Professor Tim Roberts and volunteer Louise Watterson soil sampling to compare DNA and understand how healthy ecosystems function. Photo: Supplied.
Hunter Region Botanic Gardens secures major grant for groundbreaking fungi DNA research
The fungi project is expected to reveal hundreds of Hunter Region fungal species that are currently undocumented. Photo: Supplied. Professor Tim Roberts and volunteer Louise Watterson soil sampling to compare DNA and understand how healthy ecosystems function. Photo: Supplied. THE Hunter Region Botanic Gardens has secured a significant $148,984 grant from the NSW Government’s Environmental […]
PCYC NSW calls for EOFY donations to support youth employment programs
YOUTH charity PCYC NSW has launched its end-of-financial-year tax appeal, urging Australians to support programs that help young people overcome barriers to employment. With youth unemployment among Australians aged 15 to 24 sitting at 10.1 percent, more than double the national unemployment rate, PCYC NSW says demand for its employability programs remains strong. The organisation […]
Give former lab rats, mice, guinea pigs and rabbits a forever home
RABBITS, guinea pigs, rats and mice who were formerly used in research are now up for adoption and looking for their forever homes as pets and competitions. The Liberty Adoption Centre, at Wyong, on the Central Coast, is now home to Australia’s first adoption centre for small animals transitioning out of research facilities into the […]
Dungog netballers at the Netball NSW Senior State Titles. Photos: Supplied.
Dungog netball shines at senior state titles
Dungog netballers at the Netball NSW Senior State Titles. Photos: Supplied. Dungog netballers at the Netball NSW Senior State Titles. Photos: Supplied. Dungog netballers at the Netball NSW Senior State Titles. Photos: Supplied. DUNGOG Netball Association has returned from the Netball NSW Senior State Titles on the June Long Weekend with plenty to celebrate, including […]
Local author Denis Bright presenting his book, ‘Something is Seriously Wrong’, at the Raymond Terrace Library on 19 June. Photo: Nico Lombardo.
Local author Denis Bright presents ‘Something is Seriously Wrong’, a real story of domestic abuse set in NSW
“WHEN our grandson was taken, locked away in a room, we thought the Department of Community and Justice would intervene. They didn’t.” These are the words of local author Denis Bright, who saw his family torn apart by an abuser who, after the end of a toxic marriage to his daughter, attempted to get her […]
Australian records first case of H5 bird flu
THE deadly H5 bird flu has been detected in Australia, the Australian Government confirmed on 20 June, 2026. A detection of H5 high-pathogenicity avian influenza (bird flu) was confirmed by the CSIRO Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) in a single brown skua (migratory seabird) in an isolated area in southern Western Australia. This is the […]
The fuel excise will be halved for three months as a temporary cost-of-living measure. Photo: AAP Image/Darren England
Fuel costs to creep up as states back excise return
DRIVERS will pay 16 cents a litre more for petrol and diesel from July as battles over taxes on fuel open up on multiple fronts. Drivers will pay $10 more to fill a 65-litre tank of fuel when tax relief designed to combat surging fuel prices begins to wind back. The move comes after a […]
Paterson Golf Club
SATURDAY 13TH JUNE INDIVIDUAL STABLEFORD FIELD | 39 members & 4 visitors. DIV 1 (<15) | Winner Paul Langley (14) 37 Points, Runner Up Michael Rose (5) 36 Points, 3rd Place Simon Dunn (8) 36 Points DIV 2 (16-36) | Winner Greg Kellner (19) 37 Points, Runner Up Dion Rose (30) 37 Points, 3rd Place […]
Men’s Health Week now on
IT’S Men’s Health Week and this year Australian men are being reminded that there are ‘101 Reasons to See Your GP’ and urges men to just get on with it. The event’s website, https://www.menshealthweek.com.au/, looks crafted with straightforward, no-drama sensibilities; a brown background, beige writing, and no-nonsense text. “There are 101 reasons to see your […]