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Can't find a spot? Councillors push for review to end parking headaches
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (361+ words) Finding a decent parking spot in Newcastle can sometimes feel like a high-stakes game of chance. In an effort to stop Novocastrians driving around in circles, eight Newcastle councillors are pushing for a review to address parking headaches. Independent and…...
19 beers and two shots: husband and wife sanctioned over intoxication failures
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (521+ words) The operators of a Hunter hotel have been sanctioned after a man was served 19 beers and two shots before collapsing outside the venue. The former manager of Stockton's Gladstone Hotel, Mark Keegan, has had his approval to manage licensed premises…...
Coal v foal: thoroughbred industry warns HVO continuation could destroy investment
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (645+ words) The powerful Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders Association has warned the Hunter Valley Continuation Project could drive hundreds of millions of dollars of future investment out of the region. The association, which represents the owners of billions of dollars worth of bloodstock,…...
'I was shocked': why weed spraying at Blackbutt Reserve has sparked concerns
5+ hour, 46+ min ago (548+ words) Every morning, Charlotte Thaarup walks the tracks of Blackbutt Reserve, a daily ritual she says has given her a deep sense of responsibility to protect it. So when she discovered City of Newcastle was using glyphosate herbicides to control weeds…...
Teen charged after alleged Central Coast, Hunter break-in spree and car theft | live updates
20+ hour, 1+ min ago (129+ words) Newcastle Herald Teen charged after alleged Central Coast, Hunter break-in spree and car theft | live updates Have you got an opinion on something you read today? Tell us what you think. Send a letter to the editor via this email…...
University staff overwhelmingly back proposed new enterprise agreement
16+ hour, 41+ min ago (500+ words) Staff at the University of Newcastle have overwhelmingly voted to endorse a new enterprise agreement, ending a bargaining process that has run for well over a year. Friday's result has not come easily with negotiations, at times, spilling into strike…...
Hours after shooting verdict, woman allegedly said she 'wasn't scared to do it again"
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (536+ words) Hours after a woman was found guilty of shooting two people during a violent drug rip, she allegedly rang her boyfriend's ex and told her she "was not scared to do it again". Dakota Rhianne Clarke sat crying in a…...
'I had to get permission': why not even the HSC could keep Claire off the stage
22+ hour, 31+ min ago (637+ words) Claire Jenkins couldn't pass up the opportunity for one last production with ASPIRE, even while taking on multiple HSC major works. "I don't think I would have stepped into the creative arts world if I hadn't done ASPIRE." ASPIRE is…...
Motorcyclist killed in crash on Hunter forest fire trail
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (169+ words) A motorcycle rider has died in a crash on a remote trail in a Hunter forest. Emergency services were called to a fire trail in the Putty State Forest in the Hunter Valley about 1pm on Thursday, July 23. They had been…...
Arrest warrant after woman a no-show in court over Beaumont Street fire
23+ hour, 31+ min ago (443+ words) A JUDGE has issued an arrest warrant for a woman accused of setting fire to a bank and a massage parlour at Hamilton last year, the blaze causing a 63-year-old woman inside to suffer smoke inhalation. Sharlene Williams, 38, was in…...