SATURDAY 18TH APRIL INDIVIDUAL STABLEFORD FIELD | 42 members & 1 visitor. DIV 1 (<15) | Winner Chris Zawirski (9) [Branxton] 39 Points, Runner Up James Cowled (12) 39 Points, 3rd Place Jarrod Roberts (13) 36 Points DIV 2 (16-36) | Winner Michael Cairney (22) 36 Points, Runner Up Ted Zawirski (25) 35 Points, 3rd […]
Data shows Australian horticulture experiences average food loss rates of about 20 percent per farm.
AUSTRALIAN fruit and vegetable growers are missing out on the sale of up to a million tonnes of produce annually that never makes it to market. That’s a whopping $2.5 billion a year but a figure dwarfed by the costs linked to such a huge loss. Data shows Australian horticulture experiences average food loss rates […]
Premier Chris Minns and Energy Minister Penny Sharpe want to boost NSW's EV charging network. Photo: Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS.
WAR in the Middle East and associated spiralling diesel costs could spell the perfect time for truck fleets to keep edging closer to electrification. Last Tuesday, the NSW government announced an expansion of heavy vehicle electrification incentives as part of its EV roadmap, along with investment in more fast chargers and kerbside charging stations for […]
DEAR Jasminda, MY 70-year-old mother has expressed an interest in learning the electric guitar. How can I encourage her to try something more age-appropriate? Gerard H. Dear Gerard, Well, don’t you sound like a wet sock. And when I say wet sock, I mean one of those sports socks that ends up stuck behind the […]
Artist Jenny McCracken and visiting student Charlie Haberstock. Photo: Julie Overton. Artist Jenny McCracken led the workshop. Photo: Julie Overton. YOUTH Week 2026 has officially kicked off in Paterson with a vibrant, community-driven art workshop celebrating a key part of the town’s unique agricultural heritage. Organised by Paterson Community Builders, the Youth Week launch event […]
CPL Vince Holmes, 36th Battalion. Photo: D Rubenis. PTE Geoff Holmes, 36th Battalion. Photo: D Rubenis. PTE Herbert Clarence Mate, 34th Battalion. Photo: Harrower Collection. The Honour Roll at Wallarobba Memorial Hall. Photo: MN Holmes. THE small locality of Wallarobba, like every other town and village throughout Australia, had men who volunteered to serve in […]
Alex Daughtrey, Beryl Rumbel, Thea Rumbel, Shirley Daughtrey and Natalie Rutherford with volunteers Jenny Cox and Bernadette Skuse (back).
THE Dungog Shire Palliative Care Volunteers group hosted a free morning tea for the community on Saturday 18 April at the Dungog CWA Hall. The group provides free services for local people diagnosed with a life-limiting illness across the local government area. Family and friends are also provided assistance through services such as carer support […]
The long-period comet C/2025 R3 has returned after an absence of roughly 170,000 years.
A VISITOR from the deep past is about to grace Australian skies. For those willing to rise before dawn, it offers something close to time travel. The long-period comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) – last seen when humans were shaping stone tools and learning to master fire – has returned after an absence of roughly 170,000 […]
