#Hunter

Newcastle Labor councillors are hoping to give Mayfield's high street shopping precinct a facelift if they're reelected following elections in December.

Officers with the newly established Strike Force Tuohy are under fire after a controversial raid on the Hunter Community Environment Centre on Friday afternoon.

Labor MP's were in Toronto on Friday morning, holding a doorstop with local GP's and families to help save GP Access After Hours.

Local business owners are beaming, after finishing off a tough year with festivities at the 2021 Hunter Business Awards.

A decline in coral habitats off Port Stephens and the Central Coast could spell doom for local ecosystems.

Maitland has received $400,000 in the latest round of state grants to improve services at local organisations, such as the Rotary Club and the Hunter Community Legal Centre. 

The Hunter is set to play host to a joint Australia-US project to manufacture and install ground-based radars to track space junk and keep satellites safe.

A number of tender opportunities for architects, engineers, and builders have opened up across the Hunter as part of a State Government school building initiative.

New climate models suggest parts of the Hunter could be be hip-deep in the ocean by the end of the century, with rising sea levels putting the region at risk. 

Hunter commuters should expect a long trip this Saturday, with trains sticking to just 60km an hour as part of a push for a fairer enterprise agreement.