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Sport

Grand final glory for Clarence Town Cobras

The Clarence Town Cobras claimed this year’s Newcastle Hunter Men’s D Grade Northern premiership. Photo: Cobras FB. The community hit the street to celebrate. Photo: Cobras FB. THE Clarence Town Cobras have claimed the D Grade Northern Men’s premiership trophy after defeating the Mallabula Panthers 30-22 in a high-scoring Grand Final contest at Lakeside Sporting […]

Local News

Melbourne to Noosa for neuroblastoma research

Melbourne dad Trent Robertson. Oli, who battled stage 4 neuroblastoma at just two years old. TO mark the start of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Melbourne dad Trent Robertson will embark on the most challenging journey of his life – running 10 marathons and cycling 1,200km in just 30 days. He will raise vital funds for […]

Opinion

Top Tip: How to get media attention and land your story in the paper

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 […]

Jasminda's Advice

‘On the couch’ with Jasminda

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 […]

Local News

Historic monastery opens its doors

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 […]

Regional

Health alert: Australian bat lyssavirus warning for Port Macquarie residents

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 […]

Advertorials, Dungog Shire

Gloucester Spring Plant Fair offers vibrant showcase for 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 […]

Local News

Dungog’s 100 little readers and counting

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 […]

Entertainment, Event

Dungog Arts Society Annual Exhibition opens

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 […]

Community, Local News

How Dungog’s Growers Stall has grown over the past 13 years

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 […]