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Hunter Local Land Services (HLLS) is urging producers to look ahead to plan for the summer months.  With the drought hitting hard across the region and only a few weeks until...

Bulga Coal has been fined over allegedly polluting a creek earlier this year near Singleton.  The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined the Glencore mine $15,000 for an alleged pollution...

There is a community information session happening this afternoon at the Merriwa RSL auditorium with the NSW Rural Fire Service. A fire burning south-west of Merriwa has now been downgraded to ADVICE...

Fire conditions have been rated as VERY HIGH for the Greater Hunter region, Monday 2nd December. The weather is forecast to be hot and windy on the third day of Total Fire Bans in...

A fire burning south-west of Merriwa is now at WATCH AND ACT.  The fire was burning at an Emergency level at around 3:30pm today but was downgraded due to easing conditions.  It...

UPDATE 6:30am Monday A fire burning south-west of Merriwa has now been downgraded to ADVICE. The fire was burning at an Emergency level at around 3:30pm yesterday but was downgraded due to...

Fire conditions have been rated as SEVERE for the Greater Hunter region, Saturday 30th November  The weather is forecast to be hot and windy with temperatures hitting 35 degrees in some parts of...

UPDATE: The missing man has been located. Police say the 42-year-old was found just before 1pm today at the Liddell mine. EARLIER: Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a man missing...