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NEWRL club lands Queensland Cup winner as new coach takes the reins
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (529+ words) Queensland Cup winner Matthew Koellner will join Central Newcastle next season as the Butcher Boys begin a new era under coach Lucas Miller. A front-row forward who previously played for Central, Koellner returns to the Newcastle Rugby League side after…...
Signing of the year? Five-time premiership winner links with new club on eve of season
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (864+ words) It is rare for a premiership-winner to become available the year after his side has won the competition. Even more so after just a few weeks out from the start of the next season. But how about a playmaker who…...
Smaller line at Fishermen's Co-op for traditional Good Friday Easter feast
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (642+ words) For the first time in years, there were no long lines of people snaking outside Newcastle's Commercial Fisherman's Co-op on Good Friday. Whether it was the result of high fuel prices causing people to tighten their belts is difficult to…...
'Big target on our backs': Duke stars as direct Bulls shoot down Jets
18+ hour, 57+ min ago (1316+ words) The Newcastle Jets will remain the A-League leaders with three rounds remaining, but how they respond to Thursday night's 3-2 loss to Macarthur could determine whether they stay there. Being the front-runners is a new experience for many of Newcastle's players,…...
'Any help is appreciated': participants welcome much-needed subsidy increase
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (106+ words) 'Any help is appreciated': participants welcome much-needed subsidy increase'Newcastle Herald With greyhound racing participants hitting the road far more than those of other racing codes, GRNSW has initiated an immediate increase in subsidies paid to travelling trainers. GRNSW announced on…...
Coach facing 20 games on the sideline after red cards in two separate competitions
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (794+ words) Broadmeadow Magic NPL Women's coach Jason Konjarski is set to be banned from coaching and playing football for 20 games after copping two red cards in separate competitions last weekend. Konjarski was handed an eight-game suspension for match official abuse, in…...
Grim Easter road safety warning as yearly fatalities climb
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (89+ words) Grim Easter road safety warning as yearly fatalities climb'Newcastle Herald Grim Easter road safety warning as yearly fatalities climb Queensland man charged with 596 child abuse offences 'Very rare but very deadly': Australia monitoring Nipah virus outbreak in India "Punch" and…...
Crisis shows we should always plan for the worst
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (867+ words) A mate who'd booked his family Easter holiday long before the Middle East war upended everything is going ahead, despite the extra fuel costs. He says when he rang to confirm the booking, the coastal holiday park manager was delighted....
Burning rubbish dumped at Beresfield: reminder not to bin flammable items
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (174+ words) A garbage truck was forced to dump its load on the road after it caught ablaze on Wednesday. The truck was collecting rubbish along Yangan Drive, at Beresfield, when the fire started. It is a common safety practice for a…...
Residents turn to public transport as fuel crisis deepens
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (810+ words) Russell and Melinda Garland said they were on their second trial run, learning how to get around in the current climate. At home, in Nelson Bay, where they live a few hundred metres from the marina and their regular grocery…...