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PARLIAMENT PASSES NEWS MEDIA AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS MANDATORY BARGAINING CODE

PARLIAMENT PASSES NEWS MEDIA AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS MANDATORY BARGAINING CODE

MHV NEWS February 25 1:35 PM

Parliament has today passed the Morrison Government’s world-leading News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code that addresses the bargaining power imbalance between news media businesses and digital platforms. The Code was developed after extensive analysis from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), including...

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Armed Robbery Henny Penny – Wallsend

Armed Robbery Henny Penny – Wallsend

MHV NEWS February 24 10:07 PM

About 8.30pm (Wednesday 24 February 2021), a man, armed with a firearm, entered a takeaway food store on Cowper Street, Wallsend, and threatened four employees before stealing cash, a handbag. The armed man fled out the back door and a female employee chased him into...

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State Government lets playground rot into dangerous state of disrepair

State Government lets playground rot into dangerous state of disrepair

MHV NEWS February 24 9:39 PM

Today Tim Crakanthorp was at the Neill Terrace playground with Hamilton South residents to speak with the media about thier petition for a replacement playground. The State Government has allowed this playground to rott into a dangerous state of disrepair and has no plans to...

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AUCKLAND DECLARED COVID HOT SPOT

AUCKLAND DECLARED COVID HOT SPOT

MHV NEWS February 24 8:16 PM

Following the New Zealand Government’s report yesterday of three additional cases of COVID-19 in Auckland, NSW Health is contacting travellers who have arrived from New Zealand since Saturday 20 February on quarantine-free flights to check if they have been to any new venues of concern...

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Four Bedroom Cessnock house sells for more than half a million

Four Bedroom Cessnock house sells for more than half a million

MHV NEWS February 23 10:49 PM

Proof Covid has had no impact on the housing market in the Hunter Valley as this four bedroom faultless family design house in Cessnock sells for $650,000. The house is framed by beautifully landscaped grounds and set in a quiet cul-de-sac within Cessnock’s premier housing...

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Newcastle have your say – Shortland Pedestrian Safety

Newcastle have your say – Shortland Pedestrian Safety

MHV NEWS February 23 10:33 PM

Great news for Shortland! If you live, work or play in Shortland, the City of Newcastle is calling for community feedback on a proposal to improve safety for pedestrians and amenity of the local centre in Shortland. Community consultation undertaken in April 2019 and June...

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Newcastle Council reaffirms 1953 commmitment to keep ocean baths free and safe for all

Newcastle Council reaffirms 1953 commmitment to keep ocean baths free and safe for all

MHV NEWS February 23 10:15 PM

In 1953, the City’s Labor Councillors fought a long and bitter campaign against their conservative opponents to make Newcastle Ocean Baths free for all. This evening, Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelms and her Labor colleagues took the opportunity to reaffirm that commitment to ensure that Newcastle...

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Newcastle manufacturer fined $82,500 for air pollution

Newcastle manufacturer fined $82,500 for air pollution

MHV NEWS February 22 3:47 PM

Koppers Carbon Materials and Chemicals Pty Ltd has been convicted and ordered to pay a total of $82,500, following prosecution by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) for a spill of coal tar pitch and unlicensed fume emissions at its Mayfield plant. Koppers was convicted...

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Suspicious fire at former sports club – Belmont

Suspicious fire at former sports club – Belmont

MHV NEWS February 22 9:59 AM

Police are investigating after fire destroyed a former clubhouse in Lake Macquarie overnight. About 10.45pm (Sunday 21 February 2021), emergency services were called to a building on Maude Street, Belmont, following reports the former sports club was well alight. Fire and Rescue New South Wales...

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BELMONT MAN CHARGED WITH HIGH RANGE DRINK DRIVING

BELMONT MAN CHARGED WITH HIGH RANGE DRINK DRIVING

MHV NEWS February 21 3:13 PM

A man has been charged with high-range drink driving after allegedly being caught almost six times the legal limit in the Hunter yesterday. Just before 5.30pm (Thursday 18 February 2021), officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Highway Patrol stopped an unregistered Subaru Outback on Nelson Bay...

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WALLSEND WOMAN CHARGED FOR RIPPING OFF NDIS

WALLSEND WOMAN CHARGED FOR RIPPING OFF NDIS

MHV NEWS February 21 12:33 PM

A woman will face court after she was charged with fraudulently receiving benefits from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). In November 2020, detectives from Quakers Hill Police Area Command commenced an investigation into fraudulent activities allegedly committed by a woman aged in her 60s....

