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A TOTAL FIRE BAN is in place not only in the Greater Hunter but in every area of NSW. The statewide fire ban comes as there are forecast hot, windy and...

Hunter Valley Local News Monday 11th February 2019 - There is  a Total Fire Ban in place not only for the Greater Hunter tomorrow but for all of NSW - Services are...

Artist’s impressions by Landscape Architect Mara Consulting of how Kelly Street could change after the bypass is in place in 2020. This is the first look at what Scone could look...

Works are progressing well on the rail line near Baerami after a coal train derailed last week.  A spokesperson from the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) said: "Repairs progressed well over the...

Hunter Valley Local News Friday 8th February 2019 - Police are investigating after two truck rear ended near Murrurundi this morning - A report released this week from Doctors for the Environment has found...

Two trucks caused hold ups near Murrurundi in the early hours of this morning after they collided on the New England Highway.  Emergency services were called to the scene 1 kilometre...

Hunter Valley Local News Thursday 7th February 2019  - Train services may not resume until early next week near Denman - The Independent Planning Commission held their public meeting into the Wambo...

The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) says services may not be back up and running like normal near Denman until early next week. A train understood to be Pacific National, derailed...

  A house has been completely destroyed by fire at Singleton Heights overnight. Fire and Rescue NSW fire crews were called to the house on Wakehurst Crescent just before 12:30pm and arrived...

Hunter Valley Local News Wednesday 6th February 2019 - A train derailed near Denman overnight - The newly endorsed Country Labor candidate Melanie Dagg has been born and bred in the Hunter Valley and...