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Dungog trio win Australian Women’s Small Business Champion award

A LITTLE belief that two Dungog sisters and their mum could make something work, even when they didn’t quite know how, led them on a nine-year journey that culminated recently on the stage of the Fullerton Hotel in Sydney. Dungog’s Hidden Valley Clothing received the 2026 Australian Women’s Small Business Champion award for Specialised Retail […]

Latest pay rise lands for NSW public school teachers

TENS of thousands of NSW public school teachers are up to $20,000 better off as the latest increase to salaries hits bank accounts. The pay rise for NSW public school teachers was a key measure to address teacher shortages by lifting the status of the profession and restoring competitiveness with other states. As part of […]

Cr James Campbell speaks about the Dungog Shire Disability Access and Inclusion Committee

DUNGOG News Of The Area spoke with Dungog Shire Cr James Campbell regarding the newly formed Disability Access and Inclusion Committee. The committee is chaired by Cr Alexandria Carruthers; Cr James Campbell is deputy chair; and they are joined by a selection of parents, people with lived experiences, health professionals and advocates. The purpose of […]

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Dungog’s Davey & Olsen closes after 107 years

The Davey & Olsen Garage as it was in the 1920s. Photo: Supplied. Davey & Olsen in 2018. Photo: Supplied. The view of Davey & Olsen from Dowling Street circa 1910. Photo: Supplied. Ford Regional Manager Haydn Oakes and Dungog’s Tim Olsen. Photo: Supplied. AFTER 107 years of serving Dungog and the surrounding district, Davey […]

Jasminda's Advice

JASMINDA: Positivity and preparation help in any scenario

DEAR Jasminda, I HAVE been asked to go on a four-day overseas hike, which looks very challenging There are lots of inclines and the trail is high-altitude. How should I prepare? Reagan G. DEAR Reagan, HOW you prepare depends very much on the person you are. My son was invited to go on one of […]

Sport

Sydney will host 2027 Super Netball grand final

SYDNEY will host the 2027 Super Netball grand final for the first time since the competition began, in what will be the largest Netball World Cup in history. The event is expected to attract more than 8,000 visitors to Sydney and inject more than $4 million into the NSW visitor economy, supporting hotels, restaurants, pubs, […]

The Write Direction

WRITE DIRECTION: Red-flagging a sick society

FOR 25 years I have conducted business with clients in the USA, so I thought that I understood how they thought and acted. I really loved the people that I interacted with. I’ve had many trips on the Colorado River, living on a huge houseboat in Utah. I have travelled to Minneapolis St Paul, driven […]

Jasminda's Advice

ON THE COUCH WITH JASMINDA: Coeliac vegan the least troublesome of guests

DEAR Jasminda, I AM organising a cocktail party and the partner of one of the guests has just informed me she is a coeliac vegan. Now I am in a quandary as to what to prepare for her and how it will fit into the overall menu. Any suggestions? Gordon W. DEAR Gordon, THE first […]

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NEW BREED: Norval’s Wagyu beef farm in the Fosterton Valley

JAMES and Roz Norval have established their Hunter Valley Wagyu operation in the Fosterton Valley on their 200 acre property ,”Weemala”, on the Williams River. They also lease the historic “Dingadee” property next door, 600 acres of a once-prosperous dairy owned by the Bennett family. James is originally from South […]