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Upper Hunter Council urges residents to stop dumping rubbish in the countryside

July 22, 2026 7:19 am

Upper Hunter Council is calling on residents to stop illegally dumping rubbish in the local countryside, after whitegoods were recently...

Cannabis worth $520,000 seized in Cessnock drug raid

July 22, 2026 6:46 am

Detectives have seized an estimated 520,000 dollars’ worth of cannabis after uncovering an elaborate hydroponic growing operation at a Cessnock...

Police appeal for help to locate missing Muswellbrook teenager

July 22, 2026 6:23 am

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a teenage girl missing from the Muswellbrook area. Shyanne Millington, aged 16,...

Bus replacements to disrupt Hunter Valley rail line this week

July 21, 2026 7:19 am

Rail commuters across the Hunter are being advised to plan ahead this week, with the Australian Rail Track Corporation set...

Merriwa post office to continue trading under new operator

July 21, 2026 6:49 am

Australia Post has confirmed the Merriwa Licensed Post Office will keep trading beyond this Thursday, following a recent expression of...

Telstra hit by fresh double outage in Pokolbin

July 21, 2026 6:33 am

Telstra customers across the Pokolbin area were left without phone and internet services yesterday, in the latest of several outages...

Hunter students help bring Wonnarua wetlands story to life

July 20, 2026 11:54 am

A cross-cultural storytelling project facilitated by the University of Newcastle is celebrating the environmental and cultural significance of wetlands and...

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