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BOOM TIME
The Port of Newcastle has enjoyed yet another solid year, despite the tough global economic climate. For the ninth consecutive…
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NEWCASTLE REMAINS A CITY OF RETAIL CONTRASTS
Retail activity in Newcastle’s CBD suffered another blow today, with confirmation a national franchise is set to leave. It comes…
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SWINE FLU STUDENTS ASKED TO STAY AT HOME
Parents are being encouraged to monitor their children for swine flu symptoms, before sending them back to school next week.…
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CLIMATE POLICIES THREATEN ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY
The Hunter’s aluminium industry claims its survival is being put at risk by the Rudd Government’s clean energy targets. Local…
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TILLEGRA DAM PROTEST
By this time next year, Hunter Water hopes construction will be underway on its most controversial project, Tillegra Dam. There’s…
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Multi-million restorations begin on Christ Church Cathedral
Newcastle’s state heritage-listed Christ Church Cathedral is about to get some much-needed TLC. Scaffolding will soon go up for major…
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Class action lawsuit possible after mould detected in oncology ward
Families of cancer patients who’ve died at Newcastle’s Calvary Mater Hospital are looking to launch a class action lawsuit against…
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More than 2000 homes left without power after intense storm
A brief – but intense – storm system descended on the North West late yesterday – leaving more than two-thousand…
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‘Walk for Cindy’ raises $40,000 for Calvary Mater oncology ward
A Lake Macquarie man has completed a two-day walking expedition from Newcastle to Wangi Wangi. Dubbed ‘Walk for Cindy’, the…
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Baan Baa community devastated after baby killed by freight train
Police are tonight investigating what lead to a 1-year-old girl being killed by a freight train in the state’s north…
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