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A school in Newcastle is teaching students how to fly drones as part of the curriculum.
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Surfest 2017 as seen from a drone about Merewether Beach (Supplied: Callaghan College, UAVAIR)
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A food-centred charity in Newcastle says people need more support in learning how to have a healthy lifestyle.
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World number three Sally Fitzgibbons has taken out the women's final of Surfest at Merewether Beach.
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| UpdatedNewcastle surfer Philippa Anderson says taking on the waves with the boys has made her strong.
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Newcastle surfer Philippa Anderson on her journey to the top of the sport.
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| UpdatedA former New South Wales police officer is found guilty over a cricket bat attack on an opponent in a low grade match in Newcastle.
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| UpdatedNewcastle residents say they warned about landslips at a Merewether construction site.
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A Newcastle dental surgery has been evacuated and ordered to remain closed while authorities investigate a land slip on a development site.
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| UpdatedMore than 6,000 Hunter teenagers will be waking this morning to find out their Higher School Certificate (HSC) results.
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| UpdatedNewcastle air racer, Matt Hall says he is relieved to have finally cracked his first ever win at an international air race.
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John Earle
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| UpdatedPolice are investigating following an armed robbery at a bakery in Newcastle.
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| UpdatedPolice say a body, found on a Newcastle beach this morning, has no obvious injuries and the death is not being treated as suspicious.
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| UpdatedNewcastle Knights player Joseph Tapine has had assault charges against him dropped after a magistrate found prosecutors could not prove he was not acting in self defence.
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Merewether Golf Club's plan to sell-off a parcel of its land for residential use has been given the green light by council.
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