Future of Hunter Valley woodlands endangered by open cut coal mining expansion Commenting on the recent listing of three Hunter Valley woodlands as endangered and vulnerable ecological plant communities, Greens MP and mining spokesperson Lee Rhiannon said that the endangered listings are directly linked to land clearing for ...
Open cut mining downside – Greens on Feb23 2010
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FIRST G –WAGON HANDED OVER TO DEFENCE Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, announced today that the first prototype Mercedes Benz G-Wagon vehicles have been handed over to staff from the Defence Materiel Organisation’s project Land 121 (Overlander) at a ceremony conducted in Graz Austria. ...
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St Helier – Muswellbrook rail completed on Aug14 2009
$28 MILLION HUNTER TRACK UPGRADE COMPLETE The $28 million duplication of the rail line between St Helier and Muswellbrook is now complete. The St Helier to Muswellbrook upgrade created about 50 jobs and duplicated two kilometres of track extending south east of Muswellbrook,” said Anthony ...
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Country Living expo showcases Upper Hunter on Aug11 2009
UPPER HUNTER POPULAR AT COUNTRY LIVING EXPO People, it seems, are interested in making a ‘tree change’ from Sydney to the Upper Hunter Shire and provision of employment or business opportunities and suitable accommodation is an essential prerequisite. That’s the view of Upper Hunter Shire Council’s Economic ...
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Tillegra need ‘one in a million’ on Aug3 2009
NSW OPPOSITION CONDEMNS LABOR TILLEGRA ‘DEBACLE’ [ Further below: Report blasts another hole in case for Tillegra ~ Greens ] Documents obtained by the NSW Legislative Council show, without a doubt, that the Tillegra Dam had not been properly costed when the decision to build it was made, ...
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Ulan rail contractor named on Jul31 2009
ULAN LINE ALLIANCE WIN Macmahon Holdings Limited (ASX:MAH) and Australian Rail Track Corporation announced today that ARTC has awarded Macmahon and MVM Rail work as part of the $100 million Ulan Rail Alliance programme. The package is one of three capital works programmes designed to increase the ...
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Aussie story films in Hunter on Jul22 2009
TOURISM & NSW SECURE ICONIC AUSTRALIAN FILM PRODUCTION The Hunter Valley participates in another major film production for NSW, creating more than 200 jobs and generating approximately $60 million in economic activity. Minister for Tourism and Minister for the Hunter Jodi McKay today announced that a major new ...
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Minimbah Bank railway construction on Jul18 2009
CONSTRUCTION ON MINIMBAH BANK THIRD RAIL PROJECT ACCELERATES Construction work on a critical rail upgrade project to improve reliability and capacity of the Hunter Valley Rail Network to Newcastle, led by Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), is fully underway. A part of the Australian Government’s $1.2 billion National ...
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Mush, Fido on Jul15 2009
HUNTER VALLEY 2009 SLED DOGGY SPRINT The 8th Annual Hunter Valley Sled Dog Sprint race will be held on the 18th and 19th July 2009. The event is open to the public this year with visitors passes required for entry to the site. Teams will ...
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Coal rail corridor $1.4B investment on Jul14 2009
ARTC CALLS FOR COAL INDUSTRY INPUT HUNTER RAIL CORRIDOR CAPACITY STRATEGY Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) requests industry input into the development of the Hunter Valley Corridor Capacity Strategy for 2009 to 2018 which was made public today. ARTC CEO, David Marchant, explained that the Capacity Strategy provides ...
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Attack on Hunter alligator weed on May26 2009
AN AMPHIBIOUS APPROACH TO WEEDING OUT THAT ALLIGATOR The Regional Post Flood Aquatic Weeds Project is funded by Hunter Councils, the Department of Primary Industries and the Hunter Central-Rivers Catchment Management Authority. As part of the Regional Post Flood Alligator Weed project, Hunter Councils together with the Upper ...
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Transport key to region’s future on May4 2009
REGION COULD STRUGGLE WITHOUT FURTHER TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE The Hunter could slip from being a region contributing significantly to both the national and state economies to one that might even struggle to maintain strong employment if investment is not made in much needed transport infrastructure. Hunter Business Chamber ...
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Catholic schools week activities on Mar25 2009
Media Release 25 March 2009 From: Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle students celebrate faith and learning This week (March 22-28) the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is one of 11 Catholic dioceses of NSW celebrating Catholic Schools week. ...
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Tillegra meets all guidelines except need on Mar19 2009
MEDIA RELEASE 19 March 2009 From: Phillip Costa, MP, NSW Minister for Water Design concept for Tillegra Dam unveiled NSW Water Minister Phil Costa today released the concept design for the $406 million Tillegra Dam during a visit to the ...
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Senior week at Hunter Valley Gardens on Mar4 2009
Media Release Date: 4 March 2009 From: Hunter Valley Gardens Web: www.hvg.com.au ACTIVITIES TO DELIGHT ALL THE SENSES DURING SENIORS WEEK IN MARCH 2009 During 2009 NSW ...
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Glennies & Hunter water sharing in effect on Feb26 2009
MEDIA RELEASEDate: 26 February 2009From: Minister Phillip Costa MP, NSW Hunter water sharing plan recommences Minister for Water Phil Costa today announced that the Hunter Regulated River and Glennies Creek Water Sharing Plan has been switched back on following its suspension in 2006 due to the drought. ...
