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New developments across Port Stephens could be required to use a lighter-coloured roof, with Council set to discuss a proposal to mandate the idea at Tuesday night's meeting.

The highly-contaminated Truegain oil refinery site at Rutherford is set to be demolished and remediated, after the State Government acquired the site.

The University of Newcastle has again improved its ranking on the global stage, jumping another four places to number 192 in the QS World University Rankings.

It's been 80 years since the Shelling of Newcastle, when the city was attacked by a Japanese submarine at the height of the Second World War.

Hunter nurses are slamming the NSW Government's new health spending and budget commitments, with concern it won't fix the healthcare crisis.

The State Government has announced a raft of major commitments in its upcoming budget on Monday, with hopes it could alleviate the pressure on the Hunter's struggling healthcare system and other sectors.

The Hunter's oyster industry could be on the brink of collapse, as a deadly disease forces farmers to destroy millions of dollars worth of produce.

Staff at the University of Newcastle are poised to walk off the job later this year, as concern grows around pay and conditions.

There's hope a visit from a parliamentary committee will spur the State Government to take action on critical infrastructure issues at Gillieston Public School.

The Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is under fire, after an apparent silence following the death of priest and convicted paedophile Vincent Ryan.