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Shine Your Light giving trainer Cassandra Stummer golden chance in tough time

Having a live chance in a $1 million race should be pure excitement for a young Hunter Valley trainer like Cassandra Stummer. However, for the mother of three from Muswellbrook, Shine Your Light's lead-up to Saturday's Golden Gift (1100m) at Rosehill has been "a nice little distraction" after a frightening…

Newcastle Herald · Nov 3, 2022

Business leaders welcome Hunter's budget 'success'

Newcastle Airport says it is "thrilled" to have funding for its new terminal building confirmed in Tuesday's federal budget, and the Hunter's peak business group has welcomed commitments to other large infrastructure projects.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 26, 2022

Newcastle trainer Patrick Cleave keen to build on hot start to season

Young Newcastle trainer Patrick Cleave knows what it takes to succeed after working for some of Australian racing's heavyweight operations. Now he's hoping back-to-back wins and a first victory at his home track can prove the kick-start he needs to carve out his own place in the training ranks. The…

Newcastle Herald · Oct 16, 2022

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Police found cannabis, knives, a homemade baton and replica pistol: court

Blake Jylah Craig fronted sentencing in Muswellbrook Local Court after pleading guilty to four firearms offences.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 10, 2022

Port Stephens artist Carole Driver revels in magic connection with Upper Hunter village

See her inspired exhibition at Muswellbrook Regional Art Centre's Wollemi Gallery

Newcastle Herald · Sep 10, 2022

Wanaruah Aboriginal community speaks out after sacred 'Grandmother Tree' cut down at Muswellbrook

A community in the NSW Hunter region is pleading for its land to be respected after a culturally significant tree was destroyed, as police vow to crack down on illegal visitors.

ABC News · Sep 8, 2022

Mt Pleasant mine expansion approved

The NSW Independent Planning Commission has conditionally approved the Mount Pleasant Optimisation Project near Muswellbrook.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 6, 2022

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Muswellbrook pumped hydro project moves ahead

The transformation of one of Australia's oldest open-cut pits into a 250 megawatt pumped hydro project has been boosted by a $9.45million state government funding injection.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 3, 2022

Muswellbrook pumped hydro project gets $9.5m boost

AGL and Idemitsu Australia have received $9.45 million state government funding to progress work on a feasibility for study for the proposed Muswellbrook Pumped Hydro project at Bells Mountain.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 2, 2022

Hunter Beach: Design endorsed for 'enhanced river access' in the heart of Muswellbrook

The design endorsed at Tuesday night's council meeting are for work on a carpark, two informal paths and an amenities block.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 27, 2022

Former Muswellbrook youth worker denies historical sexual and indecent assaults

A former youth worker accused of sexually and indecently assaulting multiple children over four decades while employed at a Muswellbrook youth centre has pleaded not guilty and will face a trial in Newcastle District Court.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 17, 2022

Muswellbrook boys, four and nine, 'save the day' in Hunter house fire

"Without the intervention of those children, that fire would have spread and threatened the lives of everyone.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 12, 2022

Newcastle buyer pays $6.65m for Muswellbrook servo

A 7-Eleven in Cessnock sold for a similar price.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 11, 2022

Muswellbrook trainer Jan Bowen beats the odds at Randwick with Casino Kid

Jockey Sam Clipperton praised the work of Muswellbrook trainer Jan Bowen after the pair combined to score an impressive win with Casino Kid at Randwick.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 7, 2022

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Newcastle Herald · Aug 2, 2022

Malabar Resources seeks 'minor' changes to Maxwell underground near Muswellbrook

Progress on Hunter's newest underground mine, Maxwell

Newcastle Herald · Jul 27, 2022

David Creighton jailed for stabbing two women with scissors at Muswellbrook

A man who stabbed two women with a pair of scissors at Muswellbrook last year will be released from jail next month.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 22, 2022

'Heartless' grave vandalism at Muswellbrook cemetery

A Hunter woman says a case of vandalism at a Muswellbrook cemetery - in which the name plaque was removed from her late mother's headstone along with more than two dozen others - was "extremely heartless".

Newcastle Herald · Jul 20, 2022

Damon Merrick denies stabbing brother in neck at Muswellbrook

A man accused of stabbing his brother in the neck during a fight in a car park at Muswellbrook in January has pleaded not guilty and will face a trial in Newcastle District Court.

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ABC News · Jul 12, 2022

Flood-relief payments expanded to an extra eight local government areas

As flooding continues to impact large areas of New South Wales, flood-relief payments are being extended to eight more local government areas: Cumberland, Mid Coast, Muswellbrook, Nambucca, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Randwick and Warren.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 8, 2022

Coal v foals: $5b equine industry fights for survival

Equine industry joins fight against "new mine" for Upper Hunter

Newcastle Herald · Jul 8, 2022

Newcastle, Port Stephens, Muswellbrook, MidCoast declared disaster zones

More local government areas across the Hunter region have been declared natural disaster zones, making federal-state relief money available to more people affected by the floods that have inundated many parts of NSW this week.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 8, 2022

Is this Hunter man the longest working coal miner ever?

Work never caused him stress. He loved being outdoors.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 6, 2022

Homes of 85,000 People at Risk, but Rain Eases Around Sydney

Floodwaters inundated or were threatening the homes of 85,000 people around Sydney on Wednesday as rivers started to recede and the heavy rains tracked north of Australia’s largest city. While rain was easing across Sydney, several waterways including the Hawkesbury-Nepean rivers system on Sydney’s northern and western fringes remained at…

The Conversation · Jul 3, 2022

Regional towns are at risk of being wiped out by the move to net-zero. Here's their best chance for survival

Australia’s mining and heavy industry sectors are on the cusp of a revolution as the world shifts to net-zero. Demand for traditional industrial commodities – coal, oil, and gas – is set to slide.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 2, 2022

Date set for start - and finish - of Hunter's billion-dollar bypasses

"We've been told we'll start seeing works on the ground later this year, and construction will take three years."

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