IF you or members of your family spend time on social media, there’s every chance that you have been exposed to new and emerging forms of combat and collision-based activities. They include bareknuckle boxing, power slap (which is exactly what it sounds like) and something called Run Nation Championship (RNC). Google describes RNC as “a […]
IF ever there was news that illustrated how catastrophic experts viewed a developing situation, the Australian Government’s decision to withdraw expeditioners from Macquarie Island research station must near top of the list. The Australian Government’s Antarctic Division has made the difficult decision to temporarily withdraw staff from Macquarie Island research station due to the psychosocial […]
Divisional Individual Stableford Winners, David Bambach, right, and Benjamin Herden, left. Last Man Standing Play-Off Winner, Ramsey Vane-Wood, left, and runner-up, Paul Langley, right. SATURDAY 22 AUGUST INDIVIDUAL STABLEFORD FIELD 38 members & 5 visitors DIV 1 (<15) | Winner David Bambach (7) 36 Points, Runner Up Paul Langley (14) 35 Points, 3rd Place John […]
First leg of the event. Photo: Supplied by Sam de Witte.
Corinne Stephen, overall Ladies winner 2024. Photo: Supplied by Sam de Witte. First leg of the event. Photo: Supplied by Sam de Witte. On your bikes. Photo: Supplied by Sam de Witte. GLOUCESTER Mountain Man Tri Challenge will be held on 13 September, marking the 32nd anniversary of the gruelling athletic event, which began in […]
Fireworks from 2025 event. The 2025 fireworks event. THE Gloucester Business Chamber’s new committee is holding a public meeting at Club Gloucester on Wednesday 9 September at 7 pm to gauge community support for the New Year’s Eve Fireworks event. The Business Chamber initiative began in 2021 to bring the community together after the COVID […]
Souths rugby league player Jai Arrow, who was forced into early retirement by MND and faces an unimaginable journey with the disease. Photo: South Sydney Rabbitohs.
NSW will become the first jurisdiction in Australia to report cases of people living with motor neurone disease (MND), with the NSW Government making it a notifiable condition from 1 September 2026. Medical practitioners will be required to notify NSW Health of motor neurone disease cases, following the publication of the Public Health Amendment (Motor […]
Dungog’s RFS volunteers are always happy to give advice. Photo: Facebook.
UPPER Hunter Local Government Areas began their Bush Fire Danger Period on Tuesday, 1 September. The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) is warning that now is the time to prepare. The RFS is urging all residents to take 10 minutes to think about the bushfire risk you, your property and your community face. The plea […]
WHY can’t they get this right ? Despite the fact that travel by air has been around since before we were born, airlines still have one outstanding issue that they can’t seem to get right. Have you ever noticed but just accepted that the most chaotic part of travel by air is how they initially […]
