Glencore to close Tahmoor coal mine and other top stories.

• Glencore to close Tahmoor coal mine

  Glencore, one of Australia's largest coal producers, is set to close its Tahmoor coal mine. Picture suppliedSwiss miner Glencore will close its Tahmoor coal mine in NSW by early 2019, blaming continued low prices in global coal markets.Glencore, one of Australia's largest coal producers running 18 mines and employing some 7650 workers, said it had started consultation with the 350 employees at the mine.A spokesman said the first redundancies wouldn't occur for at least 12 months."..

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• Newcastle, Lake Mac on mergers list

  

  A merged Newcastle-Lake Macquarie council has appeared on a controversial NSW Government report. A MERGED Newcastle-Lake Macquarie council was in the NSW Government’s sights months before a review controversially found the councils lacked scale and capacity to stand alone, a report has shown.Opposed: Newcastle Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes chairs a Newcastle City Council meeting to discuss the council's response to the NSW Government's local government reform process.The merged counci..

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• Happy feat: Gagai sports Origin smile

  

  Matchwinning try caps tumultuous month for Knights flyer AFTER a month that he will never forget, Dane Gagai has the smile back on his face.TRY TIME: Dane Gagai shows his joy after scoring his try for Queensland against NSW in Origin I. Picture: Getty ImagesThe Newcastle speedster has endured a series of emotional highs and lows, culminating in his matchwinning try for Queensland against NSW in Wednesday night’s State of Origin.In the space of a few weeks he has become a father fo..

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