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Robbie Patterson is the north zone editor for NewsLocal. Mastheads include Manly Daily, Central Coast Express Advocate, Northern District Times, Newcastle News and Hornsby Advocate

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Flash floods, evacuations: How NSW is coping with the ‘rain bomb’

Evacuation orders have been put in place across multiple towns in NSW. Others are on high alert. Read the latest.

Local

Election results: How councils are taking shape

Hundreds of thousands of votes have been tallied and while the outcome of polls across the state is becoming clearer, a result for many will be unlikely before Christmas. Here’s what we know.

LiveNSW

Votes roll in across the state as new mayors revealed

Hundreds of thousands of ballots have been counted overnight, following the Local Government elections on Saturday. See the breakdown of votes across NSW here.

UPDATEDNewcastle

59 new Hunter Covid cases, Muswellbrook remains in lockdown

The Hunter has seen a small decline in the number of new Covid cases, while statewide infections have also fallen.

UpdatedNewcastle

10 more Hunter Covid cases, six infectious

The Hunter has recorded 10 new Covid cases, six were infectious in the community.

UPDATEDNewcastle

NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - August 10, 2021. Newcastle's Jesmond Public School is undergoing a thorough deep clean after one of its students tested positive for Covid 19. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Peter Lorimer

Hunter records 13 Covid cases as NSW has its ‘worst day’

The Hunter region has recorded 13 new cases, with that number revised down from 16 announced at Saturday’s news conference.

Newcastle

Six new Hunter cases, alert for university housing

The Hunter has recorded six new Covid-19 cases, bringing the region’s total to 17, while students living at the University of Newcastle’s International House have been placed on alert.

UpdatedNewcastle

John Hunter Hospital. Picture: Supplied.

Alerts for John Hunter Hospital, train line as Hunter cases rise

Four new cases of Covid have been identified, as authorities put out an alert for John Hunter Hospital’s Emergency Department after two confirmed cases visited overnight from August 5 and 6.

Newcastle

Whitehaven Chairman Mark Vaile poses for a photograph during the Whitehaven Annual General Meeting in Sydney, Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. Whitehaven Coal aims to return to profitability this year by cutting costs further and targeting premium exports for its higher quality coal. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Mark Vaile pulls pin on university chancellor role

University of Newcastle is desperately searching for a new chancellor, after Mark Vaile quit the role amid pressure over his ties to fossil fuels.

UpdatedManly

Hazzard’s ‘super spreader’ fears over latest COVID cluster

Avalon RSL has become the focus of the search for a possible COVID-19 super spreader, with 17 people catching the virus on the northern beaches. The region is in lockdown just days out from Christmas

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