Barnaby Joyce MP at an anti-wind farm rally in Port Stephens. Photo: Doug Connor.
MAVERICK MP Barnaby Joyce will join Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party. After weeks of speculation, the New England MP and former deputy prime minister has confirmed he would move to the far-right party, after previously representing the Nationals. He will sit in the House of Representatives for the rest of the parliamentary term as a […]
Head of Airport Paul McFarlane and CEO Linc Horton.
NEWCASTLE Airport has taken out two major honours at the Australian Airports Association’s 2025 National Airport Industry Awards, held last week in the Gold Coast. The Williamtown airport won the Airport Excellence Award for Infrastructure for its landmark International Terminal Expansion project, as well as the Airport Excellence Award for Sustainability. CEO Linc Horton said […]
AFTER 14 years with Dungog & District Neighbourcare, General Manager Cherylin Brown will retire on 19 December and begin a new chapter. Ahead of her departure, Cherylin is reflecting on what Neighbourcare and the local community have achieved together. “When I first joined Neighbourcare, I quickly saw that it was far more than a service,” […]
Mitchell Starc (r) and Scott Boland have been lauded for their key partnership at the Gabba. Photo: Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS.
THE last time Australia went 2-0 up in the Ashes, they went on to blow a golden chance to win the series outright, but Marnus Labuschagne pointed to one passage of play from the Brisbane Test when asked how the team would stop history repeating. Mitchell Starc’s second player-of-the-match performance from as many Tests this […]
GOLF RESULTS SATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER INDIVIDUAL STABLEFORD & 2BBB FIELD | 31 members. DIVISION 1 (<15) | Winner Wayne Stedman (10) 41 Points, Runner Up Robert Richardson (13) 41 Points DIVISION 2 (16-36) | Winner Robert Radin (18) 41 Points, Runner Up Greg Kellner (18) 39 Points 2BBB | Winners Adele Curry (20) & David […]
TENS of thousands of poker machines will be switched off at dawn to allow problem gamblers to revive and survive. NSW is second only to Nevada, home to casino-lined Las Vegas, when it comes to the number of gaming machines with nearly 90,000 across the state. More than 670 clubs will be mandated to shut […]
DEAR Jasminda, MANY years ago, my husband and I bought a vertical burial plot with space for three people. My husband died years ago, we didn’t have any children, and I recently met another man. Do you think it would be okay if my new soul mate and I used the two remaining plot spaces […]
Connor Barry gets his hands dirty preparing a jar to propagate more plants. Photo: Rachel Barry. Eleanor Barry is armed and ready to dig new flora homes. Photo: Rachel Barry. Joël Dunn and Jonathon Quaken from Landcare (far right) with members of Stroud Junior Landcare. Photo: Rachel Barry. More plants go into the ground. Photo: […]
Petrichor Choir singers.
PETRICHOR Play Choir will host an open trial session for new singers on Sunday 14 December from 1pm to 4pm at the Anglican Church in Dungog. The once-a-month sing-along invites locals of all ages, genders and abilities to experience the warm, uplifting energy of community singing, with no prior experience needed. The Petrichor Choir, well-known […]
Xavier King at the Dungog Shire Community Centre stall Jess Watkins at the Dungog Death Collective stall Chel King at the Earth and Elm stall Making Christmas stars at Dungog Wholefood Co-op DOWNTOWN Dungog came alive on Friday 28 November, as the community gathered for the Dungog District Chamber of Commerce’s Great Aussie Christmas Street […]
