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A teenager has been charged over three break and enters including allegedly $16,000 worth of mountain bikes being stolen in the Hunter Valley.  In June, officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police Proactive Crime...

Upper Hunter Shire Council last night adopted their $112 million plans and budgets for the coming years.  At the monthly Council meeting the Delivery Program 2017/2018-2020/2021 and Operational Plan 2020/2021 was...

If you hear something, say something.  That's the message from NSW Police, Crime Stoppers and the NSW Government on domestic violence as they kick off a joint six-week campaign. Attorney General and...

  Agricultural Show Societies have been thrown a funding lifeline.  The Australian Government is spending $36 million to support agricultural show societies recover from the effects of COVID-19, ensuring they can continue after the pandemic. Deputy...

Upper Hunter Shire Council has moved to apply for a loan to go towards fixing part of the Merriwa to Willow Tree Road Project (MR358) that needs to be redone.  The...

A motorcyclist has collided with a kangaroo at Bulga near Singleton.  Emergency services were called to Putty Road at Bulga just after 6pm today after reports a male motorcyclist was injured...

The 2020 Merriwa Springtime Show has fallen victim to COVID-19.  The Committee has said that due to the uncertainty around the rules and regulations of COVID-19, the show set to be...

The COVID-19 testing clinic at the Hunter Park Family Centre in Muswellbrook will be shutting up shop after today. The second clinic in Muswellbrook opened up at the start of the...