#Hunter

It's a been a big week when it comes to investment in the Hunter this week, with the Federal and State Governments promising millions of dollars for projects in the region.

Singleton could be headed back to the polls later this year, after an online voting stuff-up locked out thousands of voters.

The Federal Government announced another $80 million for the M1 Pacific Motorway extension to Raymond Terrace on Monday, bringing the total investment to $1.68 billion. 

A new Hunter charity is asking locals to donate, to put together backpacks and back-to-school kits for children in disadvantaged parts of the region.

The tsunami warning which forced swimmers and surfers away from Hunter beaches yesterday has been cancelled, but a hazardous surf warning remains in place for the region.

There's just two days left until the Hunter's GP Access After Hours service is scheduled to shut.

The controversial Kurri Kurri gas plant will go ahead, revealed after an email bungle on Monday afternoon.

The Lunar Electric music festival scheduled in Newcastle this Saturday has been cancelled amid skyrocketing COVID cases in the Hunter.

There's concern the rapid climb in COVID cases across the Hunter will spell doom for small businesses who have only just started to recover.

The Federal Government has said, they won't give the green tick to a controversial gas exploration permit off the Hunter coast.