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Motorcycle dealer gives advice for mitigating theft risk

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Hunter community urged to stay vigilant amid ice crackdown

In Newcastle, there has been an 18 per cent rise in ice detections; while in Lake Macquarie, there has been an increase in drug possession rates. Domestic violence rates are also of concern for authorities, with 629 incidents reported each month in the ... >> view original

Former rugby union players connected through mateship

Each weekend during the rugby season, David picks Ray up, and then travels to Newcastle's Waratah Oval so they can watch their beloved team play. It's a ritual engrained in their lives, stemming back from when they first started playing for the club in ... >> view original

Hands-on science lessons set to push students further

But for current school students in the Hunter, these types of lessons are set for a shake-up, after the launch of a new science education program which is being offered by the Newcastle Museum (operated by Newcastle City Council). The 'Museum Express' ... >> view original

Newcastle and UrbanGrowth NSW to sign MOU on urban renewal

The City of Newcastle will sign a memorandum of understanding with UrbanGrowth NSW that acknowledges the council's role in the urban renewal of Newcastle and defines how the two bodies will work to implement the state government's controversial ... >> view original

Win tickets to Star Struck

More than 3 thousand students from schools around the region are taking part in Star Struck with the theme being "aMAZING." The show is about mazes and Daisy Maze will take the audience on a journey through a series of different mazes. From street ... >> view original

The week in numbers to June 5

THE big and small numbers that grabbed attention - or should have - in the business world over the past week. MONDAY: 13.3 per cent - Sirtex shares soared after the biomedical group received a positive response from oncology experts to its liver cancer ... >> view original

ASIC backs accountants' push to challenge banks on financial planning

The subsidiary of accounting body CPA Australia will pitch itself as the "trusted and independent" alternative to bank-owned financial advice. Photo: Karl Hilzinger. The corporate watchdog has thrown its support behind a move from the accounting profession ... >> view original

CSIRO and NICTA merger could cost 200 jobs

Merger: CSIRO chief executive Dr Larry Marshall said even more people would lose their jobs if the merger did not go ahead. A merger of the CSIRO and NICTA may result in as many as 200 job losses as the two departments move closer to signing a formal ... >> view original

Bond lifted nation's spirits says Hawke

Former Labor prime minister Bob Hawke credits Alan Bond's victory in the America's Cup with lifting the spirits of the nation at a time when Australia was feeling low in the early 1980s. Mr Hawke says Bond was also a corporate crook, who, unlike other ... >> view original