Courtney Yeandle

23 hours ago | abc.net.au | Amelia Bernasconi |Courtney Yeandle

One of New South Wales's largest coal mines has been given a lifeline by the state government, two months before it was due to close. Hunter Valley Operations' mining approvals for HVO North, between Singleton and Muswellbrook, were due to expire by the end of June. The Yancoal-Glencore joint venture mine has been given an 18-month time extension while it continues its bid to mine out to 2050.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Courtney Yeandle |Charles Rushforth

Emergency crews are searching for a camper swept away by "raging" floodwaters on the NSW mid-north coast. Police have recovered a caravan and SUV belonging to an elderly camper at Bretti Reserve near Gloucester. Crews will continue searching the banks of the Lachlan River for the missing man over the next three days. Emergency services are holding out hope for a man swept away by "raging" floodwaters at a camping site on the New South Wales mid-north coast.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Amelia Bernasconi |Courtney Yeandle

Move over gin, distillers say rum is next in line for a resurgence. The number of Australian spirit makers has exploded from around 30 in 2013 to more than 700 today. Around half of those are in regional areas, and the latest addition to the list is at Muswellbrook in the NSW Hunter Valley, in the town's former milk factory. Steve McGarry is the chief executive of the Sydney Rum Distillery, which is in the process of transforming the 1940s-built former Oak milk factory into a rum distillery.

Jan 4, 2025 | abc.net.au | Romy Gilbert |Courtney Yeandle

A search for a 63-year-old fisherman missing from Windang Island in the Illawarra has concluded its third day due to poor conditions. Tony Andeliero's aluminium fishing boat was found floating in the waters south of Wollongong on Friday night, prompting a multi-agency search. The search for the father and grandfather, who was an experienced local skipper, is expected to resume on Monday.

Dec 21, 2024 | abc.net.au | Courtney Yeandle |Amelia Bernasconi

A monotonous weekly task for most Australians is a once-a-year novelty for Ernie Harbott. The mother-of-two from Singleton, in the NSW Upper Hunter, has just put her general waste red bin out for collection for the first time all year. "The last time I put it out was New Year's Eve last year, and now it's December," she said.