It's been a week of disruption for our city.
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It started with Blockade Australia attempting to disrupt the coal movements, and ended with cancelled trains because of safety fears as the protests, much like the coal carriages, rolled on.
Then there was the long-awaited first visit to Newcastle by Premier Chris Minns. The Premier's roadshow through Newcastle and Lake Macquarie went pretty much to plan until a dinner address to the region's business community was briefly disrupted by a security scare at City Hall.
And there was the disruption to a feeling of safety for all of us, when it was revealed a man had live streamed arming himself and walking through the centre of Newcastle, into the office of Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp, and into the Newcastle Museum, where staff, who must have been terrified, politely asked him to leave.
But it has also been a week where the people of the Hunter have again shown their resilience. During Mr Minns' engaging address to the business community he described the Hunter Region as "progressive but pragmatic".
He also spoke of a positive future for the Hunter, a region he said was "driven by the same motivations" as his government.
"To maintain that industrial spine, to preserve the best of Newcastle while embracing the next generation of opportunities and supporting the growing population that comes with success," he told the crowd.
And, he wrapped up in time for the devoted to catch NSW's incredible performance in the State of Origin.
It was heartening to hear from a government that sees the resilience, the innovation, the future in our region. Let's hope his words are not just that.
Our sporting clubs have shown their resilience to what can only be described as a season of washouts, extending the season so our passionate players can continue to kick goals.
And the final display of our resilience I want to mention is probably the most poignant - the calm, management by Newcastle Museum director Julie Baird and her staff during a terrifying ordeal where they were face to face with an armed assailant wearing tactical gear.
"Me and the other staff member just kept telling him to leave in what I keep calling 'mother and teacher voices'," she told Herald reporter Anna Falkenmire.
"We knew that we shouldn't approach him, we shouldn't tackle him, we shouldn't elevate things, no one should scream or run or cry ... we knew we just had to be calm but firm."
It was an incredible display of bravery and wits, that proved the right thing to do and averted unthinkable horror.
This, once again, makes me proud of our city and the amazing people who live here.
Enjoy your Sunday.
Lisa Allan, editor