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NEW FIGURES SHOW HUNTER FINANCIALLY HEALTHY

New figures show the Hunter is in good financial shape – but economic experts say we may have reached a peak.

Rising house prices in Newcastle, along with global coal prices, have helped drive positive business sentiment.

While business confidence remains at levels experienced in the mining boom.

But with household spending down, the Hunter Research Foundation says the region’s outlook is softening.

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Kate Haberfield

Kate Haberfield is a senior sport reporter/presenter with NBN News. After studying Broadcast Journalism at Charles Sturt University, Kate worked in television and radio in Canberra and Sydney for six years before returning to her hometown of Newcastle in 2009.

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