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PRANG CLOSES HIGHWAY FOR OVER AN HOUR
The New England Highway in MUSWELLBROOK was closed for up to an hour yesterday after a two car collision.... Read more
KNOCK, KNOCK ITS THE SALVOS THIS WEEKEND FOR THE R…
Hundreds of volunteers will hit the streets of the UPPER HUNTER this weekend for the annual Red Shield Appeal.... Read more
SCONE NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE TO OPEN ITS DOOR TO ABE…
After 25 years of solid commitment to the community, the SCONE Neighbourhood Centre will now open its doors to... Read more
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POLICE APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE TO FIND WANTED MAN
Local police are appealing for help from the public to find a wanted man who is thought to be... Read more
UPPER HUNTER TEACHERS STRIKE THIS MORNING
This morning's stop work meeting for public school teachers in the UPPER HUNTER will go ahead after union officials... Read more
MUSWELLBROOK WORK REOPENED TODAY UNDER ST HILLIERS…
Some of the construction sites operated by the troubled St Hilliers group have reopened today including work at the... Read more
OPPOSITION WANTS CLARITY FOR UPPER HUNTER RAIL JOB…
The State Opposition says it's still very unclear about what jobs will be affected on Upper Hunter rail lines... Read more
LOCAL TEACHERS SET TO STRIKE
It looks like public school teachers in the UPPER HUNTER will go ahead with a stop work meeting... Read more
BLACK SPOTS UPGRADE FOR TWO UPPER HUNTER ROADS
Two dangerous UPPER HUNTER roads will be upgraded after a road safety review . The Gillard Labor Government... Read more
MUSWELLBROOK WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN HOME
Police are waiting on the results of a post mortem to find out how a woman died in her MUSWELLBROOK... Read more
MIDDAY DECISION ON TOMORROW'S TEACHERS STRIKE
Local parents will find out today whether public teachers will carry out a stop work meeting tomorrow.The matter went to... Read more
OPPOSITION CALLS FOR THE FUTURE OF UPPER HUNTER RA…
There are more concerns today about changes to Railcorp and the effect on the jobs of workers along the UPPER... Read more
STAR JUVENILE PIERRO DOMINATES BREEDER'S AWARDS NI…
The cream of Australian bloodstock was honoured last night at the 21st Annual Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders Association Awards Night.Breeders of... Read more
SINGLETON BUILDING SITES INSPECTED AS PART OF CRAC…
SINGLETON building sites will be inspected from tomorrow as part of a nation-wide crackdown on federal workplaces laws. Inspectors from... Read more
IRC ASKED TO STOP TEACHERS STRIKE
The Industrial Relations Commission will be asked to stop public school teachers in the UPPER HUNTER going on strike on... Read more
LOCAL DAIRY FARMERS REMAIN POSITIVE
Dairy Australia has released its latest Situation and Outlook Report which points to weaker farmgate milk prices and signs that... Read more
MUSWELLBROOK COUNCIL BUDGET SHOWS SURPLUS, FIRST I…
MUSWELLBROOK Shire Council is hailing their 2012-13 budget as a strong one, with a heavy focus on road infrastructure.The budget... Read more
UNIONS FEAR RAILCORP JOB CUTS
Union leaders say the first round of job cuts at Railcorp, will be followed by more.Seven hundred and fifty "middle... Read more
EDUCATION MINISTER CONDEMNS TEACHERS PLANNED STRIK…
NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli has condemned two-hour strike action by teachers in the UPPER HUNTER this Friday.Public teachers across... Read more
NRMA LAUNCHES PETROL WEBSITE TO HELP LOCAL MOTORIS…
The NRMA has launched an online petrol ranking system for motorists travelling in regional NSW and Canberra, including SINGLETON and... Read more
