ABC Learning urged to retain childcare workers
The new operators of ABC Learning Centres in the New South Wales Hunter Valley region have been urged to keep current staff when they take over next month.
View Article8 month waiting list for Upper Hunter child care
Child care in the Upper Hunter is in such high demand some families are being forced to wait more than eight months to find care for their children.
View ArticleMum accused of hospital baby abduction
A 25-year-old Muswellbrook woman has been charged with abducting her newborn baby from Maitland Hospital in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.
View ArticleWarmer weather prompts drowning warning
With the weather warming up Kidsafe Hunter is urging parents to keep a close watch on children near pools and water.
View ArticlePremature delivery for Muswellbrook paramedics
Muswellbrook paramedics have delivered a set of twins seven weeks premature, en-route to John Hunter Hospital.
View ArticleForced adoption inquiry report to be released
A former Hunter politician who lobbied for a State Inquiry into forced adoption is hoping a Senate Inquiry recommends a raft of measures to help people heal.
View ArticleCatholic Care to help more children
Catholic Care will expand its out-of-home care services in the Hunter after being chosen to provide foster care for an additional 35 children.
View ArticleHunter MPs split on same sex marriage
Labor Member for Hunter Joel Fitzgibbon says while the same sex marriage bill was defeated yesterday he expects it will be successful in the future.
View ArticleCommunity fights for child care solution
A group of Upper Hunter residents frustrated with the lack of child care options available in their community has banded together to come up with their own solution.
View ArticleIndigenous family counselling program launch
A statewide family counselling program, tailored to meet the needs of Indigenous Australians, will be launched in the Hunter today.
View ArticleNewcastle couple choose a date to remember
Loved up couples the world over are set to take advantage of a once in a century opportunity today by tying the knot on the 12th of the 12th, 2012.
View ArticlePre-school work to start in weeks
Work on a million dollar re-development of an Upper Hunter pre-school is likely to begin within weeks.
View ArticleAdoption apology won't erase decades of lies
A woman whose husband was born in Newcastle and forcibly adopted in the 1970s says an apology by the Prime Minister today will do nothing to ease their trauma.
View ArticleLizard playground for Upper Hunter park
A 70-metre lizard costing $500,000 is taking up residence in the Upper Hunter at a park in Muswellbrook.
View ArticleHealthy kids eating just a phone call away
Newcastle researchers say a trial of a telephone-based counselling service has proved successful in boosting fruit and vegetable consumption in children.
View ArticleHunter whooping cough rates subside, as vaccination campaign winds back
Whooping cough rates in the Hunter New England Health district have dramatically decreased in the past five years.
View ArticleNew govt electricity price comparison website could ease family budget
It's hoped a new electricity price comparison website ensures Hunter Valley residents aren't stung by dodgy door-to-door salespeople.
View ArticleStaff wages under investigation at Hunter child play centres
The Fair Work Ombudsman will visit children's play centres across the Hunter this week after receiving complaints about the possible underpayment of staff.
View ArticleWarning to parents about dangers of blind cords
A Hunter trauma expert is warning of the strangulation dangers of blind cords after a toddler was hospitalised earlier this week.
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