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Hunter Region Botanic Gardens secures major grant for groundbreaking fungi DNA research

The fungi project is expected to reveal hundreds of Hunter Region fungal species that are currently undocumented. Photo: Supplied. Professor Tim Roberts and volunteer Louise Watterson soil sampling to compare DNA and understand how healthy ecosystems function. Photo: Supplied. THE Hunter Region Botanic Gardens has secured a significant $148,984 grant from the NSW Government’s Environmental […]

PCYC NSW calls for EOFY donations to support youth employment programs

YOUTH charity PCYC NSW has launched its end-of-financial-year tax appeal, urging Australians to support programs that help young people overcome barriers to employment. With youth unemployment among Australians aged 15 to 24 sitting at 10.1 percent, more than double the national unemployment rate, PCYC NSW says demand for its employability programs remains strong. The organisation […]

Community

Give former lab rats, mice, guinea pigs and rabbits a forever home

RABBITS, guinea pigs, rats and mice who were formerly used in research are now up for adoption and looking for their forever homes as pets and competitions. The Liberty Adoption Centre, at Wyong, on the Central Coast, is now home to Australia’s first adoption centre for small animals transitioning out of research facilities into the […]

Sport

Dungog netball shines at senior state titles

Dungog netballers at the Netball NSW Senior State Titles. Photos: Supplied. Dungog netballers at the Netball NSW Senior State Titles. Photos: Supplied. Dungog netballers at the Netball NSW Senior State Titles. Photos: Supplied. DUNGOG Netball Association has returned from the Netball NSW Senior State Titles on the June Long Weekend with plenty to celebrate, including […]

Local News

Local author Denis Bright presents ‘Something is Seriously Wrong’, a real story of domestic abuse set in NSW

“WHEN our grandson was taken, locked away in a room, we thought the Department of Community and Justice would intervene. They didn’t.” These are the words of local author Denis Bright, who saw his family torn apart by an abuser who, after the end of a toxic marriage to his daughter, attempted to get her […]

Health, National, Regional

Australian records first case of H5 bird flu

THE deadly H5 bird flu has been detected in Australia, the Australian Government confirmed on 20 June, 2026. A detection of H5 high-pathogenicity avian influenza (bird flu) was confirmed by the CSIRO Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) in a single brown skua (migratory seabird) in an isolated area in southern Western Australia. This is the […]

Fuel costs to creep up as states back excise return

DRIVERS will pay 16 cents a litre more for petrol and diesel from July as battles over taxes on fuel open up on multiple fronts. Drivers will pay $10 more to fill a 65-litre tank of fuel when tax relief designed to combat surging fuel prices begins to wind back. The move comes after a […]

Sport Results

Paterson Golf Club

SATURDAY 13TH JUNE INDIVIDUAL STABLEFORD FIELD | 39 members & 4 visitors. DIV 1 (<15) | Winner Paul Langley (14) 37 Points, Runner Up Michael Rose (5) 36 Points, 3rd Place Simon Dunn (8) 36 Points DIV 2 (16-36) | Winner Greg Kellner (19) 37 Points, Runner Up Dion Rose (30) 37 Points, 3rd Place […]

Dungog Shire

Men’s Health Week now on

IT’S Men’s Health Week and this year Australian men are being reminded that there are ‘101 Reasons to See Your GP’ and urges men to just get on with it. The event’s website, https://www.menshealthweek.com.au/, looks crafted with straightforward, no-drama sensibilities; a brown background, beige writing, and no-nonsense text. “There are 101 reasons to see your […]

Dungog Shire

Ownership and responsibility of Rural Fire Service’s mobile assets

BY the end of next winter, ownership of and responsibility for the Rural Fire Service’s mobile assets, otherwise known as its ‘Red Fleet’, will lie with the NSW Government and not local councils. Mayor Darcy Byrne, President of Local Government NSW, said the move would come as a great relief to many local councils, particularly […]