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The Hunter New England Health District has recorded a further 78 new cases of COVID-19.  The Upper Hunter will undergo their fourth day without any new cases recorded in their adjoining...

Upper Hunter residents can start diving straight into their local pools with many re-opening their doors across the Upper Hunter Shire.  The Murrurundi and District War Memorial Pool will be making...

 

An officer has been charged with assault following an investigation into an alleged incident last year. A 54-year-old male senior constable attached to a police district in the Northern Region was...

The Hunter New England Health District has hit triple digits, the highest recorded number to date, in COVID-19 cases. It recorded 103 across the regions making up a quarter of the...

Sewage Surveillance is coming to Aberdeen, Merriwa and Murrurundi after a few months of community outcry. The Upper Hunter Shire Council is welcoming a NSW Health decision to add an additional...

  Christmas is locked in for John Street after the festivities have undergone multiple cancellations.  The widely-adored community event was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the year prior...

Singleton's Caledonian Hotel have received another round of fines, making it twice in two days for breaching COVID-19 rules. The licensee of the Upper Hunter pub was originally fined on Monday...

Various crossings throughout the Upper Hunter Shire LGA have been closed due to the recent wet weather conditions.  The following crossings have been impacted:  Cressfield Rd crossing near Middlebrook turnoff Green Creek Rd...