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Groovin the Moo's cancellation is just the latest blow to an industry facing a perfect storm of struggles. What can be done to save festivals like it?

Father of four Blake Tisdell died after he collapsed during training. He was the second Aberglasslyn Ants player to die in eight months. 

A severe heatwave coming from the west will bring the hottest weather in four years to parts of New South Wales this week.

Offshore wind offers great promise for Australia, but the industry will have to win an information war to convince some towns to take it up.

The state braces for more wet weather after flash flooding, heavy rain and hail over the weekend.

Speedway motorcycle racing is huge in Europe these days, but did you know a town in the NSW Hunter is widely considered its birthplace? Exactly 100 years ago, on December 15, 1923, the first speedway meet was held at Maitland Showground.

A former union boss says he lost everything after he was accused of dodgy conduct in Hunter Valley coal mining. With his name cleared, he's on a new mission for "mum and dad" investors.

Kathleen Folbigg was released from prison in June after being pardoned over the deaths of her four children. A final report after an inquiry into her convictions was released on Wednesday.

Farmers fighting Santos's Hunter Gas Pipeline suddenly noticed survey pegs along the route. A title search shows the surveyed land is now owned by the directors of the company negotiating land access for Santos.

A judge says Michael John Kable, 63, "was subject to extreme provocation as a casual teacher" prior to the assault at Maitland Grossman High School, and the offence was "out of character".

Nestled in NSW's rugby league heartland, the Maitland Pickers again defend a trophy only they've ever won.

A teenage volunteer charged with deliberately lighting several fires in the New South Wales Hunter Valley during winter is released on bail under strict conditions.

A teenage volunteer firefighter has been charged with deliberately lighting several fires in the Hunter Valley and then returning to help put them out.

An 18-year-old man has been charged with 15 offences relating to deliberately lighting fires in grassland in July and August this year.

Police have charged 19-year-old Kaharau Beer and 20-year-old Zeda Haas for their role in the alleged trafficking of 4kg of "commercial quantity of a controlled drug".

The men, aged 19 and 20, will face court on Wednesday after allegedly being found with 1.8 kilograms of the drug during a vehicle stop.

Hundreds of beehives across New South Wales have been destroyed to try to stop the spread of varroa mite While beekeepers are counting their losses, farmers relying on bees for pollination have also been hit hard.

A court refuses Kirt Field bail after hearing the 37-year-old, who has been charged with more than 20 offences, is a flight risk.

A series of protests targeting rail lines leading to the Port of Newcastle this week have been causing ongoing disruptions. 

A rugby league player from the NSW Hunter Valley has died after a tackle during a game at Port Stephens on the weekend.

Crisis support centres will remain open in the Hunter Valley for the next week in the wake of the crash, most of the publicly known victims are from the Singleton area.

The NSW Health Minister says while frontline workers train for horrific scenarios like the crash that left 10 people dead on Sunday, those who responded to the incident will need ongoing support.

A 58-year-old bus driver has been charged over the crash that killed 10 people and left more than 20 injured in the NSW Hunter region on Sunday night.

The family of an Aboriginal man who died in a Cessnock jail cell at 37 years of age in 2021 believe he would still be alive today if he had received correct medical treatment.

More than 400 people, driving cars worth less than $1,500, will drive from Newcastle in New South Wales to Townsville in north Queensland to raise funds for the Cancer Council.