Bursting bubble or new dawn? What One Nation's rise means for Hunter politics 'If the tide is big enough, people will be washed out with it.' Newcastle Herald · Aug 7
A new coal-fired power station and the 'cult of net zero': inside Hunter mining conference There was unanimous support for Hunter Valley Operations' extension bid. Newcastle Herald · Aug 3
Motorists back $5.8m solution to fix Newcastle Link Road bottleneck Cameron Park motorists have overwhelmingly supported the design. Newcastle Herald · Jul 17
7000 jobs, new industries: bold plan for Hunter's post-coal future revealed Two Hunter coal sites set for major industrial transformation. Newcastle Herald · Jul 13
Nationals endorse 'best value rail project in Australia' The Train to Cessnock campaign makes its case for returning train services to the Coalfields to Engineers Australia. Newcastle Herald · Jun 14
School reopens after large trees smash campus in wild storm SES crews were kept busy on Thursday afternoon. Newcastle Herald · Nov 7, 2024
'Once in a generation': major Hunter hospital rebuild gains ground Huge project to 'transform healthcare' for the region's people. Newcastle Herald · Oct 29, 2024
12 dumped cars, two tonnes of asbestos cleared in bushland blitz The clean-up cost was $120,000. Newcastle Herald · May 24, 2024
Cessnock Hospital's new design unveiled, marking project milestone Concept design a step forward, but the project has a way to go. Newcastle Herald · Apr 30, 2024
Parliament petitioned to buy old mine line to revive commuter service to Cessnock MP Clayton Barr presented the petition to parliament. Newcastle Herald · Mar 17, 2024
Family and friends wait with 'bated breath' for bus crash victims' names 'Everyone's feeling and sharing the pain.' Newcastle Herald · Jun 12, 2023
Labor's red tide continues to rise as NSW election vote counting resumes Labor's red tide continued to rise across the Hunter on Monday when counting resumed following Saturday's state election. Newcastle Herald · Mar 27, 2023
Labor promises new high school for Huntlee "A Labor government will deliver a high school for this community," the party's Upper Hunder candidate said. Newcastle Herald · Feb 17, 2023
Business student puts hand up for NSW election The National Party has unveiled its candidate for the seat of Cessnock at March's NSW election. Newcastle Herald · Jan 27, 2023
Newcastle Herald · Nov 22, 2022 Council opposition as Huntlee housing lots as small as 217m2 approved Cessnock mayor Jay Suvaal said councillors were standing with the community by objecting to the approval of the Urban One lots.
Newcastle Herald · Sep 24, 2022 Will Perrottet's long-awaited drug reforms work? Cessnock MP Clayton Barr said the "two chances concept is pretty fair and reasonable".
Newcastle Herald · Sep 20, 2022 New gallery preserving Greta army and migrant camp's proud history "We do not have anywhere to go for remembrance, as there are no buildings left at the camp," she said.
Newcastle Herald · Jun 22, 2022 Mayors hit out at 'slap in the face' as state budget snubs coal towns The mayor of Muswellbrook has called the state budget a "slap in the face" for the region as a Hunter MP says the "toe in the water" commitment to hydrogen is evidence the government isn't serious about transforming Hunter communities that rely on coal.
Newcastle Herald · May 13, 2022 Angst over controversial Royalties for Rejuvenation fund, but critics say it's "spit in the ocean" for coal communities IT'S been labelled by critics as a "spit in the ocean", "spare change", "modest", "a cheap and insulting thought bubble" and "an absolute joke".