Good morning. Today we hear the heart-warming story of two Bolwarra sisters raising money for cerebral palsy and read how our family day care services are under threat.
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9am: Something warm and fuzzy to leave you with. Have a great weekend.
8.50am: Rutherford chemistry students have road-tested the Board of Studies latest study app with varying reviews.
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8.30am: Hart & Hunter and Tintilla Estate took out the two big awards at the 26th annual Hunter Valley Boutique Wine Show at the Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley Semillon Ballroom.
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8.10am: Maitland’s family day care services could be forced to either close their doors or raise fees because of $157 million budget cuts, according to Hunter MP Joel Fitzgibbon.
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7.56am: Coalfields country music sensation Kirsty Lee Akers is back with the first single from her new album.
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7.30am: Pics from 2014 Maitland Mercury Baby Competition in case you missed them yesterday.
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7.26am: When the people of Scotland went to the polls on Thursday night Jim Thomson was 15,000 kilometres away, but his mind wandered back to his homeland.
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7.20am: Sixty-eight Maitland jobs are at risk if the state government privatises electricity, according to Stop the Sell Off campaign director Adam Kerslake.
7.15am: In the story of Alisha-jane Laney's life her young sister Gina will emerge as her greatest teacher.
Friday - Partly cloudy. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures between 16 and 20.
Saturday - The chance of showers near the coast in the late morning. Mostly sunny afternoon. Light winds becoming SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon.
Sunday - Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers along the coast in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds becoming SE 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the afternoon.
Monday - Partly cloudy. Light winds.
Anniversaries
1839 - Chocolate manufacturer George Cadbury is born.
1919 - The Great Ocean Road project in Victoria is officially launched.
1783 - The first hot-air balloon is tested - with a duck, a sheep and a rooster as its passengers.
1799 - A huge ball blazing with white light is witnessed throughout England.
1985 - Mexico City is hit by the first of two devastating earthquakes.
1991 - Otzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old Bronze Age hunter, is found.
