November 5, 2026

Dungog Shire’s Disaster Satellite Services tested ahead of emergency season

AHEAD of the higher-risk weather season, nbn has worked with Dungog Shire Council to run checks on designated sites...

Branch Lane campaigner calls for sealed alternative to Twelve Mile intersection

FOR Rod Zemanek, sealing the remaining gravel section of The Branch Lane could do more than make the weekly drive...

Dungog railway station upgrades a signal new trains are edging closer

COMMUTERS and other users of Dungog railway station may notice maintenance or improvement work being carried out between...

‘You’re not alone’: Motherland event at Tocal connects rural women experiencing isolation

Myffy Doyle, Bronnie Taylor, and MP Dave Layzell. Photo: Megan Willis. Motherland event committee members, Penny Evans...

TIMES PAST: Dungog Shire’s Vacy village approaches rare milestone

DUNGOG Shire is one of the few places in Australia to have had a private village. The Lower Hunter Valley town of Vacy...

Festival of All Things Orange connects Paterson to its historic roots, and residents to each other

Paterson River Oranges, harvested by the bucketful. Photo: Elizabeth Cristo, Slow Food Hunter Valley. Madryn and...

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