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Barnaby Joyce says he hopes to return as deputy prime minister a better person after defeating Michael McCormack for the Nationals leadership. Mr Joyce was elected Nationals leader in a partyroom...

The Upper Hunter benefited in a big way from an announcement yesterday that will see race tracks receive a funding boost to improve their facilities. The NSW Government announced a record...

Millions of dollars is being invested into upgrading race tracks in regional NSW. In a pre-budget announcement in Scone today, the NSW Government announced $67 million to deliver better facilities for punters...

A man who was accused of a domestic violence incident in Merriwa has been found not guilty of two charges. The Newcastle Herald reports Benjamin Riley and his then partner were...

It's good news for seniors in the Upper Hunter with the Regional Seniors Travel Card extended for an additional two years.  The NSW Government has committed $246 million to extend the...

There's a road funding boost for local councils.  Under the Australian Government's Roads to Recovery Program 366 local government authorities will get a funding injection quarterly. New England MP Barnaby Joyce said...

The New England Highway upgrades are another step closer at Belford.  A construction contract has been awarded to Acciona Construction Australia Pty Ltd to carry out upgrades on he Golden Highway at Whittingham and the...

While the Queen's Birthday Operation 2021 was being carried out by NSW Police over the weekend, it was being done in conjunction with Operation Pariac.  Operation Pariac as conducted across regional...

Out of the more than 17,200 random breath tests in the Northern Region over the long weekend, there were only 79 people charged with being over the limit behind the...