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<title><![CDATA[Pasha Bulker flood recreated by researchers]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The 2007 Pasha Bulker flood has been recreated as part of a research project designed to improve modelling and flood preparation across Australia.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Psych unit 'loses' a patient a month]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Patients are escaping from Morisset psychiatric hospital at a rate of almost one a month, with some missing for up to several days at a time.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Victim calls for better monitoring of mental health patients]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[An alleged victim of sex killer Trent Jennings has called for ankle bracelet technology to monitor patients on day release.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Retired priest walks free]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A jury has found a retired Catholic priest not guilty of allegations he molested a 12-year-old boy while serving at the St Pius X parish at Windale more than two decades ago.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New curator for Newcastle Art Gallery]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Newcastle Art Gallery has appointed its first curator in more than seven years. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Whistleblower Gillian Sneddon wins first round]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The state of NSW has lost the first round in Swansea whistleblower Gillian Sneddon’s legal fight to hold it liable for the actions of disgraced former government minister Milton Orkopoulos.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Switch in search for murdered woman's husband]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Homicide detectives have reassessed their hunt for missing man Darren Fishburn after an air and land search failed to find any trace of the man whose wife was found murdered in a Greta home.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Grey skies bring utility bills relief]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hunter households have saved hundreds of dollars from their energy and water bills thanks to a summer of miserable weather.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rutherford students evacuated after fire]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[More than 30 students from Rutherford Technology High School were evacuated after a fire at Red Alert Laser Tag in Beresfield yesterday. 
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Red tape stops girls' urgent treatment trip]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Teenage sisters Leanna and Bethany Mills have faced many battles as the only two children in the world known to be diagnosed with the painful and debilitating disorder primary dystonia.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Watts in Seal Rocks to film new movie]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Actress Naomi Watts, 43, finished a morning of filming at Seal Rocks yesterday with a dip in the ocean.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Newcastle hosts two cruise ships]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hunter sea watchers could be forgiven for thinking they saw double yesterday after the Hunter hosted two cruise ships for the first time.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Catho land lots ready to be sold]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Developer Rose Group says it intends to start selling blocks of land off the plan at Catherine Hill Bay this year from $205,000.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Police find fig death threat caller]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Police believe they have identified the person responsible for alleged fig-related death threats against Newcastle councillors but are unlikely to take action against him.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[LIVE Party Pics]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Musicians of all different kinds have been on show in Newcastle over the past week.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lake shark mystery solved]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The four-metre tiger shark found in Lake Macquarie  was caught 50kilometres offshore during the weekend’s game fishing competition.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Whistleblower wins right to appeal]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The state of NSW could have to pay ‘‘at least’’ $438,000 to Swansea whistleblower Gillian Sneddon if an appeal against a NSW Supreme Court decision is successful, a NSW Court of Appeal judge found today.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Redhead shark attack victim speaks]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Shark attack victim Glen ‘‘Lenny’’ Folkard will take his biggest steps on the long road to recovery today when he walks for the first time since a bull shark almost took his life three weeks ago.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fire at laser tag venue, students evacuated]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Students from Rutherford Technology High School were evacuated following a fire at Red Alert Laser Tag in Beresfield this afternoon.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Search for husband of dead Greta woman]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A major search is under way for the husband of a Hunter woman found strangled in the back shed of her grandmother’s house as investigators reveal they have no ‘‘formal’’ suspects in the murder.
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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