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Hunter Water's Tillegra Dam sweetener

4:00 AM AEDT | HUNTER Water has delivered a sweetener for the controversial Tillegra Dam project in a bid to win over its critics. The Herald can reveal Water Minister Phil Costa will today announce extra offset

Quake shakes Port Stephens

4:00 AM AEDT | A SMALL earthquake shook Port Stephens residents out of bed early yesterday morning, but authorities say no damage was caused. Geoscience Australia said the tremor, measuring 3.3 on the Richter sca

Time running out for Merewether's Surf House

4:00 AM AEDT | THE days are numbered for one of Newcastle's most prominent eyesores, with civic authorities stepping in to ensure Surf House is demolished, once and for all. The Merewether beachfront site is appr

Woolworths and late Bert Gambrill battle settled out of court

Upper Hunter recovers from global downturn

Toogoolawa School students start the day with meditation

Travel blogger embraces Newcastle

Ricky Kincheila jailed over Jewells Tavern attack

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I'M NOT SOFT: Ben keen to prove a point to doubters

4:00 AM AEDT | KNIGHTS prop Ben Cross hears the critics but does not flinch at their slings and arrows. On the eve of Newcastle's season-opening game against the Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium tonight, the 31-year-old p

MacDougall out of opening dogfight: Naiqama gets late call-up

4:00 AM AEDT | VETERAN Knights centre Adam MacDougall will miss tonight's season-opener against Canterbury-Bankstown at ANZ Stadium after being ruled out yesterday with a knee injury. The 34-year-old former Test

Jets agree to pay off EAS debt

Combative Ennis won't touch drugs issue

Jets on course to sign Abbas

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