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Fish deaths in Lake Macquarie estimated at 15,000, as power station stands accused

Delta staff were seen scooping fish from the lake and putting them in clear plastic bags and a ute.

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Plan to get grey nurse sharks off the hook

Swansea Channel shark anglers have been asked to use 'circle hooks' to prevent more deaths of critically endangered grey nurse sharks in Lake Macquarie.

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What's on this weekend at Hunter galleries

Art Systems Wickham Infinite Never Never, by Rebecca Rath. Until September 18. Blackstone Gallery In The Lap of the Gods, Frances Johnston, until September 24. Curve Gallery Jane Lander, Zoe Tjanavaras, Amy Vidler. Charlestown Library Portraits of Crime, by Damien Linnane, explores how we judge the action of past criminal…

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'It's like your own farm in the middle of suburbia': 14-hectare property minutes from Lake Macquarie up for auction

There are two houses on the bushland property including a modern barn-style residence.

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Power station hands over information to EPA as part of fish kill probe

Delta Electricity, licensee of the Vales Point Power Station, has provided the EPA with new information relating to the recent fish kills at Mannering Park in Lake Macquarie.

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"We can't afford another kill": fears Mannering Park fish kills will impact on long term health of lake

The head of the state's environmental watchdog says it won't hesitate to take action against Vales Point power station if it is found to be the cause of the latest Lake Macquarie fish kill.

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Lake Macquarie shooting, home invasion strike force makes third arrest

A 47-year-old man has been charged at a Nowra prison in relation to the incidents earlier this year.

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'I think there is a cover up going on': fury at second lake fish kill

Long-time Mannering Park resident Kevin Rixon doesn't claim to be a scientist, he just has a gut feeling that there's more to the fish kills in southern Lake Macquarie than meets the eye.

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Second mass fish kill strikes Lake Macquarie

A second mass fish kill within a month has been reported in southern Lake Macquarie.

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Three men charged over spate of Lake Macquarie break-ins, robberies refused bail

Three men charged over an alleged crime spree that included assaulting a 72-year-old man at Valentine and threatening a woman with a knife during a break-in at Tingira Heights have been refused bail in Belmont Local Court.

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Sexual predator David McCorriston jailed for preying on three young boys

A sexual predator who befriended a number of Lake Macquarie families so that he could prey on three young boys over a more than 20-year period has been jailed for a maximum of 11 years and six months.

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What's with all the purple bikes? How to use them as e-scooters get ready to roll

Deep purple: E-bikes and e-scooter trial to put 'Lake Mac on the map'.

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Lake Macquarie fish kill: phenomenon's likely cause revealed

Director regulatory operations David Gathercole said the results and weather around the time had likely created a perfect storm.

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Faster than Sydney: Newcastle house values up 460% in 30 years

The east side of Lake Macquarie and Newcastle have made a list of the top regional districts in Australia for house value growth over the past three decades.

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Free mental health overhaul hoped to help raise the community's spirit

An overhaul of community mental health and wellbeing is hoped to help Lake Macquarie locals bounce back from the struggles of natural disasters and COVID-19.

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Old school versus new school: should council meetings be face-to-face?

They might Google hangout and be part of Teams in an entirely new sense of the word - but the old guard at Lake Macquarie City Council has put its foot down a trial of GFH [Governing From Home] without a specific reason.

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Much-needed makeover in the works for lake's 'secret' swimming hole

A 'secret' swimming hole on the shores of Lake Macquarie could get a much-needed makeover as the council looks to highlight Naru Beach Reserve.

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Council knocks back 'rubbish' idea to build nuclear power station at Eraring

Councillors have trashed a "rubbish" idea to urge the state and federal governments to repeal a ban on nuclear power stations and consider building one in the heart of Lake Macquarie.

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Marbles are more than meets the eye for Belmont school

Marbles made a resurgence in one Lake Macquarie schoolyard this week.

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Metals ruled out as cause of Lake Macquarie fish kill

Initial water results from a fish kill that occurred at Lake Macquarie earlier this month indicate metals were unlikely to be the cause of the fish deaths, with only low levels detected.

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Toddler dies after being hit by vehicle in driveway at Lake Macquarie

A toddler has died after being hit by a vehicle in a driveway at Lake Macquarie on Monday afternoon.

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Organisers cancel Lake Macquarie air race

Reigning world champion Matt Hall won't be flying over home skies in November after organisers cancelled the event.

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Dog owners unleash their thoughts on council's new off-leash proposal

Dog owners are barking mad over proposed changes to off-leash areas across Lake Macquarie.

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Mysterious bubbles in Lake Macquarie

'It's bizarre. I've never seen anything like it.'

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Search at Lake Macquarie after man with link to outlaw bikies shot in leg

Police will extensively search an area at Lake Macquarie today as their investigation ramps up following a shooting that left a man - linked to an outlaw motorcycle gang - with a seriously injured leg earlier this year.

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