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• Newcastle to become centre of research for snake bite treatment - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

  

  Newcastle to become centre of research for snake bite treatmentPostedNovember 09, 2015 08:44:15 A Newcastle researcher specialising in snake venom has been awarded $2.5 million to set up a Centre of Research Excellence.The Federal Government has announced the funding as a part of a $630 million round of grants, supporting 836 projects across the country.The National Health and Medical Research Council funds will be shared by more than 2,000 researchers, covering a range of research areas from obesity and cancer, to treatments for PTSD and ice addiction.Professor Geoff Isbister from the University of Newcastle's Clinical Toxicology Research Group said the funding will ensure vital researc..

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• Former Newcastle Jet Michael Bridges hit by investment scandal | FourFourTwo

  Former Newcastle Jets striker Michael Bridges is one of a score of footballers involved in England's shocking investment scandal.Over 100 professional players are set to lose a collective total which reaches upwards of $200 million.Some of the players affected include the likes of former Premier League stars Rio Ferdinand, Andy Cole and Danny Murphy.However, former Arsenal and Everton striker Kevin Campbell appears the most affected, facing losses of around $14 million.All of the players involved were advised to invest in particular projects by financial advisors David McKee and Kevin McMenamin of Kingsbridge Asset Management, according to leaked documents seen by The Sunday Times.Bridges, w..

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• Newcastle's Coloccini hails stand-in goalkeeper Elliot - Football - Eurosport Australia

  

  AyozePerezscored against the run of play in the 27th minute but it was a string of saves from Elliot against a dominant Bournemouth which saw Newcastle leave Dean Court with all three points. Elliot came into the side after first-choice goalkeeperTim Krulwent down to a season-ending knee injury and had to overcame a thigh injury of his own to be fit for Saturday. After a 0-0 draw against Stoke in their previous league game, Elliot now has back-to-back clean sheets, a first for Newcastle this season. The win, just Newcastle's second in the Premier League, saw them climb out of the bottom three to 17th, with Bournemouth t..

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• Thirdi Group's West End Launches In Newcastle

  

  Thirdi Group’s West End Launches In Newcastle9th November 2015|Category:Inspirational Urban Design,New Developments,News,NSW,Residential|Staff WriterThirdi Group’s new $60 million mixed-use development, WestEnd Apartments is theSydneydeveloper’s third in the thriving Newcastle property market. Set to change the cityscape of Newcastle’s new CBD, it’s a sleek, youthful and contemporaryresidentialretreat designed to stand the test of time.As Newcastle’s latest inner city hotspot, Wickham’s transformation from a lightindustrial/commerical precinct to a highly sought after mixed-useresidentialarea is being driven by a range of major urban renewal projects and residential developments in the pipel..

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• Fans and security guards brawl during Wanderers and Jets A...

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.Jets brawl at Hunter stadiumMobile phone footage shows a brawl between fans and a security guard during the dying stages of the Newcastle Jets 2-1 loss to the Western Sydney Wanderers on Saturday.PT0M42S620349Police are investigating a brawl between fans and a security guard during the dying stages of the Newcastle Jets 2-1 loss to the Western Sydney Wanderers on Saturday.Mobile phone footage shot from the north-east corner of Hunter Stadium shows a security guard pushing a fan wearing a white shirt away from a section reserved for Wanderers' fans, theNewcastle Heraldreports.Security guards and a fan scuffle at the Jets and Wanderers game at Hunter Stadium.Photo: ..

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• Roberts wants equal status on Gold Coast

  

  Tyrone Roberts is excited at what a move from Newcastle to the Titans will mean on and off the field. Credit: Chris Lane. Copyright: NRL Photos. Having lived in the shadow of both Jarrod Mullen and Kurt Gidley at Newcastle for the past four years Tyrone Roberts says he has come to the Gold Coast not to lead but to be treated as an equal.Up until the signing of Roberts on a two-ye..

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• Your NRL club's problem position in 2016

  

  NRL 2016: The positional problem blocking your club’s premiership chargeAAPNovember 09, 20153:46PMHello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.EVERY NRL club has that spot on the field that just doesn’t seem as strong as others.And at the start of each new season, there’s at least one jumper with a question mark over it.So which is your club’s problem position for 2016?BRONCOS (centre)Following Justin Hodges’ retirement, right centre shapes as coach Wayne Bennett’s biggest headache. Jordan Kahu will likely get first shot at filling the huge shoes of Hodges out wide. Equally as pressing for Bennett is who will be Hodges’ successor as captain.New..

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• Accused NSW fraudster pleads not guilty

  A NSW man accused of helping swindle $460,000 from a bank has pleaded not guilty.Cybercrime detectives charged 41-year-old Ali Moussa in late October following a nine-year investigation into large-scale mortgage fraud.Moussa allegedly used two bogus pay slips to help approve a fraudulent $460,000 St George Bank mortgage application for his female co-accused in June 2006. On Monday he pleaded not guilty at the Downing Centre Local Court to two related charges."It will be alleged he was part of a wider, organised syndicate involved in large-scale fraud within the finance industry," police said after charging Moussa with using a false instrument with intent and making a false statement..

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• Fyshwick buildings evacuated

  

  Gas leak that caused an evacuation of Pirie street in Fyshwick.Photo: Jay CronanA 200-metre exclusion zone was put in place in Fyshwick on Monday afternoon after construction workers dug into a pressure pipe, causing a "massive gas cloud".The gas pipe was a ruptured outside the front ofThe Canberra Timesbuilding on the corner of Newcastle and Pirie streets and forced around 100 people to clear the area, as emergency services personnel feared an explosion.The exclusion zone also blocked traffic on Newcastle and Pirie streets until 2.30pm.Gas leak that caused an evacuation of Pirie street in Fyshwick.Photo: Jay CronanThe Canberra Timesand nearby buildings were evacuated after ACT Fire and Resc..

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• 'Magic' of FFA Cup evaporates due to poor marketing and...

  

  FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED: A-LEAGUE ROUND 5Video will begin in5seconds.Wanderers down Jets late in controversial encounterNewcastle has blown a chance to go top of the A-League ladder after Western Sydney came from a goal down to stun the Jets 2-1 in a highly controversial encounter at Hunter Stadium.PT1M33S6203491.What has made the FFA Cup such a runaway success over the past two years? The authentic connection with the grassroots. There's something underwhelming when A-League teams face each other in this tournament, even in a semi-final or final. The quality of the football was excellent, however, and Melbourne Victory's ruthless approach to winning is to be admired, which makes it a shame o..

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