page_title: Hunter Valley
hierarchical_section_title: Hunter Valley
caption_attribution_description: English: Hunter Valley Panorama, mfunnell, stitched from separate shots by the author on 19NOV2005. From memory, the shots were taken from near the Audrey Wilkinson winery.
context_page_description: The Hunter Valley, is an area of New South Wales. The Hunter River flows through the valley. The Hunter Valley is one of the largest river valleys on the NSW coast. It is known for its wineries and coal mines. It is about 120 km to 310 km and less than 2 hours drive from north of Sydney, Australia. About 590,000 people live in the valley. More than half of the people live in the coastal cities of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. There are also other towns and villages across the valley. There are 11 Local Government Areas that look after the area. These eleven LGAs are:
  Cessnock City Council
  Dungog Shire Council
  Gloucester Shire Council
  Great Lakes Council
  Lake Macquarie City Council
  Maitland City Council
  Muswellbrook Shire Council
  Newcastle City Council
  Port Stephens Council
  Singleton Shire Council
  Upper Hunter Shire Council
context_section_description: The Hunter Valley, is an area of New South Wales. The Hunter River flows through the valley. The Hunter Valley is one of the largest river valleys on the NSW coast. It is known for its wineries and coal mines. It is about 120 km (75 mi) to 310 km (193 mi) and less than 2 hours drive from north of Sydney, Australia. About 590,000 people live in the valley. More than half of the people live in the coastal cities of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. There are also other towns and villages across the valley. There are 11 Local Government Areas that look after the area. These eleven LGAs are:
  Cessnock City Council
  Dungog Shire Council
  Gloucester Shire Council
  Great Lakes Council
  Lake Macquarie City Council
  Maitland City Council
  Muswellbrook Shire Council
  Newcastle City Council
  Port Stephens Council
  Singleton Shire Council
  Upper Hunter Shire Council
caption: View across the Hunter Valley
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