Also today - all the big ticket spends heading the Hunter's way as part of the NSW Budget.

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Also - the Knights hope to have injured playmaker Fletcher Sharpe back in Newcastle by end of week. 

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Also today - our homegrown Matildas heroes train in Perth ahead of taking on Slovenia. 

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Also - Stockton Beach and TAFE the latest recipients of NSW Budget love ahead of tomorrow's big announcement. 

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He's gone under the knife for a lacerated kidney picked up in the club's win over the Dolphins. 

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Police say a woman was killed and another lost her unborn child following a head-on smash Sunday. 

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Plus, a new business has set up shop in Newcastle.

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Also today - more money coming in the state budget to help Hunter mining communities transition away from coal. 

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We've heard from QLD and Knights fullback Kalyn Ponga after his men tied up the series - with the series champs to be decided in Sydney next month. 

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All flights are running as normal.

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