June 15, 2026
Father’s Day fundraiser a winner for Dungog Hospital Auxiliary Shoppers were tempted by the delicious homemade cakes.
Community, Health

Father’s Day fundraiser a winner for Dungog Hospital Auxiliary

Shoppers were tempted by the delicious homemade cakes. Dungog local Trish Tull and Auxiliary Secretary Judy Steer at the Fathers Day Stall. DUNGOG Hospital Auxiliary’s Father’s Day Stall popped up on Saturday morning, outside the newsagency in Dowling Street. It opened at 8.30am and ran until the goods were sold out, around lunchtime. The Father’s […]

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Dungog butchery student hones skills for state title
Local News

Dungog butchery student hones skills for state title

APPRENTICE butcher Mitchell Simmonds, 18, will step onto the competition floor at TAFE NSW Granville on Thursday, vying for the title of the Australian Meat Industry Council’s (AMIC) 2025 Apprentice of the Year. Mitchell is in his third year of a Certificate III in Meat Processing (Retail Butcher), studying at TAFE Hamilton, and is an […]

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Nurses and midwives vote to accept pay rise and improved working conditions Public sector nurses and midwives will receive an interim pay rise and improved working conditions.
Local News

Nurses and midwives vote to accept pay rise and improved working conditions

THE NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) has voted to accept the NSW Government’s offer of a three percent interim wage increase and enhancements to working conditions. “At the conclusion of the vote on the public sector interim offer from the NSW Government, branches have accepted the offer, with 88.2 percent of participating branches with […]

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Letter to the Editor: Councils deserve praise
Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Councils deserve praise

DEAR News Of The Area, IT is with some surprise that I find myself compelled to write this letter of commendation and appreciation of our past Dungog Councils. Like everyone else in the community, for years, indeed half my lifetime, if I saw two or more people engaged in earnest conversation, I could bet they […]

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‘No regrets’ as Brown prepares to join wooden spooners Dylan Brown says he's looking forward to the pressure that will come with his move to Newcastle. Photo: NRL Photos.
Sport

‘No regrets’ as Brown prepares to join wooden spooners

DYLAN Brown is excited for the pressure that will come with his multi-million dollar move to Newcastle, insisting he harbours no regrets over joining the newly-minted wooden spooners. The enormity of Brown’s task to resuscitate the Knights was laid bare on Sunday afternoon as the five-eighth helped inflict a 66-10 drubbing on them in his […]

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‘On the couch’ with Jasminda
Jasminda's Advice

‘On the couch’ with Jasminda

DEAR Jasminda, HOW do I get my kids to pick up after themselves? It seems so simple, and yet we follow a continual pattern of them being told to pick up, falling back into bad habits, me getting annoyed and doing it for them, and returning to the beginning again. It’s driving me crazy. Gabrielle […]

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Flood recovery grant applications to be processed quicker Member for Oxley Michael Kemp discusses flood recovery with Premier Chris Minns and NSW Nationals leader Dugald Saunders in May. Photo: Michael Kemp FB.
Local News

Flood recovery grant applications to be processed quicker

THE State Government last week announced it would immediately double the number of staff members working on the processing of Rural Assistance Authority (RAA) Recovery Grants for primary producers impacted by the May floods. Since June, the RAA has received almost 2,000 applications and has approved more than $23 million in payments, however the Government […]

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New recruits join the Port Stephens Hunter Police District Member for Maitland Jenny Aitchison welcomed the new recruits at Maitland Police Station.
Police

New recruits join the Port Stephens Hunter Police District

PORT Stephens Hunter Police District welcomed seven new probationary constables last week, who will be stationed at Maitland and Port Stephens police stations. The new recruits were officially welcomed into the NSW Police Force at the Goulburn Police Academy last month. The class of 314 officers was the largest in 13 years, delivering a significant […]

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