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New data shows building completions are at a 12-year low in NSW, but the Lower Hunter managed to buck the trend - sort of.
The region's increase was due to a sharp rise in housing approvals in Newcastle, which tripled in a year, Michael Parris reports.
Speaking of Newcastle construction, the Greens council candidates want to build a new separated cycleway through Mayfield down Maitland Road.
The party admits it would be an expensive project, but it would dramatically improve safety and involve a second structure adjacent to the existing four-lane bridge to install the cycling infrastructure. Newcastle council reporter Sage Swinton has the details.
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Jamieson Murphy, news director