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ATSB months from finalising plan crash investigation
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says it will take several months to complete its investigation into a fatal plane crash in the Upper Hunter on Christmas Eve.[MORE]
Plane crash survivor in stable condition
The 38-year-old pilot of a Christmas Eve light plane crash in Northern New south Wales is recovering in hospital.[MORE]
Two dead after light plane crashes in NSW, Vic
Two people have died after separate light plane crashes in NSW and Victoria.[MORE]
One dead after plane crashes into NSW ravine
Rescue services say one person has died in a light plane crash in north-west New South Wales.[MORE]
Farmer fears wild dog sheep threat
A day after plans were announced to list wild dogs as a key threat, an Upper Hunter farmer is warning dog attacks could eventually end sheep farming in the region.[MORE]
Fuel prices not slowing Upper Hunter tourism
Hunter Tourism says higher petrol prices have not deterred people from visiting the Upper Hunter.[MORE]
Regions face tougher drought conditions
The drought has tightened its grip on the Central Tablelands, Molong and Mudgee-Merriwa rural lands protection boards (RLPBs).[MORE]
Union takes ambulance crew campaign to IRC
The Health Services Union is taking its fight for two-person ambulance crews at all Hunter stations to the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) today.[MORE]
Residents urged to share local bushfire knowledge
A new bushfire risk management plan is being prepared for parts of the Upper Hunter.[MORE]
Merriwa health facility to unite health workers
Work is well underway on Merriwa's Multipurpose Health Facility, with stage one expected to be complete next month.[MORE]
Health union rejects ambulance service's SES, RFS plan
The Health Services Union says the ambulance service's idea of using the State Emergency Service (SES) and Rural Fire Service (RFS) to help solve its staffing problems is unacceptable.[MORE]
Hunter paramedics threaten strike
Hunter paramedics are threatening to take industrial action because of ongoing concerns about single-officer ambulance crews.[MORE]
Telstra offers Next G phone assurances
Upper Hunter residents are being reassured they will not be worse off with a change in mobile network coverage from next week.[MORE]
Hunter gets record rain
The Hunter has bucked a state-wide weather pattern, recording above average rainfall across the region last year.[MORE]
Drought declaration for Mudgee-Merriwa region
The entire Mudgee-Merriwa Rural Lands Protection Board (RLPB) is now Exceptional Circumstances (EC) declared.[MORE]
Merriwa mums campaign for maternity services
Mothers in the Merriwa district will today begin a new campaign to push for maternity services to be reopened at the local hospital.[MORE]
Sex shop has NSW town well covered
An American adult shop - which sent sex toys to Iraq as a publicity stunt two years ago - has now set its sights on the town of Merriwa in the NSW upper Hunter Valley.[MORE]
Guild backs chemist over condom ban
The Pharmacy Guild says a chemist in the New South Wales Hunter Valley is well within his rights to refuse to stock condoms on ethical grounds.[MORE]
Ex-mayors await preference distribution
The distribution of preferences will decide the outcome of most of the positions on the new Upper Hunter Shire Council, after Saturday's election.[MORE]
