Hunter Drug Court celebrates a decade of making a difference in fight against drugs

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March 30 2021 - 5:00am
BREAKING THE CYCLE: Judge Paul Cloran at the Hunter Drug Court on Monday. The drug court program is celebrating a decade of making a difference in the fight against drug addiction. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
BREAKING THE CYCLE: Judge Paul Cloran at the Hunter Drug Court on Monday. The drug court program is celebrating a decade of making a difference in the fight against drug addiction. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

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Sam Rigney

Court Reporter

Sam began his Newcastle Herald career as a night police reporter in 2011. He is an experienced court reporter who has won two national court reporting awards, including the Kennedy Award for Outstanding Court Reporting for his coverage of the Hunter's worst serial rapist. Before working at the Herald, Sam was a sports journalist with the Maitland Mercury where he won awards for his coverage of the Newcastle Rugby League salary cap scandal. Sam is a Novocastrian born-and-bred.

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