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NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is set to replace the Upper Hunter Air Quality Advisory Committee which has...

NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is set to replace the Upper Hunter Air Quality Advisory Committee which has...

In the Hunter Valley where coal is king Wendy Bowman had to endure some pretty tough times as...

'She was an absolute stalwart who stood up for what she believed in.'

In the Hunter Valley where coal is king Wendy Bowman had to endure some pretty tough times as...

'She was an absolute stalwart who stood up for what she believed in.'

'She was an absolute stalwart who stood up for what she believed in.'

More than 50 protesters defied the rain to call on Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional New South Wales Paul Toole to end coal. Charles Boag reports.

Members of irrigation review committee say NSW could end up licensing an unsustainable amount of water

Last modified on Mon 3 May 2021 06.04 EDT Bev Smiles usually turns up at least an hour before the start of any functions at Wollar’s community hall – a spot for many a dance and committee meeting over the years. “We have to get in early with leaf blowers to get an inch of dust off the floor – every surface in the hall is black,” Smiles says. “That’s what people’s kitchens are like.” Over the past 15 years, the rural community of Wollar in New South W...