DEAR News Of The Area, I READ with some interest Cr Ley’s proposal for an investigation into a proper caravan park for Dungog. The lack of a van park has been a constant problem for many, many years. Forty and more years ago, when my wife and our two then preteen children were caravaners, as […]
THE expected East Coast drenching is the result of a “perfect storm” of circumstances”. The Bureau of Meteorology put out a Flood Watch on Sunday 2 March, alerting the upper Mid North Coast region to the after-effects of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, moving in from the South Pacific. “Rainfall associated with Tropical Cyclone Alfred has the […]
Mick Brady, Sustainability Officer, Muswellbrook Shire Council.
AN ARTS initiative featuring Dungog’s Lisa Wiseman and Clarence Town’s Bec Towers has brought life back to a walking path at Muscle Creek, Muswellbrook. “Muswellbrook Shire Council with the support of local community groups and volunteers is returning Muscle Creek to its former glory,” the Council stated. Council commissioned Ms Wiseman to paint the plain, […]
THE NSW and South Australia state governments will collaborate on measures to combat bullying in schools. Deputy Premier and NSW Education Minister Prue Car and her South Australian education counterpart Blair Boyer signed a joint agreement to tackle the scourge of bullying. The joint effort follows the success of last year’s groundbreaking Social Media Summit, […]
DUNGOG Regional Tourism (DRT) is updating its Destination Management Plan (DMP). It is now seeking the input of businesses and other organisations across the Shire with an interest in tourism and related matters. “Destination Management Plans are a way of putting together a general strategy as to what needs to be done in a region […]
The community response has been swift and overwhelming, with more than 40 locals attending the meeting. Photo: Kim Ambrose.
THE Camden Haven community has come together in a show of support for the Laurieton Fisherman’s Co-op and Laurieton Seafoods after a devastating fire destroyed the building on Wednesday, 15 January. Community members, groups and organisations gathered at the Laurieton United Services Club (LUSC) on Sunday to discuss how best to assist the Co-op […]
