Hunter Businesses to Benefit From Speed Boosts to Local Broadband

Hunter News 17 December 2020

The Hunter is set to benefit from plans for five new Business Fibre Zones, which will bring local Internet speeds up to date with the best in the country.

Newcastle MP Says Future of Cashless Welfare Card Could Come Down Hard on the Hunter

Hunter News 10 December 2020

Newcastle MP Sharon Claydon has criticized the Federal Government's attempts to push an extension and expansion of the cashless welfare card program through parliament.

New Premises for Newcastle Council Blowout Expected Costs by $10 Million

Hunter News 4 December 2020

The City of Newcastle has announced they spent a total of $17.6 million on a relocation to newly leased premises at Stewart Avenue in Newcastle West - more than $10 million more than suggested by reports in late 2017.

Rent on the Rise in the Hunter Throughout Pandemic Despite Significant Falls in Sydney

Hunter News 1 December 2020

The Hunter’s private rental market has been largely unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic with rents across the region showing solid gains in the year to September.

Lord Mayor Set to Speak at Inquiry on Newcastle Missing Out on State Grants

Hunter News 27 November 2020

Newcastle Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes will speak at a State Government inquiry on Friday, raising the issue of the city missing out on grant programs.

Hunter Projects to Receive $15 Million Bonus in Mining Royalties

Hunter News 26 November 2020

Thirty-five projects across the Hunter will receive a share in more than $15 million in bonus funding thanks to a revision of the Resources for Regions program.

Mental Health Coordinators Deployed to Newcastle to Support Commercial Fishers

Hunter News 25 November 2020

Three mental health coordinators have been appointed to Newcastle as part of a support program being offered to commercial fishermen.

Australian Paramedics Association Raises Alarm Over Ambulance Shortages in Newcastle this Week

Hunter News 20 November 2020

The Australian Paramedics Association has raised the alarm Newcastle is being left with inadequate ambulance coverage, after the cities largest station was left with just one crew on Wednesday night.

Unemployment Up Again In The Hunter

Hunter News 23 October 2020

BY IAN CROUCH Unemployment is on the rise again in the Hunter after encouraging signs in July and August.The...

Two Men Charged, Accused of Physically and Sexually Assaulting Teenage Girls on Glendale Street

Hunter News 22 October 2020

BY ISABEL EVERETT Detectives have charged two men over the alleged sexual assaults of two teenage girls at Glendale earlier...

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