow clean energy roll out bolsters case to keep Eraring open.

Newcastle Herald

Union says Origin's Eraring coal deal leaves miners with uncertain future

The six-month deal gives Myuna colliery a brief stay of closure.

Newcastle Herald

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'I love it': Eraring workers celebrate power station's extension

Eraring Power Station to continue employee support program.

Newcastle Herald

Closing Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station would leave NSW exposed to risk of blackouts – Aemo

States must roll out batteries, solar and wind energy more quickly to ease risk of blackouts, market operator says

The Guardian - AU

Don't close off funerals as the window for us to grieve our loss

Letters: 'Whatever happened to grief?'

Newcastle Herald

Lake community groups to share in $5 million Eraring investment fund

Eraring Community Investment Fund applications close on March 24.

Newcastle Herald

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Abrupt closure of Myuna Bay centre still doesn't make much sense

MYUNA BAY SITE: Review crucial to assess whether shutdown warranted

Newcastle Herald

NSW assured Eraring lifeline won't kill climate goals

Keeping Australia's largest coal power plant open won't shut the door on NSW achieving its legislated carbon emissions targets, the government says.

AAP

Health professionals want Eraring closed

The coalition of groups represents 20,000 health professionals.

Newcastle Herald

Government confirms talks about Eraring extension

O'Reilly report contains 54 recommendations on energy security.

Newcastle Herald

MP Greg Piper 'blindsided' by mayor's move on Myuna Bay

Mayoral minute says there has been 'little progress' on plans for a new centre.

Newcastle Herald

Investment in new Australian wind and solar farms stalls amid ‘raft of barriers’, report finds

First half of year had slowest pace of final approvals in Clean Energy Council’s six years of tracking, but backing for power storage more promising

The Guardian - AU

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

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Minerals Council slams price cap as data confirms state power stations paying well under export prices

Current prices mean much power station coal already under price cap

Newcastle Herald

Council to have a seat at the table on Eraring Power Station closure talks

Eraring Power Station owner and operator Origin Energy plans to reactivate its community forum, and Lake Macquarie City Council will have a seat at the table.

Newcastle Herald

Preserving Eraring Power Station's legacy

Ken Thornton is a self-confessed power station tragic. For half a century he has done everything from operating them to writing their histories.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter industry needs energy security in a hurry

The Hunter's peak business group has warned the productivity of region's industrial power users will be threatened unless more baseload generation comes on line in the near future.

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Minerals Council boss Stephen Galilee warns on Eraring closure, says coal prices to stay high

The view from the mining industry: Conversation with Minerals Council CEO Stephen Galilee

Newcastle Herald

Make sure all of Redhead's best spaces are accessible to all of us

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

The Conversation

Why did gas prices go from $10 a gigajoule to $800 a gigajoule? An expert on the energy crisis engulfing Australia

Australia’s east coast has been plunged into an energy crisis just as winter takes hold, which will see many people struggle to heat their homes due to soaring gas bills.

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.

ABC News

Uncertainty for Eraring power station workers after Origin Energy announces early closure

The head of Origin Energy says he cannot guarantee all workers will be redeployed, after the plant's closure is brought forward by seven years to 2025.

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