Newcastle and Hunter local news briefing: Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Detailed summary

The mass paddle-out event at Newcastle Harbour is scheduled for Saturday. A full day has been set aside for tomorrow's hearing. New research ranks Cessnock in the Hunter Valley…

The New South Wales government says it will introduce legislation to parliament today to save 400 coal mine jobs and provide certainty to the owner of the Hunter Valley's Mount Pleasant mine.

The mine has been locked in a legal fight with locals opposed to expansion plans that has been heard in the High Court.

Natural Resources Minister Courtney Houssos said the legal process was not finished, but the government would not let miners be sacked just before Christmas.

She said the Land and Environment Court and Independent Planning Commission process would be allowed to play out.

Upper House MP and Cessnock local Emily Suvaal will attempt to move to the lower house after being named Labor's candidate for Wallsend for next year's state election.

Sonia Hornery, who holds the seat with a margin of more than 30 per cent, announced her retirement last week after 20 years in the job.

Ms Suvaal is the parliamentary secretary for trade and small business and previously worked as a nurse and trade union official.

A last-minute police bid challenging a Newcastle Port protest is set to be heard in the Sydney Supreme Court tomorrow.

The police commissioner has applied for an order prohibiting Rising Tide's Paddle for the Planet event due to "serious safety concerns".

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