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| Hand sanitiser fuels large industrial fire in Kurri Kurri |
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| The Kurri Kurri community has been on high alert after an industrial fire started on Sunday morning. The fire collapsed the roof of a large storage shed containing hundreds of tonnes of aluminium dross, a waste material that can become volatile if exposed to water. | | Residents were worried about the plumes of black smoke |
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| Daily protests cost $60 million to coal exports |
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| Protesters have disrupted coal train movements for a ninth consecutive day. At the time of publication, 19 people had been arrested and surveillance had been increased near the Port of Newcastle. Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says each train that's delayed is worth $1 million in exports. | | How long a prison sentence could these protestors face? |
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| Wet weather floods parts of the Hunter |
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| Oops! Council accidentally crushes car days before owner was notified |
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| Wendy Tucker initially thought her car had been stolen when it went missing from her suburban street at Point Clare on the Central Coast during lockdown. Then she learnt her car had been crushed. | | How did this happen? |
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| Body modifier found guilty of manslaughter |
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| Newcastle Olympic skateboarder shares her coming out journey |
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| Newcastle Knights release Mitchell Pearce |
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| Enjoy your coffee without environmental guilt |
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| Do you use coffee pods to make your morning brew? Newcastle has signed on to an Australian-first trial that will see the pods recycled via household yellow topped bins. | | How will it work? Listen to this |
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| Your views wanted over planned BMX track |
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| Local drought support to dry up |
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| 'Doing it for our Farmers' groups popped up around New South Wales during the last drought, including in the Upper Hunter. But with rain falling and harvest looking good, it's time for a Murrurundi group to say farewell to farmers. | | Listen to the impact the group had on the community |
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| Piper Butcher on life, music and Tamworth |
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| We are marking Aus Music Month by sitting down with Hunter musicians to hear them play live for the first time in forever and chat about their passion for music. This week, Piper Butcher dropped by for a chat. She covered a Paul Kelly classic. | | You don't want to miss the songs she performed! Listen here |
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| Do you call it 'Newy' or 'Newie'? |
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| What else made news in the past week? |
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Vale Uncle Bill: Hundreds celebrated the life of one of the region's most respected Indigenous elders. Bill Smith, or Uncle Bill, regularly conducted welcome ceremonies at events across the Newcastle region and was passionate about reconciliation. He died in August with pancreatic cancer, but his funeral service was delayed until after COVID restrictions were lifted.
Craig Thomson charged: Former federal Labor MP Craig Thomson has been charged over his alleged involvement in a multi-million-dollar migration fraud. Australian Federal Police officers arrested Mr Thomson, 57, at his Terrigal home on the NSW Central Coast on Wednesday morning. Read more here.
Toxic sludge: Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp will move a notice of motion in state parliament to stop toxic sludge from Sydney's middle harbour being brought to the Hunter for disposal. Labor MPs say new documents reveal the sludge that's contaminated with heavy metals and PFAS chemicals will be barged to a site in Mayfield North, then trucked to a waste processing facility.
Oyster lifeline: The deadly parasite QX was found in Port Stephens oysters in August. To manage this, the Department of Primary Industries has been asked to supply commercial quantities of QX disease-resistant Sydney rock oyster spat to help growers recover.
New diving boards: The diving boards at Lambton Pool are set for an overhaul thanks to a $65,000 grant from the NSW government. The money with be used to replace all the springboards, which are 20 years old. | | Visit our website for more local news |
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| The best photos from around the country |
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| Have you taken a stroll down Jacaranda Avenue in Raymond Terrace lately? It's living up to its name, although it should really be named Absolutely Stunning Jacarandas Avenue. Maybe we'll write to council about it. This pic was submitted by @saradowling02 and shared via #ABCmyphoto on Instagram. You can show everyone what the world looks like where you live by using the hashtag on Instagram or by uploading your photos online here. | | See the latest photos on the #ABCmyphoto website |
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| How's the weather looking? |
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It's been wet, wet, wet around the Hunter the past week or so and things are looking pretty soggy around town. But if you were hoping for a break in the rain this weekend, you might have to wait a little longer. Rain returns from Friday afternoon and will continue into next week.
So this may be handy — our friends at ABC Everyday have caught up with weather presenter Nate Byrne to find out how to read the weather forecast (those rain percentages may not mean what you think they do).
And thanks to Jeremy, who shared this lovely photo of a break in the rain at Wangi. | | Check the seven-day forecast for your town |
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