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01 Sep 10 | A LARGE number of species in NSW are listed as threatened with extinction.
This means that care has to be taken when developments or activities impact on them or their habitat.
Roughly 10 per ce
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01 Sep 10 | FOR a while, the pain in Bronte Horswood's legs was so bad she refused to walk.
But last week the eight-year-old stood proudly in front of a room packed full of Australian Red Blood Service volunte
01 Sep 10 | LIGHT rail may now be an option for Newcastle but light rail advocates say there are some questions that need to be answered.
After the GPT Group pulled the plug on its $600 million CBD redevelopme
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01 Sep 10 | FOR the students at Five Islands School, a long life is not always a certainty.
The sad reality is that not all of their classmates will graduate.
The school caters for students with moderate to
01 Sep 10 | AFTER two years of waiting, Swansea will finally get its skate park.
Last week Lake Macquarie City councillors approved a $633,234 tender from Convic Skate Parks, a Victorian company specialising i
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01 Sep 10 | BRING the kids, bring the grandparents but most importantly bring your wallets to this weekend's New Lambton Guides trash and treasure stall.
The annual stall is the the main fund-raiser for the di
01 Sep 10 | READY gardeners, put away your books, turn off the television, today is the first day of spring.
Time to pick spades, trowels, shovels and clean off the lawn mower.
Apart from lawns, which can b
01 Sep 10 | FORGET the pigeons, there is another problem at Merewether Beach.
Rats have taken up residence at Merewether Surf Lifesaving Club.
When Merewether Surf House was knocked down in late May, feral
01 Sep 10 | A MOTHER of three is worried a piece of community land in her neighbourhood could be sold and developed for use as a commercial business.
Lyndal Avery lives in Robert Street, Wallsend, across from
25 Aug 10 | IT'S time to plant the home gardener's most-loved vegetable - the tomato.
Before tackling the difficult task of what to plant, prepare the bed with cow manure and an all-purpose fertiliser such as
25 Aug 10 | LEGACY Week has always been a time to remember the families of those who died serving in the Australian Defense Force.
However, it is not just about the wars of bygone eras.
This year's Legacy W
25 Aug 10 | The Star's eight-week Fruit & Veg Family Challenge has come to an end with some inspiring success stories.
After eight sessions with Cancer Council NSW's Eat It To Beat It dietitian Kristi Gander,
25 Aug 10 | THE final outcome of the 2010 federal election may still be up in the air but the three local seats have been decided.
Labor held on to the seats of Newcastle, Shortland and Charlton, despite a 6.4
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25 Aug 10 | KOALA populations in many regions are in decline under the twin pressures of habitat loss and disease caused by chlamydia.
The sexually transmitted chlamydia produces chronic infection in koalas.b
25 Aug 10 | ATER three long years Merewether Guides will reopen its doors.
The district struggled to cement a permanent leader but has recruited two in time for the opening early next month.
Newcastle divis
25 Aug 10 | HIS workload has increased three-fold since he started almost 10 years ago but that hasn't deterred Les Weiss from getting his hands dirty in the kitchen.
Mr Weiss has volunteered at Charlestown Me
25 Aug 10 | TICK season is here and veterinarians are urging owners to check their pets daily.
Recent wet weather means ticks have become active earlier than usual.
Last year about 300 animals were treated
25 Aug 10 | THE iconic Hills Figs at Laman Street will be given the chop after a decision was finally made more than a year since it was raised at council.
Newcastle City Councillors voted to remove all the tr
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25 Aug 10 | THEY may look cute and cuddly but guide dogs should not be patted when they are working.
Guide Dogs NSW/ACT is urging people not to pat, feed or let their own dogs off the lead when around guide do
25 Aug 10 | ORGANISATIONS across Lake Macquarie are struggling to find volunteers as the area's population gets older.
Service providers for the elderly and the disabled in particular are struggling to keep up
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