THE Dungog-Clarence Town Country Women’s Association (CWA) will be hosting a domestic violence prevention seminar on Tuesday 19 August. Presented by educator Michael Jeh, the talk will be held at the CWA Hall on Dowling Street in Dungog. The event is part of an educational program created by domestic violence advocacy group, Small Steps 4 […]
HOW much energy does the Sun produce in one hour? Let’s just say it’s enough to make your brain hurt. In just one hour, our Sun releases more energy than all of humanity uses in an entire year. Seriously. Every house lit up, every car driven, every phone charged, every plane flown – all could […]
By Pauline CAIN
By Pauline CAIN Dave Owens with Minister for Emergency Management Kristy McBain, Minister for Recovery Janelle Saffin and Disaster Recovery Australia volunteers at Smithtown. Photo: supplied Dave Owens speaking with farmers at Gloucester. Photo: supplied THE Flood Recovery Coordinator for the Hunter and Mid North Coast is encouraging farmers and other […]
The Mount Pleasant coal mine.
PLANS by mining company MACH Energy to substantially expand its Mount Pleasant coal mine in the Hunter Valley have stalled. The NSW Court of Appeal has found that the Independent Planning Commission’s approval of the mine’s expansion in 2022 was legally flawed. The approval would have allowed the mine to continue operating until 2048, and […]
Arts Society committee member Lynne McNairn performing with Martyn Robinson.
Even Poppy the dog told a story or two at Gig in the Gog Arts Society committee member Lynne McNairn performing with Martyn Robinson. MUSICIANS, singers, storytellers and audience members attended the last Gig in the Gog at Dungog Arts Society’s 266 Dowling Street premises on Sunday afternoon. Gig in the Gog is a twice-monthly, […]
Researchers say animal survival and biodiversity conservation should be prioritised in burning processes. Photo: National Parks.
AS Australia and the world grapple with global warming and increased bushfire risks, University of South Australia ecologists are turning their attention to the impact of prescribed burning on native animals. In a new study published in “The International Journal of Wildland Fire”, researchers investigated the maximum temperatures that lizards could experience during prescribed (controlled) […]
THE family of Tinonee resident Scott Hayden is pleading for the public’s help to help locate the missing 46-year-old. Scott was last seen on the evening of 30 May in his car on Thunderbolts Way, Tibbuc. The vehicle was found abandoned the following day, parked on the side of the road near Tibbuc Road. The […]
THE State Government has welcomed the Standing Committee on State Development’s report into beneficial and productive post-mining land use, supporting all of its 13 recommendations. In a statement last week, the Government stated it is “committed to supporting coal-producing communities as the demand for coal declines over time”. The Future Jobs and Investment Authority, in […]
Signage at the monastery.
LOCALS will have a unique opportunity to explore one of Stroud’s best-kept secrets at a special three-part open day event at the mud brick monastery on Saturday 30 August. Nestled in the bush beside the Stroud Golf Club on Bucketts Way, down St Claires Road, the monastery, often dubbed the “Assisi of the South”, will […]
