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The Hunter's saying goodbye to isolation requirements for close contacts of COVID cases tomorrow, but not everyone in the community is welcoming the move.

The Air Race World Championship is headed to Lake Macquarie, with a local date now pencilled in for the calendar in November.

A new report from the country's peak union body has found, casual workers in the Hunter and Australia are earning, on average, $350 less a week than workers in full-time or part-time positions.

The Electoral Commission says it will cover the cost of a second council election in Singleton, after a glitch in the online iVote system locked some voters out last December.

Newcastle's bus fleet is starting to go green, as part of a plan to introduce electric-powered buses in the city.

The rollout of a fourth COVID-19 vaccine or second booster has been launched in the Hunter today, ahead of an expected surge in cases in Winter.

Former Newcastle Deputy Lord Mayor Paul Scobie has passed away this week, at the age of 75.

Daniel Johns faces a high range drink driving charge, after colliding with another vehicle in North Arm Cove last night. 

Federal Labor has announced a new First Home Buyer Support Scheme, which it says will ease housing pressures in the Hunter.

A local Liberal candidate is calling for a crackdown on youth crime and more investment in early intervention in the Hunter.