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High home prices force families together

High property prices and soaring rents are forcing many Hunter residents to adopt a more "European" approach to home ownership, and move in with extended family.

Maitland club goes into administration

Maitland Ex-Servicemen’s Club has gone into voluntary administration with its board of directors still hoping a property development will get them out of financial difficulty.

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The Medicare branch in Newcastle’s Hunter Street Mall is shutting and its services moving to a nearby Centrelink office. 1

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Police searching for two teenagers missing for more than a week believe the pair are still in the Hunter after receiving several reported sightings.

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A PUSH for the disputed abalone farm at Pindimar is back on with an environmental assessment currently being carried out by the proponent, AustAsia.
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PLANS to erect a $3.1 million surf clubhouse at Birubi Beach are back on the table after consensus was reached on a revised project blueprint.
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Self Esteem Workshop for Women

29 May 2012

Belmont Neighbourhood Centre is hosting a Self Esteem Workshop, run by the 'Hunter Women's Centre'. It will be held on Tuesday 29th May from 12:30pm - 3:30pm. Cost is $5.00 which includes light ...

Hunter Region Drama School's Spring Awakening

30 May 2012

Spring Awakening, the hit musical merging Frank Wedekind’s controversial, classic play with an indie‐rock score by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, will have its Newcastle premiere as part of Hunter ...

Next meeting of the Jane Austen Society (Hunter Branch)

30 May 2012

The next meeting of the Jane Austen Society will be held at 7pm on 30th May at the DAPA Theatre, Hamilton. This meeting will discuss the many varying forms of the male species which Austen created ...

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