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Tasmanian devils in the Barrington Tops have woken up to a dusting of snow.

The Air Race World Championship won't make it to Lake Macquarie later this year, after organisers cancelled it and a pair of rounds in Malaysia and Indonesia.

A NSW MP has made the case in the State's Upper House after Singleton firefighters raised the alarm on a lack of changeroom facilities. 

Aussie Ark Rangers were treated to a surprise appearance from a three-month-old joey this morning.

The Hunter's Jewish community is welcoming a push in New South Wales Parliament to ban the display of Nazi symbols in public.

The former Pasminco smelter site at Boolaroo could soon be home to commercial developments, new parks, or even a school.

The Hunter's peak business body is welcoming the Federal Government's hopes to develop an offshore wind farm on the region's coast.

Work is getting started on a new research project, looking into the size and species of deer populations across Lake Macquarie.

Selected school bus routes in the Hunter will be equipped with seatbelts, as the State Government extends the $237 million program to the region.

Hunter residents displaced by the recent floods now have access to grants of up to $20,000, after the Back Home scheme was extended to the region.