OPPOSITION SLAMS STATE GOV OVER REFUSAL TO ASSURE …
The State Opposition says the O'Farrell Government is refusing to rule out cutting jobs in forests in the UPPER HUNTER.... Read more
MAN RECOVERING AFTER CRUSHED BY QUAD BIKE
A man is recovering in hospital after he was crushed by his quad bike near MERRIWA yesterday. The 48-year-old man... Read more
MAJORITY OF VISITORS WILL BOYCOTT AGL IF CSG EXPLO…
A new survey of visitors to the HUNTER VALLEY has found just under 65 per cent would consider boycotting AGL... Read more
Thiess Services Group 21 Rugby League results Roun…
In Thiess Services Group 21 rugby league results round 6. Under 18'sSINGLETON defeated MUSWELLBROOK 26-14.SCONE didn't give GRETA BRANXTON a chance... Read more
MUSWELLBROOK NEWSAGENCY ROBBED ON SATURDAY EVENING
Police are searching for a man who held up a MUSWELLBROOK newsagency early on Saturday evening. At around 8.30pm on... Read more
CHALLENGE DECIDES ANSWER ON WAGES FOR PUBLIC SECTO…
Nurses, teachers, firefighters and other public sector workers across the UPPER HUNTER are welcoming a High Court Challenge against Premier... Read more
RFS WARNS OF DANGEROUS CONDITIONS OVER NEXT YEAR
Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons has warned of dangerous conditions in the UPPER HUNTER over the next 12 months.... Read more
MUSWELLBROOK RSL PLANS MAJOR EXPANSION
The MUSWELLBROOK RSL Club could soon have more of a focus on local families with a $1.5 million plan to... Read more
UP TO TEN YEAR WAIT FOR DENMAN HOUSING
If your waiting for public housing in DENMAN make sure you allow ten years because new research shows that's the... Read more
PARENTS CALL FOR HIGH SCHOOL IN BRANXTON GRETA
There are calls for the State Government to build a high school in the BRANXTON and GRETA area after projection... Read more
POLICE INVESTIGATE ABERDEEN CRASH
Police are investigating how a car left the road and crashed into an embankment on the New England Highway near... Read more
HUNTER SITES BEING INVESTIGATED OVER ASBESTOS WAST…
Two HUNTER sites are being investigated, after a crackdown on the illegal disposal of asbestos waste was found to... Read more
MAN CHARGED OVER MUSWELLBROOK RSL BREAK AND ENTER
A MUSWELLBROOK man has been arrested and charged for allegedly breaking into the Muswellbrook RSL Club overnight. Police... Read more
RELIEF AT THE BOWSER FOR LOCALS
Industry experts believe motorists in the UPPER HUNTER could see some relief at the petrol pump over the next couple... Read more
INTERNATIONAL STARS FLOCK TO SCONE FOR HORSE FESTI…
Internationally renowned flautist Jane Rutter, wowed a sold out show at the official launch of the 2012 Scone and Upper... Read more
RESEARCH SHOWS LINK BETWEEN CSG FRACKING AND EARTH…
A leading environmental group is calling for more research to be done into the coal seam gas fracking process and... Read more
PROTESTERS SCALE HUNTER STADIUM AGAINST COAL INDUS…
This morning protesters have scaled Newcastle's Hunter Stadium to rally against expansion to the HUNTER Coal Industry. A... Read more
MAN FINED AFTER PUNCHING KOALA
An UPPER HUNTER man has been fined after allegedly punching a koala in PORT STEPHENS on New Years Eve.The Newcastle... Read more
GOV RULES OUT SALE OF NSW FORESTS
The State Government has ruled out the sale of NSW Forests in the UPPER HUNTER to the private sector, but... Read more
MUSWELLBROOK MAYOR DISAPPOINTED WITH BUDGET LOST P…
Muswellbrook Mayor Martin Rush has expressed his disappointment in the lack of infrastructure funding initiatives for the Muswellbrook Shire... Read more
COUPLE CHARGED WITH MURDER OF GLOUCESTER MAN
