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DA applications drop across the Upper Hunter

February 18, 2025 7:08 am

The number of development applications being lodged with councils in the Upper Hunter has fallen. New data shows In Singleton...

Local nursing home staff shifts cut in favour of interstate agency workers

February 18, 2025 6:58 am

Upper Hunter Shire Council has cut back the shifts of local nursing and support staff at Gummun Place Hostel to...

Upper Hunter Shire Council worst in NSW

February 17, 2025 7:30 am

Upper Hunter Shire Council is officially the worst in NSW when it comes to financial performance. A report released by...

Muswellbrook Bypass works may be brought forward

February 17, 2025 7:10 am

The bulldozers may start to move on Muswellbrook Bypass sooner than we’ve been told. The major infrastructure project was originally...

Man dies after 4WD crash north of Merriwa

February 17, 2025 7:01 am

An investigation is underway following the death of a man at Merriwa Hospital on the weekend. Police were called to...

No transparency on failed UHSC court case cost

February 14, 2025 7:35 am

Another example of no transparency for Upper Hunter Shire ratepayers. As we reported yesterday…Upper Hunter Shire Council lost another case...

Condemnation for fresh moves towards mining Bylong Valley

February 14, 2025 7:33 am

Environmentalists have labled a fresh application for coal exploration licences west of Muswellbrook as ‘bizarre’. Korean company Kepco are seeking...

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