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Twelve months after the Hunter Valley bus crash claimed the lives of 10 people, affected communities and first responders are still coming to terms with the tragedy. 

With 38 per cent of Australian students classed as "chronically absent", Alesco Secondary College, in the Hunter region of New South Wales, offers students a flexible approach and an alternative to mainstream schooling.

Nat Dunworth was forced to send her triplets to two different childcare centres each week for 18 months.

An unauthorised website claimed to have published online the personal details of many customers, with a threat to publish those of more than 1 million customers in the reported leak.

Vertical farms grow plants quickly, using less water and land than traditional farming. One newcomer to the industry hopes it can put native herbs into supermarkets.

The trial of a Hunter Valley man charged with proceeds of crime offences is postponed, after a judge is told the legality of an app used by police to gather evidence against him is likely to be challenged in Australia's highest court.

Brawls and violence were part of life at Cessnock High. Now it's a model for best practice. 

Chicken farmers want an industry code of conduct to protect their industry from what they call unscrupulous and powerful processors.

Hundreds of people have attended the soldier's funeral, after he was fatally injured during a parachute training exercise.

Hundreds of people, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, have attended the funeral service for Lance Corporal Jack Fitzgibbon, who died following a training exercise gone wrong earlier this month.

From his footy club to his father's political opponents, the NSW Hunter Valley community is paying tribute to the 33-year-old and sharing words of love for his grieving family.

Crime data extracted by the ABC shows big spikes in arson offences across New South Wales, with some regional areas reporting rates up to eight times the state average.

Producers say ideal conditions have led to a 50 per cent increase in yields this season amid hopes the tariffs on Australian wine to China could be lifted as early as March. 

Newly released figures highlight a record-number of people in New South Wales prisons are being held on remand as they wait for their cases to be heard in court.

Residents are told to remain alert and watch out for spot fires, even though weather conditions are easing.

Kevin James Pettiford fatally bashed a homeless person at Tweed Heads in 2019, telling police he sought out homeless men because he believed "no-one's going to miss them".

Police under Strike Force Roslyn arrest a man at Cessnock, in relation to the death of Zachery Davies-Scott.

Urgent care clinics have been opened around Australia to help ease the pressure on hospital emergency departments — so where are they? When are they open? And do they bulk-bill?

Residents in five regions, including Greater Sydney, are being told to stay alert ahead of the hot and windy conditions forecast for today. The fire risk is rated as high for much of the rest of the state.

Mark* never expected to learn algebra, and he definitely didn't think he would pick it up in prison. But the Hunter Correctional Centre inmate is now aiming for a degree in construction management.

A bushfire is impacting properties on the New South Wales South Coast but authorities have downgraded its emergency status.

Bushfire emergencies are unfolding in multiple states, with residents of Abernethy in NSW told it is "too late to leave".  Fires in Victoria and Tasmania have been downgraded. Look back at our live coverage.

Supplied vision of the Cessnock fire

A local pub has shut its doors as a precaution and is providing free food and water to firefighters battling the blaze at Neath near Cessnock. 

A teenage volunteer charged with deliberately lighting several fires in the New South Wales Hunter Valley during winter is released on bail under strict conditions.