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NSW floods: Sydney and Illawarra dodge east coast low after 500,000 people faced evacuation across state

Newcastle and Hunter region now in firing line and subject to severe weather warnings as clean-up begins further north

The Guardian - AU

Sydney weather warning cancelled as rain moves towards the Hunter

Severe weather warnings for Sydney, the Illawarra and Central Tablelands are lifted but the State Emergency Service says flood-affected areas are not out of the woods yet, while the Hunter region can expect more storms tonight.

ABC News

NSW treasurer Matt Kean unveils clean energy jobs to combat losses from Eraring power station closure

Kean says 3,700 roles in clean industries will be created as state strives for ‘manufacturing renaissance’

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NSW coast worth $100b for renewables

More than $100 billion of potential investment could be poured into a Renewable Energy Zone in the NSW Hunter-Central Coast region.

AAP

Interest in $100 billion worth of renewable energy projects registered for Hunter Valley coal region

Offshore wind farms, pumped hydro, and large scale battery storage are among the more than $100 billion of private investment interest in a Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone.

ABC News

Man in 90s from Maitland dies with COVID-19

An elderly person from the Hunter is among the 14 people who died with COVID-19 in NSW in the 24 hours to 8pm on Sunday, as the Hunter New England region again recorded the state's most fresh cases in a day.

Newcastle Herald

Port says BHP land move sells Hunter down the river

The government has put a key slice of Newcastle port land on the market three days before the competition watchdog launches a Federal Court appeal over the state's port lease deals.

Newcastle Herald

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Women from Singleton, Port Stephens die with COVID-19

Two people from the Hunter region were among the 22 who died with COVID-19 across NSW in the 24 hours to 8pm on Saturday.

Newcastle Herald

Lockdown spike for several fixed speed cameras

But overall the Hunter's fixed and red light speed cameras are on track to gather less revenue than the previous calendar year.

Newcastle Herald

Three house fires in 12 hours 'unlucky coincidence'

Firefighters in the Hunter had a busy day on Thursday, with three serious blazes at homes across the region within 12 hours.

Newcastle Herald

Preparing the Hunter for takeoff

Representatives from government, industry and the community will come together next week to identify priorities and pathways to ensure the Hunter will be ready to capitalise on enhanced access to global markets resulting from the Newcastle Airport runway upgrade.

Newcastle Herald

Muswellbrook man among latest to die with COVID-19 in the Hunter

Another person has been added to the list of people from the Hunter who have died with COVID-19.

Newcastle Herald

Maitland farmers' future in the balance as state plans restrictions on irrigation water

For four generations, members of the Osborn family have farmed land by the Hunter River at Pitnacree, and they hope there will be a fifth generation, but they now worry that has been cast into doubt because of a proposed NSW government rule that will cut into when they can…

Newcastle Herald

Hunter Workers to rally against 'insecure work crisis'

Hunter Workers have announced their intention to rally in Cessnock next week, calling on government to "urgently address the insecure work crisis".

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Claims of Kurri plant gains an 'insult' to Hunter

Opinion | The commitment is pure greenwash

Newcastle Herald

Hunter case count way above Sydney's as three more die

The deaths included a man in his 80s from the Maitland area, a woman in her 80s from MidCoast local government area and a man in his 70s from Dungog.

Newcastle Herald

Early hours fire destroys home in the Hunter

Firefighters are investigating a blaze that destroyed a home in the Hunter in the early hours of Thursday.

Newcastle Herald

'Horrendous' conditions forcing Hunter nurses to strike as part of statewide action

Hunter nurses have labelled current working conditions "horrendous" and will be among the thousands who walk off the job next week as part of statewide strikes.

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37 Hunter nursing homes battling COVID outbreaks

The affected nursing homes have a total of 182 positive tests among residents and 207 among staff.

ABC News

Aged care COVID cases triple in Newcastle and Hunter region

The sector's peak body says up to 50 per cent of staff have been affected amid a threefold increase in infections in the space of a month.

Newcastle Herald

8000 Hunter jobs would be 'at risk' under Greens' plan

The government says $8 billion and 8000 jobs in the Hunter would be at risk

Newcastle Herald

Power project stacks up for prices, reliability

Opinion | Safeguarding energy system balance is crucial

Newcastle Herald

Man from Newcastle, another from Cessnock die with COVID-19

Two more people from the Hunter region with COVID-19 have died.

Newcastle Herald

No COVID deaths for Hunter New England as region records 855 new cases

The Hunter has avoided adding to the state's latest daily COVID-19 death toll.

Newcastle Herald

Port Stephens man one of 18 new COVID deaths

There were 1145 new cases of COVID-19 in the Hunter New England Health district

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