Workshop tutors Sasi Victoire and Leigh Nankervis.
Workshop tutors Sasi Victoire and Leigh Nankervis. Julie with her print ‘Peace Equals Friendship’. Karyn and Sharon with tutor Sasi Victoire. Sasi, Karyn, Leigh, Karen and Julie test print a block. SUNDAY 21 September was the UN’s International Day Of Peace, while 20-26 September was the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel. To […]
COUNCILLOR Liam Ley was elected Deputy Mayor of Dungog Shire at the September Council meeting and will officially step into the role on 16 October 2025 for a 12-month term. Cr Ley says the position comes with a clear sense of responsibility. “For me, this role is about making sure our community is represented strongly […]
HIGH-RANKING international trade delegates began a three-day tour of the Hunter region on Monday. The NSW Government invited delegates from Canada, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Denmark, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom to tour prominent businesses and industrial sites. The Trade Mission itinerary included a […]
The Greens’ law would introduce fines for roaming cats.
NEW laws will be proposed by the Greens in the NSW Parliament in October that would make people responsible for keeping their cat safely at home and give councils the discretion to regulate and enforce cat containment measures in priority areas. Greens MP and spokesperson for the environment Sue Higginson said, “The failure of the […]
Divisional Stableford Winners, Michael Shanley (l) & Phillip Watson (r). 2025 Division 1 Scratch Winner, Max Wallington. PATERSON GOLF CLUB INDIVIDUAL STABLEFORD & BOB MURPHY CUP (2BBB CHAMPIONSHIPS – 1st ROUND) FIELD | 34 members DIVISION 1 (<15) | Winner Michael Shanley (15) 39 Points, Runner Up Stephen Watson (13) 39 Points, 3rd Place Greg […]
DUNGOG Shire Council has endorsed a Mayoral Minute put forward by Mayor Digby Rayward and an alternate motion by Cr Steve Low to support and lodge a series of motions for the LGNSW Conference 2025, to be held in November this year. A workshop held with Councillors on 8 September discussed a number of draft […]
THE NSW Labor Government has voted down the Opposition’s Crimes Legislation Amendment (Youth Crime) Bill 2025, which proposed changes to bail and sentencing laws. The Coalition’s bill sought changes including: – Expanding the definition of repeat offences beyond break and enter and car theft, to include serious indictable crimes like murder and sexual assault. – […]
TO help drive the transition to net zero, the Australian Government has set a target to reduce emissions to 62-70 percent below 2005 levels by 2035. It is a step up on Australia’s 2030 target – to reduce emissions to 43 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. The government says it represents a “credible contribution […]
SHOCKED and grieving, she laid her ruined wedding dress on the muddied, mangled pile of treasured belongings. Emergency volunteers bore witness, absorbing her heartbreak while valiantly hosing stinking mud and river slime from her waterlogged home. Unforgiving torrents of floodwaters, fuelled by ‘atmospheric rivers’, left mountains of precious possessions disintegrating in landfill. Tragically, lives and […]