Police have charged two people with the murder of a 72-year-old man at GLOUCESTER earlier this year.On January 10th, the... Read more
MUSWELLBROOK POUND COMMENDED FOR REDUCED EUTHANASI…
Euthanasia rates at MUSWELLBROOK pound have been reduced by more than seventy per cent in four years. According... Read more
HUNTER MISSES OUT IN BUDGET
Last night's budget saw a push towards helping families and the elderly but left any boost to HUNTER infrastructure off... Read more
MUSWELLBROOK COUNCIL BUDGET PASSED DOWN NEXT WEEK
In other budget news the MUSWELLBROOK Council will hand down their 2012/13 budget at a breakfast meeting next week. ... Read more
NEW STAFF ACCOMMODATION FOR MUSWELLBROOK HOSPITAL
MUSWELLBROOK Hospital has had a facelift of new staff accommodation in a bid to make the place a more attractive... Read more
BUDGET TONIGHT COULD GIVE TIMEFRAME FOR MUSWELLBR…
MUSWELLBROOK Mayor Martin Rush says they are awaiting to see if National Resource Rent Tax guidelines will be included... Read more
PARENTS URGED TO BE CAREFUL CHOOSING TUTORS
Local parents are being urged to be careful when choosing tutors and tutoring services for their children after the... Read more
CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO INCLUDE DENTAL REFORM IN FEDE…
A new campaign has been launched to highlight the huge and growing public dental health care crisis in the UPPER... Read more
PETROL PRICES SET TO DROP EVEN FUTHER
STATE GOV LAND USE PLAN TO COST LOCAL JOBS
POLICE INVESTIGATE BURNT OUT CAR NEAR MUSWELLBROOK
NO HELP IN SIGHT FOR UPPER HUNTER BYPASSES FROM FE…
MAN DIES AFTER UTE COLLIDES WITH COAL TRAIN
NRMA WANTS MORE FUNDING FOR HUNTER ROADS IN NEXT F…
ROUND 5 GROUP 21 RUGBY LEAGUE RESULTS
NATIONALS CALL FOR BUFFER ZONES TO PROTECT AGRICUL…
REPORT SHOWS EMPLOYMENT RATES GOING WELL DESPITE H…
ROUND 5 KICKS OFF TONIGHT: THIESS SERVICES GROUP 2…
SPECULATION: NO EXPANSION FOR MT PLEASANT MINE
LOCAL FIRE AND RESCUE NSW STATIONS OPEN THEIR DOOR…
MUSWELLBROOK'S BUSINESS ELITE CELEBRATE AT AWARDS …
SCONE BRUMBIES ALL READY TO TAKE ON GUNNEDAH DESPI…
SPECIAL RACING AND FUNDRAISING DAY TO BE HELD IN M…
FARMERS GROUP SAYS GOV REPORT ON CSG GOOD BUT NEED…
SECURITY STILL TO PATROL UPPER HUNTER TRAINS, FOR …
SUSPECTED CASE OF MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE NEARBY
CALLS FOR RESERVE BANK TO LOWER INTEREST RATES
RESIDENTIAL LOT APPROVED FOR ABERDEEN
CLAIMS FITZGIBBON NO LONGER SUPPORTS PM
LOCALS PROTEST AMONG THOUSANDS AGAINST LAND USE PO…
TINKLER TO REMAIN OWNER OF NEWCASTLE JETS
STUD OWNER FOUND DEAD ON SANDY HOLLOW PROPERTY
NEW MEASURES TO PROTECT HUNTER KOALAS
HUNTER DRIVERS FOUND TO BE ABUSIVE AND INCONSIDERA…
MAN FOUND DEAD ON SANDY HOLLOW PROPERTY
INVESTIGATION OF CESSNOCK HELICOPTER CRASH FINDS H…
LOCALS RALLY IN SYDNEY TODAY AGAINST LAND USE POLI…
NEW BRIDGE FOR ABERDEEN, TENDERS CALLED
RESIDENTIAL LOT FOR ABERDEEN TO BE DECIDED ON TONI…
ONE MAN DIES ON PUTTY ROAD, SECOND ACCIDENT IN TWO…
SINGLETON WRITERS GROUP SECURES NEW FUNDING
ROUND FOUR THIESS SERVICES GROUP 21 RUGBY LEAGUE R…
MAN DIES AFTER TRUCK ROLLS ON PUTTY ROAD LAST NIGH…
ROUND UP OF SINGLETON COUNCIL'S CODE OF CONDUCT CA…
MUSWELLBROOK POLICE OPEN THEIR DOORS
ELECTRICITY BILLS TO SHOW INCREASE FROM CARBON TAX
NEW AIR AMBULANCE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE UPPER HUNTER
COUNCIL GIVEN GREEN LIGHT ON MUSWELLBROOK TAFE ACC…
GREENS SLAM STATE GOV OVER DECISION TO ALLOW HORSE…
PANEL TO DECIDE ON MUSWELLBROOK TAFE ACCOMMODATION…
THREE UPPER HUNTER TRAIN STATIONS TO BE UPGRADED
FLIPPED OVER SEMI-TRAILER BUT DRIVER SURVIVES
GLENBAWN DAM NEAR CAPACITY
SCONE RESIDENTS GET THEIR SAY ON DRAFT LAND USE PL…
MAN STABBED IN SINGLETON OVERNIGHT
STATE GOV INVESTIGATE SOARING PETROL PRICES
VANDALS TARGET SINGLETON PLAYGROUND
