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CROWDED SCHEDULE: Wickham Park will host both This That and Scene & Heard festivals in November. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

Summer of festival love coming to rock the Hunter

Kangaroos threaten Hunter wine vintage

DONNA SHARPE

DISPUTE: Aurizon says strike will cause "significant economic disruption".

Action will cause ‘significant economic disruption’

Ian Kirkwood

APPROVED: An aerial view of the Willow Tree Gravels quarry on Merriwa Road.

Quarry extension to cost $500,000

Madeline Link

All revved up for a special milestone

Cody Tsaousis

We just love volunteering, it’s our hobby

Rod Thompson

SUPPORT: Rugby league great and Maitland Community Men's Shed member John King with the first bales of hay and grain donated. Picture: Simone De Peak

Legends in a league of their own

Sage Swinton

CROWDED SCHEDULE: Wickham Park will host both This That and Scene & Heard festivals in November. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

Summer of festival love coming to rock the Hunter

Kangaroos threaten Hunter wine vintage

DONNA SHARPE

Oh, so close | PHOTOS, VIDEO

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Local champions shine at star-studded event

They’ve built up a good culture

Rod Thompson

Oh, so close | PHOTOS, VIDEO

Rod Thompson

Local champions shine at star-studded event

Pic: Trackside Photography

Partnership set to pay big dividends

Reserves light up competition | PHOTOS

Rod Thompson

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Family Friendly: As a family run business, Cake Me Away know exactly what families are looking for in all types of cakes. Photo: Supplied.

The icing is on the cake

Andrew Lotherington

Successful Partnership: Sean "Zack" Bennett and Liam Ryan have proved to be a great team. Photo: Supplied.

This calls for a celebration

Andrew Lotherington

Keeping a close eye: Watching livestock very closely provides a very good picture of what is required day by day, week by week and month by month. Photo: Supplied.

Had enough of drought?

Andrew Lotherington

Family Friendly: As a family run business, Cake Me Away know exactly what families are looking for in all types of cakes. Photo: Supplied.

The icing is on the cake

More and more Australians are turning to professional accreditations to be more competitive in a changing workforce.

Finding the edge in a workforce scaling new heights

Emma Elsworthy

PREMIUM: Geoff Butler (pictured) with his bulls, has been producing quality Santa Gertrudis that have become highly regarded in the market.

The proof is all in the eating

Security: Make sure valuables such as jewellery, laptops, credit cards and identity documents such as passports are locked away safely

Tips to stay secure

Security: Make sure valuables such as jewellery, laptops, credit cards and identity documents such as passports are locked away safely

Renovating? Some tips to stay secure

The Desert Rose was designed and built in Wollongong and will be disassembled and shipped to Dubai to be reconstructed over a 10-day period in November as part of the Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018.

Focus on dementia and energy

All revved up for a special milestone

Cody Tsaousis

Jan Owen, CEO of the Foundation for Young Australians, was the overall winner of the inaugural Women of Influence awards in 2012. Photo: Elke Meitzel

Women of Influence 2018: award spurred on original winner Jan Owen

Hannah Tattersall

We just love volunteering, it’s our hobby

Rod Thompson

All revved up for a special milestone

TEEING OFF: Danny Eather (Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service), Tom Cartwright (Bengalla), Gareth Lloyd (JMG), Clayton Denny (Epiroc) and Daryl Egan (Muswellbrook RSL Club).

Teeing off for a great cause

Cody Tsaousis

Alison Balding has become the first Upper Hunter road safety officer.

Road safety officer hopes to keep locals safe and sound

Cody Tsaousis

Oh, so close | PHOTOS, VIDEO

Reserves light up competition | PHOTOS

And, then there were three | PHOTOS

History in the making | PHOTOS

Title defence one victory away | PHOTOS

Rod Thompson

Sam Checo dresses her Mango backstage ahead of the cat fashion show.

Felines take to the catwalk in fashion extravaganza

I’m living in hope that someone may remember something | PHOTOS

Rod Thompson

A part of the social fabric of communities | PHOTOS

Mike Wong

Quiet! Thinking in progress

Michelle Haines Thomas

Everyone’s swearing, nobody gives a damn

Steve Biddulph

Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

Forget MP soundbites, policies tell real story

Roj Amedi

PENNIES: Pensioners shouldn't hold their breath waiting for a windfall from the September 20 pension increase.

Don’t bank on big pension increase

Eileen Wood

Modern marvel: The second lock of the Panama Canal.

Cruise the Panama Canal with The Senior

Samara Ross

REV-OLUTION: Former combat medic Rick Carey is riding around Australia to raise funds for PTSD

Rick embarks on wild ride to help break PTSD cycle

Rowan Cowley

Labor has revealed its plan to lower power prices amidst the coalition's energy policy standstill.

Labor unveils plan to cut power prices

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Transport owner Scott Wilson (left) is carting hay to drought-stricken farmers in NSW.

More hay heading into western NSW

The Nationals want new coal-fired power plants and a ban lifted on nuclear energy.

Nationals generate support for coal power

The prime minister has my support: Dutton

Pat Griffiths

Only last week, the prime minister said regulation would deny the parliament a voice on the policy.

PM risks coalition spat on energy backflip

Pat Griffiths

The Riverina community raised almost $200,000 for a young man who lost his legs and hand.

Drought can't diminish bush towns' spirit

Hannah Higgins

Psychiatrist Donald Grant says Alex McEwan appeared in control of what he was doing.

Schizophrenia had 'no role' in Qld killing

Warren Barnsley

On the beach at Townsville… strolling comfortably in shorts.

A warm reprieve from winter is waiting up north

John Rozentals

PRETTY AS A PICTURE: The beautiful glass pavilion is cantilevered over the lake at Brick Bay.

Be charmed by villages in New Zealand’s Matakana

Sue Preston

Enjoy the delicious juices of a traditional sausage at Kaohsiung's night market.

Insiders tips about the world’s top rated foodie experiences

According to recent insights from Beaumont Tiles’ What’s my style quiz, Scandinavian was the number one style choice for renovators aged 16 to 25.

Appeal lies in the classics

A shortage of avocados in New Zealand has prompted criminal gangs to target orchards.

NZ avocado shortage leads to crime wave

Recipe from australianbeef.com.au

Try this: Meatball, zucchini and chickpea soup