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The Latest Breaking News from Hunter

'Challenges' for NSW grid as Hunter coal station closes

The Liddell Power Station in Muswellbrook in the Hunter region will close this month, after owner AGL delayed its planned closure by a year.

Newcastle Herald

Easter long-weekend on Hunter roads: 6000 breath tests, driver banned until 2064 caught

Fifteen people died in road accidents over the long-weekend, including six in NSW, but in the Hunter accidents were down and the region recorded no fatal crashes.

Newcastle Herald

Autumn officially hits the Hunter as we wake up to cold snap

The temperature dropped as low as five degrees in the Upper Hunter and Central Coast overnight on Easter Monday.

Newcastle Herald

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Coal exit has started, but Hunter's driving blind

The Hunter's giant coal mines are in the government's sights, but where's the fully-funded transition strategy?

Newcastle Herald

Three men die in separate drownings on NSW beaches

A man believed to be in his 70s drowned during a family outing at Fingal Bay Beach in Port Stephens. He was one of three separate drowning deaths on Easter Sunday.

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An 'egg-cellent' sight: families turn out to search for chocolate treats

Baskets overflowing with eggs and the sound of children's laughter echoed throughout Hunter Valley Gardens on Easter Sunday.

Newcastle Herald

Elderly man drowns at NSW Hunter region beach

An elderly man has drowned after being pulled from the water unresponsive at NSW's Fingal Beach near Port Stephens.

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Emergency crews standby ahead of wild weekend weather predictions

The BOM issued a warning for the Hunter with the possibility of damaging winds and heavy rainfall.

Newcastle Herald

Man fatally shot by police in Hunter region after allegedly stabbing officers, internal investigation launched

A man is dead after he was shot by NSW Police at Wickham on Friday morning, after he allegedly stabbed one officer in the chest and wounded another.

ABC News

Tasty deal: Hunter's famous burger-eating challenge hotel listed with guide of $1.5 million

The hotel dates back to 1926.

Newcastle Herald

Poll shows support for PEP-11 gas licence off the Hunter's coast

The Asset Energy-commissioned polling was based on the responses of 1000 people aged over 18 from across the Hunter Region.

Newcastle Herald

Plan to protect vital Hunter drinking water source

The plan of management will enable recreational boating activity to continue within the existing designated zones on the weir pool.

Newcastle Herald

Subsidence regularly occurs across NSW Hunter due to old underground coal mines

From the surface, you might never know much of Newcastle in New South Wales has been built on top of mines — some more than 100 years old.

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'Are you on our side?': New Hunter Minister not drawn on Supercars stance

The highly divisive event presents an immediate test for the MP.

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A full list of Labor's election promises for the region

The Newcastle Herald has examined the detail of a range of Labor commitments made during the recent NSW election campaign, including the party's costing requests and the responses.

Newcastle Herald

Casino for Nobbys, highway over lake, nuclear for Port Stephens

Secret government plans for the Hunter revealed on April 1.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter Offshore Wind expansion proposal

Maritime Union of Australia, the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union and the Electrical Trades Union say the Hunter Offshore Wind Project should be more ambitious.

Newcastle Herald

Regulator to examine PRD Presence Newcastle real estate sales

PRD's high-flying agent Mark Kentwell is a co-founder of Henderson Advocacy.

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Nail-biting wait for Labor as the Minns era begins in NSW

Editorial: Many across the Hunter will be hoping Labor's tally remains at 46 seats

ABC News

Hunter Valley vineyard owners rally for UNESCO heritage listing for vines among world's oldest

When a pest epidemic destroyed most vineyards across Europe in the late 1800s, Australia's untouched syrah, or shiraz, vines became the oldest remaining vine rootstock. Now something new threatens them again.

Newcastle Herald

Birds' return signals end of big wet

Topics: Waterbirds back on the coast and a regent honeyeater spotted.

Newcastle Herald

Thunderstorm watch for the Hunter as 'unsettled' weather pattern sets in

HUNTER residents will be on thunderstorm watch for the next two days as an "unsettled" weather system sets in.

Newcastle Herald

Labor will retain its seats and may gain Upper Hunter in tomorrow's poll

A Hunter perspective on the election

Newcastle Herald

Jewells Tavern open for business after rains lashed watering hole

Pubgoers were shocked when their usual Thursday evening jaunt at Jewells Tavern was cut short as rain inundated the local watering hole.

Newcastle Herald

Two men refused bail, police seize 1kg of ice and $40,000 in cash

The pair appeared in Newcastle Local Court on Thursday

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