Latest ABC News for Newcastle and the Hunter region of New South Wales http://www.abc.net.au/news/ http://abc.net.au/news/img/newslogo88.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ABC News Online Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:15:23 +1100 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:15:23 +1100 Hunter region tourism operators have won 20 of New South Wales' top tourism awards at a function in Sydney overnight. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2425958.htm 2425958 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:11:00 +1100 tourism awards-and-prizes newcastle-2300 A development application has been lodged for the first stage of major remediation works on a fertiliser manufacturing plant at Lake Macquarie. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2425952.htm 2425952 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:09:00 +1100 company-news urban-development-and-planning newcastle-2300 The newly-appointed chief executive officer of Newcastle's EnergyAustralia Stadium says he has held constructive talks with both the Knights and Jets, in an effort to resolve a dispute over the management of the venue. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2425945.htm 2425945 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:06:00 +1100 urban-development-and-planning clubs-and-associations newcastle-2300 A man from Newcastle who killed another man last year at Hamilton South, in the New South Wales Hunter, has pleaded guilty to his murder. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/21/2425944.htm 2425944 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:04:00 +1100 courts-and-trials murder-and-manslaughter hamilton-south-2303 newcastle-2300 Socceroos defender Adam Griffiths has agreed terms on a three-year deal with new Australian A-League club Gold Coast United, the club said Thursday. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/20/2425488.htm 2425488 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:00:00 +1100 sport football aleague australia nsw newcastle-2300 qld surfers-paradise-4217 Crash investigators have arrested and charged a 20-year-old man over a hit-and-run incident at Newcastle, in the New South Wales Hunter region, last month. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/20/2425006.htm 2425006 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:11:00 +1100 law-crime-and-justice crime nsw newcastle-2300 A Newcastle man who has admitted to killing another man at Hamilton South last year, says he told his girlfriend different versions of the attack to put her at ease. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/20/2424788.htm 2424788 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:10:00 +1100 courts-and-trials murder-and-manslaughter hamilton-2303 newcastle-2300 Hunter Valley police in New South Wales have deployed a Taser stun gun for the first time, on the same day the state's Ombudsman warned about the safety of the weapons. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/20/2424781.htm 2424781 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:03:00 +1100 police assault kurri-kurri-2327 newcastle-2300 Police have arrested an 80-year-old man for allegedly firing a gun during a neighbourhood dispute in the New South Wales Hunter region. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/20/2424770.htm 2424770 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:01:00 +1100 crime police caves-beach-2281 newcastle-2300 The community group fighting for the F3 Freeway link is worried an alternative proposal by private developers will add to existing traffic bottlenecks at Beresfield. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/20/2424767.htm 2424767 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:01:00 +1100 regional-development urban-development-and-planning beresfield-2322 branxton-2335 newcastle-2300 The Newcastle Jets have been warned they will not be able to play in their team strips when they take on the Wellington Phoenix in New Zealand this weekend. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/19/2424406.htm 2424406 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:40:00 +1100 sport football aleague newcastle-2300 new-zealand Hunter Valley police are investigating a car crash that has injured three adults and an left an infant with a fractured skull. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/19/2423667.htm 2423667 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:22:00 +1100 road-accidents dungog-2420 maitland-2320 newcastle-2300 New South Wales mid-north coast councils are to get about $6 million from the Federal Government's $250 million community infrastructure fund. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/19/2423630.htm 2423630 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:09:00 +1100 federal-government local-government bellingen-2454 coffs-harbour-2450 gloucester-2422 kempsey-2440 port-macquarie-2444 A new pathways education program to be introduced at Hunter high schools will aim to address skill shortages in the region's defence Industry. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/19/2423542.htm 2423542 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:00:00 +1100 defence-industry work newcastle-2300 A social impact study of a controversial harbourside restaurant development in Newcastle shows the net benefits outweigh concerns about noise and antisocial behaviour. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/19/2423530.htm 2423530 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:47:00 +1100 urban-development-and-planning newcastle-2300 Lake Macquarie City Council is the region's biggest winner from the Commonwealth's $300 million infrastructure stimulus package. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/19/2423525.htm 2423525 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:43:00 +1100 federal-government local-government newcastle-2300 speers-point-2284 The mayors of 11 New South Wales Hunter Valley councils will use the Australian Local Government summit in Canberra to lobby Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to fund the F3 Freeway link through to Branxton. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/18/2422508.htm 2422508 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:43:00 +1100 federal-government local-government branxton-2335 maitland-2320 newcastle-2300 Mining giant Coal and Allied hopes to develop coal bed methane extraction projects at all of its Hunter Valley operations to reduce its emissions footprint. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/18/2422502.htm 2422502 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:41:00 +1100 mining oil-and-gas coal newcastle-2300 singleton-2330 warkworth-2330 Newcastle police are investigating an armed robbery at the Mayfield Sport and Recreational Club last night. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/18/2422499.htm 2422499 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:36:00 +1100 armed-robbery newcastle-2300 The Health Services Union says staff at Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital have been assured that a mould problem can be contained. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/18/2422485.htm 2422485 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:30:00 +1100 unions doctors-and-medical-professionals healthcare-facilities occupational-health-and-safety activism-and-lobbying newcastle-2300 The New South Wales Government is spending $4 million to provide an extra 16 homes for crisis accommodation. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/17/2421781.htm 2421781 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:16:00 +1100 business-economics-and-finance industry housing community-and-society homelessness government-and-politics states-and-territories nsw newcastle-2300 wallsend-2287 John Hunter Hospital management in New South Wales will try to convince striking employees in its clinical information centre to return to work today, while it works to address a health issue in their department. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/17/2421456.htm 2421456 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:21:00 +1100 doctors-and-medical-professionals healthcare-facilities activism-and-lobbying health-administration lambton-2299 newcastle-2300 A 25-year-old man has died in a single vehicle crash on the New South Wales central coast. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/17/2421445.htm 2421445 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:13:00 +1100 road-accidents doyalson-2262 newcastle-2300 A Newcastle specialist says he is fed up with New South Wales bureaucrats ignoring crucial advice, leaving the state with shoddy new health facilities. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/17/2421440.htm 2421440 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:10:00 +1100 states-and-territories doctors-and-medical-professionals healthcare-facilities newcastle-2300