2025 Hunter Volunteer of the Year David Dorhauer with Pat Conroy MP and Dungog councillor Liam Ley.
IT’S time for people across the Hunter to nominate family, friends or work mates for the 2026 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards, to help celebrate the enormous positive impact of volunteers across the state. The awards are in their 20th year and are run by The Centre for Volunteering to recognise the outstanding work […]
Local MPs celebrate the progress with the project team.
THE M1 Pacific Motorway extension to Raymond Terrace is now expected to open to traffic in late 2026, more than a year earlier than originally planned. The accelerated timeline comes as the project reaches a major milestone, with the northern section, the Heatherbrae Bypass, now complete. The M1 Pacific Motorway extension and Hexham Straight widening […]
The XPT trains have been painted to reflect their history.
The XPT trains have been painted to reflect their history. The XPT trains have been painted to reflect their history. THE Sydney to Grafton XPT train service is set to return from 28 April, after a year of coach replacements during fleet upgrades. Sydney to Grafton train services – travelling through the Central Coast, Hunter […]
Michelle Dado-Millyn with over 100 survey responses.
Michelle Dado-Millyn with over 100 survey responses. Users meet at the Dungog swimming pool. OVER 20 concerned pool users recently met at the Dungog Memorial Swimming Pool, calling for it to remain open for longer periods. Currently, the pool is open six months of the year. This year it closed just before Easter and the […]
Local fans during the A-League match between the Newcastle Jets and Adelaide United at McDonald Jones Stadium on Saturday. Photo: AAP Image/Darren Pateman).
HUNTER football fans are again able to enjoy a full-strength beer as they watch NRL and A-League action unfold. For many years, fans attending venues in Western Sydney and the Hunter could only buy mid-strength beer, while in contrast fans at the Sydney Cricket Ground and Allianz Stadium in Moore Park could buy full strength […]
COUNCIL formally adopted the Dungog Shire Housing and Infrastructure Master Plan at an Extraordinary Meeting on Wednesday, 8 April. The Master Plan brings together a suite of key strategies into a single framework, establishing Council’s policy direction for sustainable development. According to Dungog Shire Council, the integrated plans will guide where and how new housing […]
Minister for Gaming and Racing David Harris (centre) opening the new facilities at Scone. Photo: supplied.
MINISTER for Gaming and Racing David Harris officially opened new facilities at Scone Race Club on Tuesday, 7 April, as part of a $36 million investment into racing in the Hunter. He also visited upgrade works at Muswellbrook and Cessnock race clubs. At Scone, the NSW Government’s Racing for the Regions program allocated $20 million […]
SATURDAY 28TH MARCH INDIVIDUAL STABLEFORD FIELD | 26 members Winner Joseph Jackson (22) 41 Points, Runner Up Phillip Watson (29) 39 Points, 3rd Place Greg Barry (16) 38 Points BALL COMP | John Walker (11) 38 Points, Benjamin Herden (19) 38 Points, David Bambach (8) 37 Points, Dion Rose (36) 37 Points, Michael Cairney (24) […]
CONSTRUCTION is underway on a new refuge in the Maitland local government area to provide women and children escaping domestic and family violence with more access to secure accommodation. Housing Plus is developing the refuge, with specialist support services to be delivered onsite by Carrie’s Place Domestic Violence and Homelessness Services once the project is […]
HAVE you ever wondered who the first astronomers were? What an interesting question. Astronomy is the oldest science, but it’s also the newest. Everything we know about the night sky has been passed down through history, and we find the oldest continuous culture on Earth, the Australian Aboriginal people, were very likely the world’s first […]