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You can run, but you can’t hide from the dog squad.

You can run, but you can’t hide from the dog squad.

MHV NEWS February 19 6:09 PM

On Tuesday afternoon a stolen Toyota Hilux was sighted in the Borragul area by Highway patrol officers. The vehicle was seen to stop and the driver run off and over a fence. PD Yule attended and commenced a track which resulted in the suspect being...

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MAN AIRLIFTED TO JOHN HUNTER AFTER SERIOUS CRASH NEAR CESSNOCK

MAN AIRLIFTED TO JOHN HUNTER AFTER SERIOUS CRASH NEAR CESSNOCK

MHV NEWS February 18 9:06 PM

Emergency services were called to a person trapped inside the vehicle after the vehicle collidied with tree near Cessnock around 9pm last night. Emergency services extracted the man from the vehicle on a spine board and he was airlifted to John Hunter with serious injuries.

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FOURTH MAN CHARGED OVER NEWCASTLE SHOOTING AND BREAK AN ENTER

FOURTH MAN CHARGED OVER NEWCASTLE SHOOTING AND BREAK AN ENTER

MHV NEWS February 18 8:04 PM

A fourth man has been charged as investigations continue into an alleged break and enter and shooting in Newcastle last month. About 8.10pm on Thursday 14 January 2021, two 19-year-old men attended an apartment on Newcastle Road, Jesmond, where they spoke with a 36-year-old man....

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Two men charged with damaging police car during a brawl

Two men charged with damaging police car during a brawl

MHV NEWS February 18 12:00 PM

Two men will face court today after allegedly damaging a police vehicle during a brawl in the Hunter Valley overnight. About 1am (Thursday 18 February 2021), officers attached to Hunter Valley Police District were called to Clarence Way, Muswellbrook, following reports of a brawl. Upon...

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Cessnock man charged with attempted murder of 5 month old baby

Cessnock man charged with attempted murder of 5 month old baby

MHV NEWS February 17 8:32 PM

A man has been charged over the alleged attempted murder of a baby in the state’s Hunter region last year. On Saturday 12 December 2020, police received reports that a then aged five-month-old girl had been taken to a local hospital suffering critical injuries. She...

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NET ZERO BY 2030 WILL DESTROY SOME OF THE HIGHEST PAYING JOBS IN THE HUNTER REGION.

NET ZERO BY 2030 WILL DESTROY SOME OF THE HIGHEST PAYING JOBS IN THE HUNTER REGION.

MHV NEWS February 17 11:10 AM

Many people argue why should we care about the coal industry when it does not employ as many people as other sectors. Whilst it’s true the coal industry does not employ as many people as the hospitality and retail industries in the Hunter Region, but...

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A man remains behind bars tonight after a female officer was assaulted during a dramatic arrest

A man remains behind bars tonight after a female officer was assaulted during a dramatic arrest

MHV NEWS February 16 9:16 PM

A man has been charged after a police officer was assaulted during an arrest in Lake Macquarie overnight. About 8pm (Monday 15 February 2021), a man entered the backyard of a home on King Street, Hillsborough, where it’s alleged he damaged sporting equipment. The homeowners...

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Two men arrested after a dangerous high speed pursuit through the streets of Raymond Terrace

Two men arrested after a dangerous high speed pursuit through the streets of Raymond Terrace

MHV NEWS February 11 5:43 PM

Two men were arrested after a high speed pursuit through the streets of Raymond Terrace in the early hours of Saturday the 6th of February. Police observed a blue Toyota Kluger travelling along Tathra St Raymond Terrace. Police attempted to stop the vehicle for the...

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FITZGIBBION: NET ZERO TO BECOME UNIVERSAL POLICY ACROSS THE WORLD

FITZGIBBION: NET ZERO TO BECOME UNIVERSAL POLICY ACROSS THE WORLD

MHV NEWS February 10 10:16 PM

Joel Fitzgibbion is continuing to tow the party line and promoting Labors climate change agenda, including the net zero emissions by 2050. Joel Fitzgibbion told 2CC Stephen Cenatiempo that net zero emissions by 2050 will become universal policy by governments across the world. Look, I...

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