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Bravery honour for Murrurundi security guard
An Upper Hunter security guard will get an Australian Bravery Award today, after he confronted an intruder at a local bowling club in 2006.[MORE]
Minister urged to green light Scone water plan
The Minister for Planning is being urged to sign off on plans for Scone's $16 million water supply upgrade.[MORE]
Gas pipeline developers hope to use local reserves
Developers of a natural gas pipeline between Queensland and Hunter in New South Wales, through the north-west, say they are talking to gas producers in the region about the possibility of tapping into the large reserves in the Pilliga.[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]
Upper Hunter seminar to examine safe food handling
The safe handling of food will be the focus of a seminar in the Upper Hunter 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]
Union maintains push for two-person ambulance crews
The Health Services Union is hoping its campaign for two-person ambulance crewing across the region can be resolved at a meeting with the ambulance service today.[MORE]
Liverpool Plains contemplates further housing development
The Liverpool Plains Shire Council says it will wait for more information before agreeing to the release of dozens of new building blocks.[MORE]
Fears horse flu outbreak threatens yearling sales
There are fears for the immediate future of the thoroughbred breeding industry after a confirmed outbreak of horse flu in Australia's premier breeding region, the New South Wales Hunter Valley.[MORE]
Horse flu spreads to thoroughbred 'heartland'
Equine influenza has spread to Australia's thoroughbred breeding heartland, with a horse on an Upper Hunter broodmare farm testing positive to the virus.[MORE]
Coal mining opponents look to protect rights
Opponents of coal mining plans on the Liverpool Plains in New South Wales' north are to meet today to consider introducing a private members bill to State Parliament to safeguard their interests.[MORE]
Rain helps ease Murrurundi water bans
Water restrictions are being eased in the New South Wales Upper Hunter Valley town of Murrurundi today, after good rain doubled the capacity of the town's supply dam to 38 per cent full.[MORE]
Snow falls in upper Hunter region, more gales for Newcastle
The extreme weather front has dropped a blanket of snow over large parts of the upper Hunter region in New South Wales.[MORE]
Council may introduce water tank rebates
The Upper Hunter Council is considering introducing rain tank rebates in the shire, as water supplies reach worrying levels.[MORE]
Stock routes favoured for gas pipeline
The company proposing to build a $700 million pipeline from Queensland to Newcastle says its decision to run the infrastructure along existing stock routes north of Murrurundi will limit its environmental impact.[MORE]
Big Hunter olive crop predicted
It has been a bumper year for Hunter's olive industry, which is expected to produce a record crop.[MORE]
Murrurundi water crisis deepens
Murrurundi's critical water shortage has worsened, prompting new restrictions and fears the town's supply dam could dry up within six months.[MORE]
BHP coal deal fuels talk of new rail tunnel
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) says BHP Billiton's search for coal in north-west New South Wales is the strongest indicator yet that the Murrurundi rail tunnel could be viable.[MORE]
Tunnel campaign could be rejuvenated
A renewed campaign is expected to be launched today for a rail tunnel through the Liverpool Ranges near Murrurundi.[MORE]
Council to hold wind farm meeting
Liverpool Plains Shire Council is to hold a special meeting tomorrow to consider the future of a proposed wind farm near Murrurundi.[MORE]
Councillors to tour wind farm site
Councillors from Upper Hunter and Liverpool Plains councils will tour Macquarie Generation's proposed wind farm site north of Murrurundi, in central-eastern New South Wales, today.[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]
