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Twitter Hunter Valley Local News Friday 7th December 2018 - $20 million worth of Landcare grants for the New England and Upper Hunter - Drought conditions have re-intensified across much of NSW - More money has also...

Twitter Millions of dollars have been announced to go towards Landcare projects in the Upper Hunter and New England.  Local Land Services (LLS) Hunter has been approved for up $9.8 million in...

Twitter NSW now has a new drought coordinator after Pip Job's six-month tenure came to an end.  The NSW Government has announced Jock Laurie, the state's Land and Water Commissioner will now...

Twitter Hunter Valley Local News Thursday 6th December 2018 - A Muswellbrook mine has been hit with a $15,000 fine after being caught not having the proper measures in place to reduce dust - The...

Twitter An Upper Hunter mine has been hit with a $15,000 fine after failing to have appropriate dust control in place.  The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Bengalla Mining Company near...

Twitter Muswellbrook Shire Council has announced their preferred operator for a Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) opportunity. Energy giant AGL has been chosen by Council to take the project proposed to be...

Twitter Hunter Valley Local News Wednesday 5th December 2018 - Muswellbrook Shire Council has given the construction of a Pumped Hydro Energy project to energy giant AGL - The boys from the Rise Foundation are...

Twitter Rural Crime Investigators are investigating shocking cases of steer being illegally shot in the Upper Hunter. Investigators say during the evening of Wednesday November 28th, an Angus cross steer was shot...

Twitter The New England Highway will be closed at Parkville for the next couple of hours after a two truck smash in the early hours of this morning. Emergency services called to...

Twitter Emergency bore water being treated before going to homes in Murrurundi.  The $14.2 million Scone to Murrurundi pipeline desperately needed to help the drought-stricken parts of the Upper Hunter Shire is...