HBR February 2025

Hunter Water has made positive progress in its remediation efforts to protect the eroding riverbanks of the Williams River, spanning from Seaham to Clarence Town. The essential work is helping to prevent further erosion and enhance water quality, ensuring a sustainable future for the river and its surrounding communities.

The community is being invited to view and provide feedback on the Cessnock Hospital Redevelopment planning documents, with the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) on public exhibition from Monday 20 January 2025.

Port of Newcastle has further diversified its trade offering with several car carriers discharging passenger and heavy vehicles at the Port over the Christmas and New Year period.

Construction on the landmark Black Rock Motor Resort has hit top gear, with the entire international-standard track corridor now cleared and ready for construction.

Construction has commenced on Hunter Water’s biggest water infrastructure project since the upgrade of Grahamstown Dam, taking the region one step closer to a secure water future.

In a boost of confidence for the region, Stage One of airfield reconfiguration work is now underway ahead of Newcastle Airport’s international terminal opening on the 1st of August this year.

Singleton Waste Management Facility (WMF) has become the first site in NSW to secure Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) approval to install evaporation technology to help with the short-term management of leachate volume.