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Episodes
The Porter Family spent many years in the Muswellbrook region, but a move to Orange 5 years ago, led to an event so tragic, a mother is only now able to speak about it. Rebekah Porter is urging her old home town to support her petition to the NSW Parliament, changing laws around the rights of young murder victims, like her own 10-year-old daughter Bridgette.
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Sandy Warburton has lived three decades in the thick of Muswellbrook’s property scene, watching it evolve from coal town to one of this state’s real tree-change capitals. So, what's in his real estate crystal ball for our region?
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With more than 20 years experience in the fire-rescue profession, Muswellbrook’s Fire Station Officer Sebastian Jacobs wants us to take fire prevention more seriously, as his team offers a range of services to ensure the unthinkable never happens to you and your family.
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She came close to causing an upset at the last state election for the seat of the Upper Hunter, but don't write Peree Watson off just yet. She's learnt a lot from her failures and it's only driving her to seek another shot at local politics.
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Former Young Citizen of the Year, Meg Southcombe has lived the challenges of loving someone with mental illness, and it's that experience that drives this 20-year-old to advocate for the wellbeing of Upper Hunter kids.
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A true icon of the Upper Hunter, a bevy of artists have discovered beauty in the midst of the demolition of the Liddell Power station.
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Muswellbrook woman Nicky Redgrove is braving freezing temps to stage a daily protest vigil outside the gates of BHP's Mt Arthur mine, as she fights for improved work safety. It's a messy legal fight, as Nicky deals with chronic pain after a freak accident on the job.
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Darren Cutrupi unfolds the heart-wrenching story of Jo Ufer, whose son Joshua tragically lost his life in the 2010 Pike River Mine explosion in New Zealand. At just 25, Joshua was following his father’s footsteps into the mines when disaster struck, claiming the lives of 29 men. This episode delves into the risks of mining and the powerful legacy left by those lost. It's a story of tragedy, memory, and a mother’s enduring love, ech...
Being an independent female filmmaker in the Upper Hunter.
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By day, she is known to her students at Scone Grammar School as their PE teacher.
But once the school bell rings, Yasmin Clydsdale becomes one of the best female rugby league players in Australia.
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Muswellbrook's Stephen Ford is all for second chances. Not only has he cheated death twice in his life, his company is now giving prisoners a chance to be upskilled for life on the outside.
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After the heartbreaking loss of her son Will to suicide at just 24 years old, Pauline Carrigan turned her grief into a force for change. In this episode, Pauline shares the emotional story of her loss and how it led her to found "Where There’s A Will," a wellbeing education program that has already impacted thousands of students across Upper Hunter and beyond.
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A lot of is going on to fill the Upper Hunter, from Liddell up past Merriwa, full of solar power generation but is that the only solution to replace our old coal fired power stations? We talk to former Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull about his push to use two local dams to keep the lights on.
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Re-energising the Upper Hunter.
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The Upper Hunter community will commemorate Anzac Day with the rest of Australia on April 25.
72-year-old Vietnam Veteran Bruce Brown invited us to his home at Parkville near Scone to share some of his stories from the frontline of war and talks about the importance of still remembering the conflict over five decades later.
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The rise of domestic, family and sexual violence in our community.
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