MINERALS COUNCIL URGES GOVERNMENT TO GET BEHIND MINING

The Minerals Council has used a Hunter conference to urge the government to get behind the industry, amid recent job losses. The council... 

NEWCASTLE COUNCIL CUTTING FAMILY DAY CARE SERVICE

Finding a place for a child in family daycare in Newcastle could become harder, with a council-operated organisation to be transferred... 

VIDEO, GALLERY: FIRE DESTROYS LAKE MACQUARIE BOAT HIRE

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WEATHER UPDATE: SIGNIFICANT RAIN EVENT DEVELOPING

It takes a large amount of energy to produce a significant inland rain event and this weeks developing system in the west has all the... 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR STUDY INTO DEPRESSION AND EXERCISE

If you’re between 15 and 25 and have been diagnosed with depression, the University of Newcastle needs you. Researchers are investigating... 

MAN ESCAPES FROM BOOT AFTER ALLEGED ABDUCTION

A man has escaped from the boot of his car after allegedly being abducted at gunpoint in the Hunter. Police say the 22-year-old told... 

LAKE MACQUARIE BOAT HIRE BUSINESS DESTORYED BY FIRE

A boat hire business at Lake Macquarie has been destroyed by fire, causing up to half a million dollars worth of damage. The blaze... 

VARIETY BASH – FOLLOW THEIR JOURNEY

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