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 […]
TELSTRA will be upgrading its mobile base station at Martins Creek from 12-16 December. “The upgrades will improve the mobile site’s capacity, meaning faster downloads, smoother streaming and less congestion,” Telstra said in a statement. Mobile services in the area will be temporarily affected while the upgrade works are underway. Regional General Manager Northern NSW […]
Dan Lyons, Margie Hunter, Michael Beaumont, Alexandria Carruthers, and Nola McDonald at the launch.
Dan Lyons, Margie Hunter, Michael Beaumont, Alexandria Carruthers, and Nola McDonald at the launch. The crowd hears from Radio Dungog President Nola McDonald. Locals check out the new studios. Luke Burns on air. RADIO Dungog 2DCR 107.9FM officially launched its long-awaited new studios on Tuesday 25 November, with a large number of locals gathering at […]
Scores of climate protesters have tried to block coal ships from Newcastle port. Photo: Darren Pateman/AAP
CLIMATE protesters are ramping up efforts to disrupt the fossil fuel industry, scaling and blocking a ship bound for the world’s largest coal port. Three Greenpeace activists scaled the ship on Sunday morning at Rising Tide’s annual “protestival” at Newcastle Harbour, unveiling a banner reading “Phase Out Coal and Gas”. After police confirmed 11 people […]
COUNCILLOR Alexandria Carruthers is keeping up the fight to establish a Return and Earn facility in Paterson. She presented a Notice of Motion at Council’s 26 November meeting, seeking Council support to renew engagement with TOMRA Cleanaway, who recently rejected requests to install a Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) in the Paterson area. Paterson has been […]
Volunteers setting up for last year’s Christmas lunch. Photo: supplied.
DUNGOG Shire Community Centre’s much-loved Christmas lunch is joyfully returning this year, inviting locals of all ages to come together and share in the true spirit of the season. Lunch is held on Christmas Day from 11.30am to 1.30pm at Dungog Public School on the corner of Dowling and Chapman Streets. The annual event brings […]
LANE Edwards has had a dominant year on the Australian bronc riding scene. In September, 21-year-old Lane was named the 2025 Rookie Xtreme Broncs Australia Champion by the Australian Professional Rodeo Association (APRA), after another strong showing at the Marrar Madness campdraft and rodeo in the NSW Riverina. “The weekend was special because grandparents Des […]
