AS someone who wears two hats – newspaper reporter and marketing agency owner – I see first-hand the difference between stories that get picked up quickly and those that stall in the inbox. The good news? Most community organisations already have great stories to tell. The challenge is in how that information is shared with […]
DEAR Jasminda, My new girlfriend chats incessantly as soon as she wakes. I prefer to ease into the day. How can I get our morning routines in sync? Karl B. Dear Karl, I’m with you on this one. My husband’s mouth seems to wake up before the rest of him. From the moment his eyelids […]
Rev Maree Armstrong, priest of St John’s Stroud, hosts morning tea.
Rev Maree Armstrong, priest of St John’s Stroud, hosts morning tea. Local Stroud farmer Dawn Tawse. Brother Christopher-John, flanked on the left by Brother Bruce-Paul, Linda Simpson and Melissa Davey-Dew, and on the right, Rev Maree Armstrong. MORE than 80 visitors gathered at Stroud’s mud brick monastery on Saturday 30 August, for a peaceful and […]
AS bat season nears in the Hunter, health authorities are warning residents to take extra care and avoid all contact with flying foxes or microbats. A spike in sick and distressed bats arriving at wildlife hospitals across Northern NSW and Southern Queensland in recent weeks has prompted the alert. Historic monastery opens its doors Authorities […]
Explore a vibrant showcase of over 15 exhibitors featuring a wide variety of plants for collectors and gardening enthusiasts.
Explore a vibrant showcase of over 15 exhibitors featuring a wide variety of plants for collectors and gardening enthusiasts. Explore a vibrant showcase of over 15 exhibitors featuring a wide variety of plants for collectors and gardening enthusiasts. Explore a vibrant showcase of over 15 exhibitors featuring a wide variety of plants for collectors and […]
Anne Higgins and Carol Skafte-Zauss celebrate.
Dungog Early Literacy has 100 children enrolled. Anne Higgins addresses the audience. Anne Higgins and Carol Skafte-Zauss celebrate. THE Friends of Dungog Shire Community Centre and Dungog Early Literacy marked a major milestone last week, celebrating the enrolment of the 100th child in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program. The global initiative, which is offered locally […]
Cr Michael Dowling opened the exhibition.
Cr Michael Dowling opened the exhibition. Artists viewing the 2D visual arts section. Martyn Robinson inspects Bec Towers’ works. Musician Meera Jarvis takes a break to chat. THE Dungog Arts Society’s 2025 Annual Exhibition “The Tops” opened on Friday night with artisans, artists and guests viewing the works and enjoying the friendly ambience. It was […]
MORE than a dozen volunteers and growers met at the CWA courtyard in Dungog after Saturday morning’s Growers’ Stall. The stall turned 13 this month, so the group gathered for a celebratory lunch. The Dungog Growers Stall is a community building activity which provides locals with fresh, locally-grown produce. It also gives surplus food to […]
THE Federal Government has announced it will deliver 20,000 Home Care Packages in the next eight weeks. A further 20,000 packages are set to be released between November and the end of the year, with the remainder of the promised 43,000 to be delivered by mid-2026. The Australian Government subsidises organisations to provide home care […]
