The AACTA Award for Best Online Drama or Comedy goes to Latecomers

#AACTAs #AACTAAwards #thisisqueensland #playgoldcoast #screenqueensland #experiencegoldcoast

A delight to have Michael Rowland and News Breakfast in #Singleton this morning! Talking all things Federal Election, in the ultra important seat of #Hunter ABC News

Raymond Terrace | School Fire: Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) extinguished a large fire at Irrawang Public School in Raymond Terrace near Newcastle last night.

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#Dartbrook Coal Mine given five-year mining extension after years of legal battles abc.net.au/news/2022-03-1… ABC Rural

Hinton in the Hunter region has been cut off for a while and they ran out of beer at the pub. So the SES are bringing them a few kegs #priorities 🍻

Drone pic over #Singleton this morning. People are urged to avoid non-essential travel here today. pic from Tim Lidden from the SES.

In Australia, women hold just 19% of CEO positions, 17% of chair roles and 31% of directorships. And women earn $25,800 less than men on avg. On International Women’s Day let’s strive to do better.
And a footnote, Nine/NBN proudly has two strong women at the helm. #BreakTheBias

The safety of residents is paramount as the clean-up progresses following the fire at Wickham. The clean-up will continue to focus first on homes & public areas that have been most affected by debris. For more info visit ow.ly/2mO750Ibo6a

. Fire and Rescue NSW has released drone vision of burnt out Wickham factory. Just incredible.

This is the view of the fire from the 13th floor of my friend’s apartment building at Wickham yesterday. ABC News

Police and firies say the clean up will take some time, likely several days. Unlike further north, the rain is helping here especially with containing the asbestos on site. ABC News #wickhamfire #newcastle

Fire crews are hitting the last of the #Wickham warehouse fire from above. NSW Police Force have set up a strike force to investigate the cause. They said there were people inside when the blaze went up, but wouldn’t confirm how many. ABC News

WICKHAM FIRE UPDATE:
People in Annie St, Milford St, The Ave and part of Robert St have been evacuated as a precaution.
It is unlikely these people will be able to return tonight. An evacuation centre has been set up at the Goodlife Church in Albert St.
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.Anthony Albanese visited the Ukrainian church in Adamstown today. Regular vigils have been held here since last week. A lot of tears and stories were shared. ABC News

Calmly managing my transition from pandemic anxiety to world war anxiety.

A train driver in Newcastle says he woke up at 5am, ready to start work but read an early morning email from TfNSW that all trains were cancelled. He says he signed on as rostered at 5.48am

Hundreds of #nurses rally in #Newcastle ’s Civic Park as part of strike action over pay and conditions

Hundreds of nurses and midwives are gathering in the CBD to protest pay and conditions. Organisers expecting 1.5k+ ABC News

Kelly Slater turns 50 next week and he just won Pipeline, an event he first won 30yrs ago. Insane

#Newcastle figure skater Kailani Craine heads to #Beijing today for her second #WinterOlympics
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