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Securing long-term jobs for the Hunter: HVO approval strikes right balance

A haul truck on the haul road at Hunter Valley Operations open cut coal mine near Singleton
The Minns Labor Government welcomes the determination by the Independent Planning Commission (IPC) to approve continuation of one of the State’s largest mining operations, subject to strict conditions, in a…
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$138m Cessnock Hospital Redevelopment reaches highest point of construction as CT Scanner is locked in

Artist's impression of the redeveloped Cessnock Hospital, Jurd Street entrance
The Cessnock community is a step closer to modern, state-of-the-art health facilities, with construction of the Cessnock Hospital Redevelopment reaching its highest point. Patients at Cessnock Hospital will also soon…
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Aboriginal-led organisations encouraged to apply for funding to deliver primary prevention initiatives through sport

Aboriginal-led organisations in the Electorate of Cessnock can apply for a share of $625,000 for primary prevention initiatives that use sport and active recreation to address the drivers of domestic,…
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Defibrillator grants return for sporting clubs in the Cessnock Electorate

Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program – grants of up to $3,000 for sporting clubs in the Cessnock Electorate
Community sporting organisations across the Electorate of Cessnock can now apply for grants of up to $3,000 to purchase potentially life-saving defibrillators through the 2026 Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program.…
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More than $4 million invested to strengthen firefighting fleet

New NSW Rural Fire Service firefighting vehicles for Lower Hunter brigades
More than $4.1 million worth of firefighting vehicles will be officially handed over to NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) brigades across the Lower Hunter District. Volunteers and local representatives will…
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Sport clubs in the Cessnock Electorate can score a win with vital grant funding

Local Sport Grant Program – grant funding for sport clubs in the Cessnock Electorate
Sporting organisations across the Electorate of Cessnock can take advantage of up to $4.65 million in funding following the opening of the NSW Government’s Local Sport Grant Program. The Program…
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Grants now open to prevent gender-based violence

16 Days of Activism Grant Program – grants to prevent gender-based violence
The Minns Labor Government is working with local communities to build a safer New South Wales through the 16 Days of Activism Grant Program to help stop violence before it…
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One Nation Hunter candidate wants to send Hunter train manufacturing jobs overseas

One Nation’s Hunter candidate Stuart Bonds says NSW should abandon plans to manufacture trains in the Hunter and instead send the work offshore – a move that would cost the…
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Consultation report published for upgrade of Newcastle Link Road and Minmi Road at Cameron Park

Artist impression: aerial view of the proposed overpass bridge at the Newcastle Link Road and Minmi Road intersection, Cameron Park
The proposed upgrade of the Newcastle Link Road and Minmi Road intersection at Cameron Park has reached another milestone, with the community consultation report now published. The NSW Government is…
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Securing the Hunter’s future: jobs and investment from mining land reuse

The Albanese and Minns Labor Governments and Muswellbrook and Lake Macquarie councils are working together to secure the future of the Hunter, with new plans set to unlock more than…
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