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Newcastle Herald Today

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Thursday November 5, 2020: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

November 04, 2020 18:00 - 2 minutes - 2.6 MB

Transport for NSW has unveiled new designs for the M1 Motorway extension to Raymond Terrarce, but the long-awaited road link is no closer to being built. New South Wales Communities and Families minister Gareth Ward says the 65 new homes built in Thornton will be “life changing” for future residents and will offer a pathway out of social housing. Research from the University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute and Hunter Cancer Research Alliance has revealed a new treatment idea ...

Wednesday November 4, 2020: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

November 03, 2020 18:00 - 2 minutes - 2.53 MB

The first flight from Brisbane to Newcastle in months touched down yesterday after the Queensland government announced an easing to border restrictions. Hunter property prices will hit record levels in December if the market continues on its post-lockdown trajectory. A jury has heard that NRL star Jack de Belin repeatedly raped a teenager before asking why she was "being so emotional". In the NPL Incoming Broadmeadow coach Damian Zane has moved to bolster his goalkeeping stocks for next seas...

Tuesday November 3, 2020: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

November 02, 2020 18:00 - 3 minutes - 3.18 MB

A Hunter mine's development consent is expected to extend to 2027 in what the company has described to the share market as a "significant milestone". The circumstances of the death of a lifeguard at a Newcastle beach should be revealed in the coming days, according to various sources. The University of Newcastle's timeline for restructure has been labelled "too rushed" by academics and professional staff. Three options for the final stage of a $275m Nelson Bay Road upgrade have been unveile...

Monday November 2, 2020: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

November 01, 2020 18:00 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

The ACCC is urging motorists to check their car’s airbags after data revealed more than 26,000 vehicles in NSW are yet to have faulty airbags repaired. Westpac Rescue Helicopter has flown a 51-year-old woman to Royal North Shore Hospital after she was severely burnt at Budgewoi. After a week of large hail, landslides, damaging winds and heavy rain, a reprieve from the wild weather is in sight. In sport and NSW fullback James Tedesco has been passed fit to play the State of Origin opener in A...

Friday October 30, 2020: Top stories from the Newcastle Herald, your trusted voice in the Hunter

October 29, 2020 18:00 - 2 minutes - 2.37 MB

HSC exams in NSW schools have been interrupted for the third day after North Sydney Boys High was evacuated after a threatening phone call. One of the four new COVID cases recorded since 8pm on Wednesday has come from an as yet unknown source. The council began work yesterday on the $3.1 million Merewether to The Junction cycleway project, which includes a 1.1-kilometre shared path, upgrades to stormwater drains, road infrastructure and landscaping. Koalas in key NSW habitats have steadily d...