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Affordable housing boost on Feb13 2009
Media Release Date: 13 February 2009From: Compass Housing Services Radical Nation Building Plan will bring more affordable housing to the Hunter. Meeting to help maximise Hunter funding bid. Hunter and Central Coast Community housing provider Compass Housing Services Co Ltd has welcomed the social housing component of the Federal ...
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36% hike on Hunter water bills?? on Feb6 2009
Media release Date: 7 February 2009From: John Kaye MLC, The Greens Tillegra dam: from white elephant to the Hunter's own desal debacle The Rees government is set to replicate the planning errors of Sydney's desalination plant by imposing an expensive and unnecessary water supply project on Newcastle residents, according ...
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Weather news to warm a farmer’s heart on Feb5 2009
Media ReleaseDate: 5 February 2009 From: National Farmers Federation Weather break: farmers may finally get reliable forecasts TODAY the National Farmers' Federation (NFF) applauded the efforts of researchers at the University of NSW who claim to have found correlating links between the Indian Ocean dipole and the ...
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57% hike on Hunter water bills?? on Feb4 2009
Media ReleaseDate: 5 February 2009From: Total Environment CentreWeb: http://www.tec.org.au HUNTER WATER SUSTAINABILITY QUESTIONED Residential customers in the Hunter will suffer a massive 57% increase in water bills while the biggest industrial users will be heavily discounted, warned Total Environment Centre (TEC) today. Hunter Water's current 'location ...
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Hamilton woman Akur Shanloy is in desperate need of help after flying to Nairobi in an effort to bring her sick husband back home. Her husband, Marial, suffered a stroke while visiting relations in Sudan, late last year and ...Read on →
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RUTHERFORD RSPCA SHELTER NEEDS YOUR HELP The night cages at the RSPCA’s Rutherford Shelter allow for people, in dire circumstances, to surrender their animals and bring in strays. But for the past three weeks the RSPCA hasn’t been able ...Read on →
Hunter’s brightest to power NSW
Thirty Hunter locals will play a starring role in the upgrade of the NSW electricity network joining another 121 bright sparks as first-year apprentices with EnergyAustralia. This year marks 100 years since the start of EnergyAustralia’s apprenticeship program. ...Read on →
Supporting Young Adults with Physical Disabilities
Lake Macquarie City Council is seeking information from parent carers of young adults with a physical disability to assist in building a case for a purpose-built supported accommodation facility in the Lake Macquarie/Newcastle area. Council’s Community Planner ...Read on →
Boat Harbour community regenerating the foreshore
Port Stephens Council is working with the Boat Harbour community to regenerate the foreshore area after a recent spate tree poisoning, starting with a working bee on Saturday 27 March. Speaking today Environmental Services Manager Bruce Petersen said ...Read on →
St Vincent de Paul Society condemns Welfare Quarantining Decision
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Walk for the Williams (river)
Beginning Sunday, 14 March 2010, supporters will walk the length of the Williams River, from close to the source to where it meets the sea at Nobbys Head to deliver the message: This is the ...Read on →
Newcastle Airport stays with community
Port Stephens and Newcastle Councils, each 50% owners of Newcastle Airport Limited (NAL), will retain the current ownership arrangement to keep the company as a community asset. Today (9 March 2010) both councils consider recommendations to explore short to ...Read on →
Recognition of Carers
NSW OPPOSITION TO INTRODUCE CARERS RECOGNITION BILL Hunter based MLC Robyn Parker says the NSW Opposition will introduce the NSW Carers Recognition Bill 2010 this week, which will recognize the contribution that carers make in the community. Mrs ...Read on →
Morpeth Bridge closure postponed
Wednesday 10 March 2010 ~ The RTA advises that the planned night closure of Morpeth Bridge tomorrow night (Wednesday 10 March) has been postponed to allow time for the installation of additional equipment to support the bridge deck. ...Read on →
Eclectic Salon
Saturday, 13 (&14) March 2010 ~ GREENWAY GALLERY proudly supports Morpeth’s Festival of Two Palettes. A salon showing of selected artists Ileana Clarke, Ros Elkin, Caroline Lobsey , Linda Greedy , Pam Ireland and Gianna Fallavolitta. Only on the weekend ...Read on →
Postage Paid Berlin
Cooks Hill galleries presents a ‘European to Australia experience’ opening Friday March 19. The exhibition continues until April 12 and both artists paintings are online from March 16 at http://www.cookshill.com James Drinkwater - Exhibition of oil ...Read on →
Hair Loss for comrade
12 March 2010 ~ Girrakool School is holding a "hair loss" ceremony on the 12th of March inside the Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre at Mt Penang. As you are probably aware "the world's greatest shave" is approaching ...Read on →
LANE CLOSURE – NORTH OF SWANSEA BRIDGE
Monday (& Tuesday) 8 March 2010 ~ Motorists are advised of changed traffic conditions on the Pacific Highway one kilometre north of Swansea Bridge next week. The RTA will close one southbound lane on Monday 8 March ...Read on →
MORPETH BRIDGE – ONE NIGHT CLOSURE
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 ~ 6pm. RTA is working on the Morpeth Bridge to increase the bridge’s load capacity and reduce future maintenance requirements. In order to carry out this work, Morpeth Bridge will be closed to traffic ...Read on →
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