MAN IN SERIOUS CONDITION AFTER POKOLBIN CAR CRASH
LOCALS URGED TO ATTEND ANZAC DAY CEREMONIES TO REM…
TIME TO CHANGE SMOKE ALARM BATTERIES
POLICE WARN OF ZERO TOLERANCE ON ANZAC DAY
MAYOR URGES LOCALS TO HAVE A SAY ON PUBLIC TRANSPO…
LOCALS URGED TO PULL UP SLEEVES
NEW SURVEY SHOWS LOCALS MORE CONNECTED ON FACEBOOK…
GROUP 21 RUGBY LEAGUE ROUND THREE RESULTS
BAT INFESTATION LEAVES SINGLETON COMMUNITY FED UP
NEW HEALTH COACHING SERVICE ROLLED OUT ACROSS UPPE…
BRAWL BREAKS OUT IN MUSWELLBROOK, ONE MAN ARRESTED
WOMAN ESCAPES BURNING HOME THROUGH WINDOW
MILK RECALLED AFTER POSSIBLE HUMAN HAIR FOUND
FORMER STUD WORKER FACING FRAUD CHARGES DELAYED IN…
GROUP 21 RUGBY LEAGUE ROUND THREE KICKS OFF TONIGH…
FEARS SYDNEY'S GUN VIOLENCE SPREADING TO THE HUNTE…
AFTER NINE YEARS STILL NO BUSHFIRE CENTRE IN SIGHT…
DESPITE AVOIDING BAD WEATHER, HORSE OWNERS WARNED …
RAINY CONDITIONS RESULT IN TWO CAR ACCIDENTS TODAY
PROPERTY OWNERS ASKED TO BEGIN BURNOFFS NOW AHEAD …
NEW RESEARCH SHOWS ESTIMATED EFFECT OF CARBON TAX
RAINFALL SET TO HIT THE HUNTER BUT NOT AS BAD AS F…
ORGANISATION SETS SIGHTS ON ANXIETY ACROSS THE UPP…
MUSWELLBROOK MAYOR SLAMS STATE GOV OWNED LOCAL ROA…
NEW CRIME STATISTICS SHOW AN INCREASE IN STOLEN IT…
SCAMMERS HIT THE HUNTER
POLICE URGE MOTORCYCLE RIDERS TO WEAR HELMETS
LOCAL BUSINESS CONFIDENCE SLUMPS TO TWO AND A HALF…
OPEN DAY TO BE HELD ON GUNDY ENERGY TRIAL
POLICE INVESTIGATE MOTORBIKE ACCIDENT WHERE BOY HA…
RAIN FORECAST THIS WEEK BRINGING FLOODING WARNING
GROUP 21 RUGBY LEAGUE RESULTS ROUND TWO
UNION CALLS FOR FAIR INSURANCE FOR FLIGHT PARAMEDI…
FIRE DESTROYS TENAMBIT HOME
BETTER MATERNITY PAY FOR INSURANCE WORKERS
LOCAL RESIDENT APPEALS FOR SPEED LIMIT CHANGE
HUNDREDS PROTEST OVER STATE GOV LAND USE PLANS
HUNTER ON PAR WITH SYDNEY AS BEING A 'HOTSPOT'
STATE OPPOSITION CALLS FOR ELECTRICITY PRICE HELP …
PROTEST TO BE STAGED IN SINGLETON TODAY OVER NSW G…
LOCAL WORKERS LOSE MINE CONTRACT
SINGLETON YOUTH ALLEGEDLY ROBS MAN AT KNIFEPOINT
HUNTER EXPRESSWAY PROJECT STILL ONGOING, INFO SESS…
ROADWORKS COMMENCE ON SANDY HOLLOW ROAD
LOCALS COULD SAVE SUBSTANIAL AMOUNTS OF MONEY BY C…
POLICE WARN OF SUSPICIOUS MAN STILL TRAWLING MUSWE…
MINING COMPANY TAKES BIGGEST STEP YET TOWARDS ADDR…
PETROL PRICE HIKE TO HIT THE HUNTER THIS WEEK
NEWCASTLE JETS MAY HAVE A LEGAL FIGHT ON THEIR HAN…
SUSPECTED CASE OF MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE IN THE HUN…
CAR WINDOWS BLOWN OUT BY SHOTGUN NEAR KURRI KURRI
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
GRESFORD MARKETS THIS SUNDAY!
Searching for that special something? Well come and find it at the Gresford Community Markets this... Read more
MURRURUNDI HOSTS BIGGEST MORNI…
It’s time for Murrurundi’s biggest morning tea! It all kicks off on Thursday May 24, from... Read more
HUNTER VALLEY ROTERACT CHARITY…
The Hunter Valley Rotaract Club is holding a charity ball. Saturday May 26th kicking off 7pm,... Read more
AUDITION CALL FOR TALENTED ACT…
If you’re a nerd, a hommie, a try-hard, a goth, a popular, a dweezil ... Read more
ARE YOU THE NEXT YOUNG ABERDEE…
Get those pipes warmed up because it’s time for young Aberdeen Karaoke Idol! Open to ages... Read more
PLANT A TREE IN YOUR MUM'S HON…
Give your mum something really special this mother’s day! Plant a tree in her honour! Come... Read more
Scone Grammar School Fete this…
For a great family day out, head to the Scone Grammar School Fete this Saturday... Read more
Muscle Creek Landcare Group AG…
The Muscle Creek Landcare Group’s annual general meeting will be held at the Muswellbrook Workers... Read more
CHARITY ZUMBATHON IN SINGLETON…
A charity Zumbathon is once again getting its groove on in Singleton all for a... Read more
