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Questions: A Lock the Gate question to the Independent Planning Commission last week has put the Bylong coal mine proposal up in the air.

Controversial Bylong coal mine proposal in limbo

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ONGOING: Police negotiators are working on Monday to coax inmates down from the roof of the facility. Picture: AAP

Seven injured in Central Coast juvenile justice centre riot: police

New Lambton's Tara Andrews celebrates with Georgia Amess. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

WPL: New Lambton secure premiership with 4-1 win

VITAL: A life ring similar to the one used in the rescue on Saturday. Picture: Marina Neil

Off-duty cop aids family in surf

Speak up: Ruby Hackett and Aleeyah Clifford, who said criminalising abortion didn't decrease the rate at which it occurred, it just made it more dangerous. She said it should be treated as healthcare. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

Our Body Our Choice rally in Newcastle calls for NSW to decriminalise abortion

Big plans: Newcastle Jockey Club chief executive Matt Benson. He hopes to use recycled water to irrigate the racecourse. Picture: Simon McCarthy

Plan to send treated effluent to Newcastle Racecourse

Controversial Bylong coal mine proposal in limbo

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Digging from Newcastle to the other side of the world

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Stewart Avenue cut to one lane for two nights for safety work

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Boy, 6, dies and two hurt after East Seaham single-car crash

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NSW Waratahs visit to tackle Hunter's mental health

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Seven injured in Central Coast juvenile justice centre riot: police

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Jesse Ramien

Ramien struggling to live up to the hype after Roosters' shocker

One of the best: In a well-beaten side, Conner Watson could hold his head high after the loss to the Roosters on Saturday. Picture: Darren Pateman/AAP.

"It felt like we just gave up": Connor Watson on Knights' capitulation

MIRROR IMAGE: Newcastle Northstars' Luke Simpson and Canberra Brave's Wahebe Darge battle it out at Hunter Ice Skating Stadium on Sunday. Picture: PowerPlay Photographics

Australian Ice Hockey League: Malloy reaches double ton but Northstars beat twice

Magic celebrate Mitch Oxborrow's goal. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

NPL: Magic and Bears stay on Eagles' tail | video, photos

Newcastle Rugby League: Western Suburbs on top but finals battle below

Newcastle Rugby League: Western Suburbs on top but finals battle below

Josh Callinan

Sam Mudford

Hunter Coast Premier Hockey League: Mudford double boosts Wests to outright third

Josh Callinan

POINTS: Jaimee Seebohm

Hunters suffer first defeat

BRETT KEEBLE

GOALS: Reed Van Huisstede

Black Diamond AFL: Singleton Roosters sound a warning

ROBERT DILLON

Big plans: Newcastle Jockey Club chief executive Matt Benson. He hopes to use recycled water to irrigate the racecourse. Picture: Simon McCarthy

Plan to send treated effluent to Newcastle Racecourse

Big plans: Newcastle Jockey Club chief executive Matt Benson. He hopes to use recycled water to irrigate the racecourse. Picture: Simon McCarthy

Plan to send treated effluent to Newcastle Racecourse

Dwindling supply: Chichester Dam is one of the Lower Hunter's main water storages. It is presently at 73.7 per cent.

Code red for Hunter's water security

Dwindling supply: Chichester Dam is one of the Lower Hunter's main water storages. It is presently at 73.7 per cent.

Code red for Hunter's water security

The business end of the Hunter's sewage network

The business end of the Hunter's sewage network

The business end of the Hunter's sewage network

The business end of the Hunter's sewage network

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JUST BEAT IT: Taikoz: The Beauty of 8 is being performed at Newcastle's Civic Theatre on July 26. Picture: Supplied

An ancient Japanese art gets an Aussie makeover

Lisa Rockman

DEBUT: Natalie Abbott, left, as Muriel Heslop in the hilarious and heartwarming Muriel's Wedding The Musical. Pictures: Jeff Busby

Muriel's Wedding The Musical is better than an ABBA song

Lisa Rockman

STALWART: Raul Cabrera celebrates 10 years of running Bocados. Pictures: Max Mason-Hubers

You gotta be good to get in 10 years; just ask Raul at Bocados

Daniel Honan

JUST BEAT IT: Taikoz: The Beauty of 8 is being performed at Newcastle's Civic Theatre on July 26. Picture: Supplied

An ancient Japanese art gets an Aussie makeover

Humble: Don Walker, an Australian songwriting legend, and member of Cold Chisel.

Don Walker: All the words that count in new lyric book Songs

Jim Kellar

STILL ON TOP: A Four Pillars negroni at Coal & Cedar. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

Food Bites: Coal & Cedar still top shelf

Lisa Rockman

Local engineering firm building Australia's future

Local engineering firm building Australia's future

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Working out is good for both the mind and body

Working out is good for both the mind and body

Tom Sebo

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Local engineering firm building Australia's future

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From left to right is Chris Duggan, Julian Morton, Andrew Terrell, Matt Kean (former Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation).

The hard work of every team member results in amazing national accolade

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Helping hand: Support coordination services for people with serious mental illness are creating 'profound' changes to people's lives.

Working to stop people with a mental illness 'falling through the gaps'

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PEACEFUL: It's an uninterrupted view from the lounge.

Homes of the Hunter | Glorious getaway at Swansea Heads

Alex Morris

LANDMARK: A studio in The Moorings on King Street in Newcastle was bought for $247,000 after two weeks on the market.

Inner city studio in The Moorings moves quickly before $247k sale

Renee Valentine

BIG RESULT: There was plenty of interest before this Dudley property was secured at auction last weekend for $1.341 million.

