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Union warns of job losses without HVO extension approval

July 20, 2026 8:24 am

The Mining and Energy Union has voiced strong support for the Hunter Valley Operations Continuation Project, telling an Independent Planning...

Four men charged over Muswellbrook home invasion and child abduction

July 20, 2026 5:52 am

Four men have now been charged following an alleged home invasion and abduction of two young children at Muswellbrook last...

Lock the Gate raises emissions concerns over Hunter Valley Operations extension

July 17, 2026 7:16 am

A representative of Lock the Gate has told the Independent Planning Commission the Hunter Valley Operations coal mine has a...

Wybong Road and Bengalla Link Road reclassified as state roads

July 17, 2026 6:36 am

Wybong Road and Bengalla Link Road have officially been re-categorised as state roads, in recognition of their strategic importance to...

Peabody says union cancelled bargaining meeting at Wambo

July 17, 2026 4:45 am

Peabody says it remains committed to progressing enterprise agreement negotiations with the Mining and Energy Union at the Wambo coal...

Second bird flu case confirmed at Hawks Nest, Upper Hunter poultry producers on alert

July 16, 2026 3:17 pm

The NSW Government’s H5 bird flu surveillance and monitoring program has confirmed a second positive case of H5 high pathogenicity...

Mayor urges commission to approve Hunter Valley Operations extension

July 16, 2026 12:14 pm

Muswellbrook Shire Council Mayor Jeff Drayton has told the Independent Planning Commission the Hunter Valley Operations extension project should be...

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