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Dozens of charges over spike in thefts from vehicles, police say

A steep rise in the number of cases of thefts from motor vehicles at Muswellbrook was at least partly to do with a spate of incidents involving a group of juveniles allegedly committing robberies in the area, Hunter Valley Police District acting commander Superintendent Joanne Schultz says.

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Extra charges over alleged sexual offences in Singleton

Detectives have laid 12 extra charges as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged sexual offences in the Hunter region.

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Lake Macquarie plan to pipe 20 million litres of recycled water each year

Precious drinking water will be saved as Hunter Water plans to pipe eight Olympic swimming pools, or 20 million litres, of recycled water to sports fields in Lake Macquarie each year.

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Thefts from vehicles up in Hunter, new crime data shows

There has been a sharp rise in the number of thefts from motor vehicles in one Hunter town during the past two years, while property crime has generally gone down across the region - echoing a statewide trend - according to new data.

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Annual whale migration on Hunter's humpback highway

Check out the annual whale migration off the coast of Newcastle.

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Paramedic pressures: Bumper first quarter for Hunter's ambulances

The latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) report shows NSW Ambulance had one of its busiest quarters on record between January and March, 2022.

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Hunter minimum wage workers say increase 'enough to get by' while business and union divided

"It takes the guilt away when I'm putting fuel in the car and know that this week I need to buy groceries."

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How 17 Hunter mines could become $3.7bn windfall after coal

More than 13,500 jobs and $3.7 billion in economic output could be generated in the Upper Hunter from post-mining rehabilitation and sustainable land use over the next two decades, a new report suggests.

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'Buffer lands' key to post-coal growth

Buffer zones around mining operations could be unlocked to give one of Australia's biggest regional economies a chance at sustainable growth beyond coal.

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Rise in unregistered dirt bikes on roads concerns Hunter police

Police across the Hunter are continuing to see young people riding unregistered dirt bikes on the region's roads - in some cases trying to "goad" officers to chase them, a senior Hunter highway patrol officer says.

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Students come to grips with the future of work

School students from across the Hunter will grapple with the future of work as part of this week's sustainovation challenge event.

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NSW govt commits to $1b fast-rail plan

A NSW budget pledge will be matched with Commonwealth funding for preliminary work on faster train services to the Central Coast.

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Government acquisition of former Truegain site a 'huge win'

It has taken years of a Hunter community living with a "ticking environmental time bomb", but the state government's acquisition of the polluted Truegain site - six years after it was abandoned - is a "huge win", a NSW Labor MP says.

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Andrea Bocelli locks in October Hunter Valley show at Hope Estate

Tickets go on general sale next week.

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Double demerits in force for June long-weekend

Double demerit penalties will be in force across the Hunter from Friday as part of the annual June long-weekend road safety crackdown conducted by NSW Police.

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Hunter united: Region's MPs combine to support Newcastle container terminal

The Hunter's state and federal MPs have rallied across the political divide in an unprecedented show of support for the establishment of a Newcastle container terminal.

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QT Newcastle: your first look at Newcastle's new rooftop bar and hotel

Locals are welcome at the reborn David Jones building on Hunter Street in Newcastle's East End

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Man accused of almost $50k worth of government grant fraud

A man has been charged in the Hunter as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged fraud offences against NSW government schemes - with the man accused of fraudulently obtaining almost $50,000.

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Wind winds up again across the Hunter

Wild weather like that which smashed many parts of NSW last week returned to the Hunter on Monday and was expected to continue throughout the night before settling on Tuesday.

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Paramedics welcome job boost to help "worked to the bone" workforce

The Health Services Union says the Hunter will be a "significant focus" when it comes time to determine where more than 2000 new paramedics will be dispatched, a win for the region's underresourced and overworked ambos.

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Hunter e-scooter trial can't skate past the issues seen elsewhere

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'Tremendous influence': Pat Conroy's hopes for the Hunter

Australia's new Defence Industries Minister Pat Conroy plans to build on the foundations that his predecessor Greg Combet laid to make the Hunter one of the world's top aerospace hubs.

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Blown away: wind whips up more than 500 Hunter, Central Coast SES jobs

The State Emergency Service has had another busy night in the Hunter and Central Coast, with damaging winds causing calls for help to continue to roll in.

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SES bracing for another day of gale-force winds ripping through Hunter

The State Emergency Service is preparing for the possibility of another long night as wild winds up to 90km/h continue to hammer many parts of NSW, with just over half the calls for help across the state coming from the Hunter and Central Coast since Monday evening.

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The deadly Beresfield crash that revealed a truck driver's predator past

Years before he was a truck driver who killed another driver in a crash on the New England Highway in 2016, David James Price was a Scout leader who preyed on a 15-year-old boy at excursions, camping trips and fundraisers across the Hunter.

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