Hot auction in Dudley: Debs Parade home sold for the first time

Renee Valentine

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Fire Rescue NSW | Driver rescued at Cooks Hill

Fire Rescue NSW | Driver rescued at Cooks Hill

Ralph Smith
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FIT AND FUN: Variety Spin 4 Kids raises funds for Hunter children who are sick, disadvantaged or have special needs. It also provides a good training goal through winter.

Get in a spin for kids with Variety cycling charity event

Renee Valentine

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PAST PITS: The AA Co's 10 pits in 19th century inner Newcastle. The company once had a controversial monopoly over mining.

How the Australian Agricultural Company went from merinos to mines

Mike Scanlon

EFFORTS: Maud styles at her home in Toronto. Picture: Marina Neil

A contribution worth a round of applause - and wool

Max McKinney

Magic celebrate Mitch Oxborrow's goal. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

NPL: Magic and Bears stay on Eagles' tail | video, photos

GAME ON: Wanderers' Dan Kevill (left) shapes up against rivals Merewether Carlton on Saturday.

Newcastle Hunter Rugby Union: Wanderers savour victory over rivals Merewether

From Launceston to Wollongong and Ballarat, check out some of the best articles of the Australian Community Media week.

12 of the best: National Gallery of (Real) Australia

PEACEFUL: It's an uninterrupted view from the lounge.

Homes of the Hunter | Glorious getaway at Swansea Heads

Buzz Aldrin steps from The Eagle lunar module on to the moon. Here, on Australian TV sets, we watched in glorious black and white. Picture: NASA

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A small step, a town rivalry and screaming in the jungle

Joanne Crawford

Family: Mark and Lydia Collins at home with their children Max, Willow and Poppy.

One family's battle with childhood epilepsy

Lee Curnow

Murrurundi resident Ruth Roser puts another load of washing on the line. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

Murrurundi's water lifeline

Matthew Kelly

Immersive: Declan Neary, Lucinda Paterson, Leslie Mooney and Riti Bhattacharya. The concert was the first of its kind for a conservatorium in NSW. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

University of Newcastle hosts its first virtual reality concert

Short Takes July 22: readers have their say

Short Takes July 22: readers have their say

IMPORTANT: Reader John Lawton argues that the debate over freedom of religion in Australia is a sideshow to many more important issues facing the country.

Science helped us soar, so make it a priority

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Funerals: the times are a-changing

Funerals: the times are a-changing

Cheryl Field

KEEP ON TOP OF IT: Pharmacists recommend osteoarthritis sufferers talk to their health professional to ensure they are approaching their pain management in the best way.

Osteo sufferers face medication tighten-up

New horizons: Maureen Gleeson (right) and fellow She Shedder Joy Schornikow.

Sheilas sharing the shed

Simon Garner

A Victorian man is suing police, alleging he was assaulted during a counter-terror raid in 2014.

Vic cops on battery claim over terror raid

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NSW is preparing to introduce Australia's toughest laws against vegan vigilantes.

Two-pronged attack on vegan vigilantes

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Sydney will double the number of baits on council-owned land to manage a rising rat population.

More baits to tackle Sydney's rat problem

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Detainees have rioted and stabbed inmates at a juvenile justice centre on the NSW Central Coast.

Four surrender in NSW juvenile prison riot

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Victorian ratepayers may have to pay for their recycling to go to landfill if a processor closes.

Investor may step into Vic recycling chaos

Christine McGinn
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Barnaby Joyce is worried increasing compulsory super will make it hard for employers to keep staff.

Labor warns Morrison backbenchers on super

Marnie Banger
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Clive Palmer is on deck for the resumption of the Queensland Nickel trial in Brisbane.

Clive Palmer shows up at Qld Nickel trial

Aaron Bunch
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The Greens will attempt to ban public funding of coal-fired power in federal parliament.

Greens' bill to ban taxpayer cash for coal

Rebecca Gredley
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The 2019 ASC of NSW Next Generation Committee. From left to right, Bianca Williams, Cassilis, Carl Schubert, Dungog, Camilla Herbig, Collie, Amiee Snowden, Tocumal, Heather Earney, Bedgerabong, Tim Green, Nimmitabel, Abbie Wilesmith, Milton, Joe Murphy, Bribbaree, Sarah Cudmore, Griffith, Isabel Hawken, Lowther and Tobi Payne, Parkes.

All the photos from the ShowAll Rural Ball

Olivia Calver
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Scott Morrison says he won't be making any deals to get a bill for a drought fund across the line.

No deals on drought fund laws: Morrison

Paul Osborne

Inland rail inquiry divides NSW Farmers

Inland rail inquiry divides NSW Farmers

Samantha Townsend

No visit to Nambucca would be complete without a walk along the V-Wall.

Nambucca hasn't changed, and that's great

Rochelle Tubb

Street residents Gwyn Headley and Sarah Badham

That's a bit steep: record taken from NZ

Lake Louise: Definitely a North American highlight.

Find your next holiday amongst these travel deals

John Rozentals

MANAGE YOUR PAIN: Simple activities including daily stretching, exercise and relaxation can help you manage your pain.

Tips to manage your pain

STALWART: Raul Cabrera celebrates 10 years of running Bocados. Pictures: Max Mason-Hubers

You gotta be good to get in 10 years; just ask Raul at Bocados

Daniel Honan

Recipe and photo by McKenziesfoods.com.au

It's National Lamington Day! Celebrate with this vegan recipe