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Jackson Baker will have to break his elimination round curse to progress at the Sunset Beach Pro after a rare first-round failure on the Championship Tour on Tuesday (AEDT) in Hawaii. The Merewether regular-footer was last in his three-man seeding round heat dominated by Hawaiian two-time world champion John John…

The Department of Defence has given the green light to the proposed Hunter offshore project after initially raising concerns about its potential to impact on RAAF Williamtown operations.

Mata'utia is in Australia with his Super League side St Helens for the NRL's Pre-Season Challenge.

Port Stephens council leads the Hunter in rate rise rquests.

They are chasing back-to-back wins this weekend.

"I tried it out a couple of weeks ago and it was my first experience. I didn't fall over and make a fool of myself, but I certainly felt all the different muscles I'd never used before."

Checks on cameras after spyware claims

"We are so looking forward to seeing families dressing up in their favourite orange, pink and green outfits."

New coach Gary van Egmond was pleased with the performance.