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Upper Hunter Mayor Wayne Bedggood says they have "mixed emotions" about the Independent Planning Commission's decision to approve the Dartbrook mine to recommence mining until 2022. The IPC has approved the...

Strong winds across the Hunter have prompted a number of PM10 level exceedances in the Upper Hunter.  The Department of Planning Industry and Environment has told Radio Hunter Valley the deep...

The Dartbrook Mine , south of Aberdeen has been given the green light to reopen until 2022. The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has approved the Australia Pacific Coal project to recommence...

Snow at Moonan Flat Cottage in early June.  Travelers are being advised to exercise extreme caution if you're headed to the Barrington Tops this weekend.  There's forecast to be strong winds and...

A truck ended up on its tailgate at Mount Arthur mine at Muswellbrook on Wednesday.  BHP has confirmed an incident did occur at 9 am, 7th August involving a truck that...

A contractor has undergone surgery after injuring his hand at a Muswellbrook mine.  On July 24th, a technician was raising himself in EWP self-propelled scissor lift at Bengalla mine to change...

Mount Arthur Coal has avoided prosecution after an incident at the Muswellbrook mine two years ago that saw a contractor suffer serious burns. The NSW Resources Regulator has accepted an enforceable...

A man has been fined after being caught allegedly transporting rubbish from Tuggerah to Sandy Hollow. The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has ordered Thomas Hughes to clean up the building...

Investigations are underway into a suspicious fire at Muswellbrook overnight.  Fire crews were called to an unoccupied house on the corner of Sowerby and Dumaresq Streets just after 8 o'clock after neighbours...

  Hunter local bullrider Lachlan Richardson took out 3rd place at the PBR Monster Energy Tour Newcastle Invitational at the weekend. In front of a sellout crowd at Newcastle Entertainment Centre nine...