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Joanne McCarthy

Australia
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Joanne McCarthy steps out of the newsroom after a 40-year career as one of Australia's premier journalists

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By Joanne McCarthy
| Newcastle Herald Verified
A FEW years ago I lined up with a good friend to run the Six Foot Track marathon in the Blue Mountains. I didn't feel brilliant when I woke that day, but passed it off. The first five kilometres were uneventful. It's a beautiful run that starts just outside Katoomba, drops down to the Megalong Valley floor, then up 12 kilometres of winding track to the top of a ridge and on to Jenolan Caves. It's 45 kilometres in all. My friend Sue and I had run it a few times by then.
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Senior doctor says true coronavirus extent in the Hunter is not known

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By Joanne McCarthy
| Newcastle Herald Verified
Skip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer newsletters, editors-pick-list, A SENIOR Hunter doctor says increased testing and data about the location of Hunter coronavirus cases is needed as essential services, including power stations, plan for increasing coronavirus numbers where closing is not an option.
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But Minister calls for people to 'work together' after couple told $1500 bond would not be refunded

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By Joanne McCarthy
| Newcastle Herald Verified
Skip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer coronavirus, SURF Life Saving NSW is updating advice to clubs after a Central Coast club refused to refund a $1500 bond for a May wedding following a NSW Government ban on indoor gatherings of more than 100 people.
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