July 23, 2026

Dungog Shire News Of The Area

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Dungog junior netballers impress at State Junior titles in Sydney Dungog’s skilful under-12 representative netball team members earned Blue Patches after finishing runners-up to Narrabri on countback at the recent HART State Junior Netball titles in Sydney.
Sport

Dungog junior netballers impress at State Junior titles in Sydney

HISTORIC Dungog is famous for producing sporting sons like legendary Test cricketer Doug Walters; triple equestrian Olympian Kevin Bacon; NSW rugby league forward Henry “Tarzan” Porter, who won premierships with Newtown and Canterbury-Bankstown; and current South Sydney colt Tallis Duncan, who has taken the NRL by storm. Now the Dungog & District Netball Association is […]

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Rare sighting of elusive tree-dwelling marsupial at Myall Lakes With their identifying bushy bottle-brush tail and heart-shaped ears, paired with big, dark eyes, the phascogale are perfectly adapted for their nocturnal, tree-dwelling lifestyle. Photo: Supplied.
Highlights

Rare sighting of elusive tree-dwelling marsupial at Myall Lakes

A sensor camera captured an elusive phascogale as it moved across the area. Photo: Supplied. With their identifying bushy bottle-brush tail and heart-shaped ears, paired with big, dark eyes, the phascogale are perfectly adapted for their nocturnal, tree-dwelling lifestyle. Photo: Supplied. A BRUSH-tailed phascogale has been captured on motion-sensing cameras in Myall Lakes National Park […]

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Stratford Energy Hub approved, but community questions remain Concept image for the Stratford Renewable Energy Hub. Photo: Supplied
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Stratford Energy Hub approved, but community questions remain

Concept image for the Stratford Renewable Energy Hub. Photo: Supplied Concept image for the Stratford Renewable Energy Hub. Photo: Supplied AS NOTA previously reported, the Stratford Coal Mine has come to the end of its useful life and owners Yancoal lodged an application with the NSW Department of Planning seeking to convert the area into […]

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Dead newborn humpback to be tested for bird flu The baby humpback may have become stranded for a variety of reasons, a whale expert says. Photos: The Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia.
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Dead newborn humpback to be tested for bird flu

The baby humpback may have become stranded for a variety of reasons, a whale expert says. Photos: The Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia. The baby humpback may have become stranded for a variety of reasons, a whale expert says. Photos: The Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in […]

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Broughton Island fishing hotspots revealed Broughton Island holds many secrets. Photo: Supplied.
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Broughton Island fishing hotspots revealed

I AM continually amazed that so many residents of Port Stephens are yet to visit Broughton Island. I recently returned from a few days, fishing, swimming and wandering around the island, which I believe to be a ‘jewel in the crown’ of this beautiful region. Despite the many times I have visited the island and […]

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New editor for News Of The Area newspaper group Eve with a few of her favourite things - eight different mastheads of News Of The Area. Photo: Angus Cheetham.
Business, Community, Local News, Regional

New editor for News Of The Area newspaper group

Eve with a few of her favourite things – eight different mastheads of News Of The Area. Photo: Angus Cheetham. Freckle, the sick little bird who grew up and identified as a homing pigeon, with his rescuer. Photo: Angus Cheetham. EVE Nesmith has been named Editor of News Of The Area, the family-owned independent local […]

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CALF Country Music Fundraising Weekend
Letter to the Editor

CALF Country Music Fundraising Weekend

DEAR News Of The Area, THE Coopernook and Lansdowne Forest History (CALF) Group, in conjunction with the Mid North Coast Country Music Association, will soon present its annual Country Music Fundraising Weekend. This will be held at Forest Headquarters in the Coopernook State Forest, on Forest Road Coopernook, on August 9 and 9, 2026. There […]

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Thousands gather for biggest Port Stephens Car Show yet Vehicles of all kinds, both historical and modern, were exhibited in the streets of Nelson Bay. Photo: Nico Lombardo.
Event, Highlights

Thousands gather for biggest Port Stephens Car Show yet

Vehicles of all kinds, both historical and modern, were exhibited in the streets of Nelson Bay. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Thousands of visitors showed up at the biggest edition of the Port Stephens Car Show yet. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Special guest, motorsports legend John Bowe. Photo: Nico Lombardo. Ron Goodman’s impressive Porsche collection. Photo: Nico Lombardo. […]

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