Friday, July 8, 2016

Greyhound racing banned in NSW | poll and other top stories.

  • Greyhound racing banned in NSW | poll

    Greyhound racing banned in NSW | poll
    AS IT HAPPENED: Racing cancelled for the next seven days after permanent ban announcement. Greyhound racing banned in NSW | poll NSW Premier Mike Baird announces the greyhound ban. Photo: Peter RaePicture: Rob GunstoneRachelle Considine and Derek. Picture: SuppliedDave Kiernan in September 2015. Picture: Simone De PeakSteve Coleman, RSPCA NSW chief executive. Photo: Peter RaeHunter trainer Ron Bell in 2012. Picture: Jonathan Carroll12 MONTHS OF REFORM: Greyh..
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  • Fears council merger means Newcastle community will not get final ...

    Fears council merger means Newcastle community will not get final ...
    Fears council merger means Newcastle community will not get final say on rail corridor development Posted July 07, 2016 13:52:42 There are fears the community will not get the final say on what happens to Newcastle's heavy rail corridor, if an administrator is appointed ahead of a proposed council merger.The NSW Government has delayed a decision on the possible merger of Newcastle and Port Stephens councils, while it investigates an amalgamation between Dungog and Por..
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  • 'Everything is gone': family's pain as fire takes all

    'Everything is gone': family's pain as fire takes all
    Raymond Terrace family reeling after fire takes everything but each other. ‘Everything is gone’: family’s pain as fire takes all ONLY ASHES: A fire that ripped through a Raymond Terrace home on Wednesday left little in its wake. Pictures: Brodie OwenONLY ASHES: A fire that ripped through a Raymond Terrace home on Wednesday left little in its wake. Pictures: Brodie OwenONLY ASHES: A fire that ripped through a Raymond Terrace home on Wednesday left little in i..
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  • Eyes firmly on major prize | photos

    Eyes firmly on major prize | photos
    Top Newcastle artists make finals of major NSW art competition Eyes firmly on major prize | photos Archibald finalist: Rhys smart mouth, a portrait of comedian Rhys Nicholson, by Melissa Ritchie.Finalist: Newcastle artist James Drinkwater has had a work selected for the 2016 Sulman Prize finals. Sulman finalist: Arriving in Nice, France, by James Drinkwater.Wynne finalist: North/black Lung, by Peter Gardiner.Wynne finalist: Detail from First creek, Redhead B..
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  • Hunter subjects in Archibald | photos

    Hunter subjects in Archibald | photos
    Two notable personalities and three top Hunter artists reach art prize finals Hunter subjects in Archibald | photos Archibald finalist: Rhys smart mouth, a portrait of comedian Rhys Nicholson, by Melissa Ritchie.Archibald finalist: Heidi Yardley's portrait of Nell, titled Birth/date - portrait of Nell.Sulman finalist: Arriving in Nice, France, by James DrinkwaterWynne finalist: Detail from Approaching storm over Bulga, the Hunter Valley, by Haydn Wilson.Wynn..
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  • Joey immortalised again through song

    Joey immortalised again through song
    It’s called The Ballad of Joey Johns and, after just one listen, it’ll have you scooting from dummy half and skateboarding shirtless down King Street. Or your money back. LEGEND: Andrew Johns has been immortalised, again, this time through song. Topics has got a new favourite song and Newcastle has a new anthem. And no, it’s not that new one by visionary Canadian hip hop man Drakes. Drakes, or Drake as he’s known to most, couldn’t hold a bacon-scented candle to Newcastle folk/alte..
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  • Tottenham battling Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund for Newcastle ...

    Tottenham battling Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund for Newcastle ...
    Tottenham are weighing up a bid for Newcastle United midfielder Moussa Sissoko.French publication Foot Mercato is reporting that Spurs a considering making an offer for the France international who is set to depart St James' Park this summer.Sissoko, 26, is keen to play top flight football following Newcastle's relegation to the Championship and has already been linked with Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund.It is believed that the Magpies would want a transfer fee of around £21.5million for Sissok..
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  • Feel the power from a master of their craft

    Feel the power from a master of their craft
    If your idea of skiing is standing on two plywood planks behind a 100-year-old half-cab, then step aside and allow the shiny new Mastercraft XT23 through. THE EDGE: The Mastercraft XT23 incorporates the company’s award-winning Gen 2 Surf System and almost 1200 kilograms of internal water ballast to add to the 2.3-tonne dry weight.IF your idea of skiing is standing on two plywood planks behind a 100-year-old half-cab, then step aside and allow the shiny new Mastercraft XT23 through..
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  • Rumour Mill: Messi to Chelsea, City get defensive, latest club in for ...

    Rumour Mill: Messi to Chelsea, City get defensive, latest club in for ...
    MESSIĆ¢€™S manager meets with EPL giant, City get defensive, the latest club in for Dimitri Payet, Liverpool eyeing off Croatian wonderkid, and which club is looking to hijack the signing of Christian Benteke. A huge Thursday edition of Rumour Mill coming your way.POGBA, UNITED AGREE WORLD RECORD MOVE: REPORTTHINGS COULD GET MESSIPep Guardiola might have said that Lionel Messi “has to stay in Barcelona for the rest of his career,” but don’t tell Chelsea that, with The Sun reporting the Blues are ..
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  • Aboriginal mural brings community together in Shortland

    Aboriginal mural brings community together in Shortland
    NAIDOC Week: Aboriginal mural brings community together in Shortland Posted July 07, 2016 16:23:48 The powerful lure of Aboriginal art is being attributed to strengthening a community in the New South Wales Hunter region.On Thursday, a large mural was unveiled at the small Margaret Jurd College in Shortland, near Newcastle, as part of NAIDOC Week celebrations.The mural, depicting a fig tree, eagles and hands painting blue and orange, was organised by local Indigenous ..
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