Locals are being urged to be aware of scammers. Photo: supplied.
HUNTER region residents are being urged to stay alert as cyber criminals step up efforts to recruit so-called “money mules” through social media, fake job offers and online scams. NGM Group, the parent company of Greater Bank and Newcastle Permanent, has reported a 20 percent rise in fraudulent online account openings, with criminals attempting to […]
Who will inherit your superannuation nest-egg… and are you sure?
MILLIONS of Australians are putting their superannuation at risk by not following-through with proper, and legally binding, beneficiary paperwork, according to a nation-wide survey. Research conducted by Super Consumers Australia, an advocate for people on low and middle incomes in Australia’s superannuation system, shows that more than one in three Australians with super say they […]
Film director Ian Barry says EnergyCo is not offering fair compensation for acquiring his property. Photo: supplied.
A MAJOR powerline project has caused distress and heartache for Hunter locals, prompting allegations of exploitation and bullying. The 100 kilometre Hunter Transmission Project on the NSW east coast will include 500-kilovolt above-ground transmission lines between Bayswater Power Station and a proposed switching station at Olney, near Eraring Power Station. Some residents are set to […]
Newcastle have scraped past plucky Avondale FC to reach the Australia Cup final. Photo: Con Chronis/AAP
NEWCASTLE will have the chance to claim their first piece of silverware in 17 years after fighting past semi-professional Avondale FC 4-2 to reach the Australia Cup final. In teeing up a final against another Victorian NPL club in Heidelberg United, who beat Auckland FC 2-0 on Saturday, the Jets continued their dream start to […]
Tocal College circa 1965-66. Photo: Mal Henderson.
The original building pictured in 1967. Photo: supplied. Adult education at Tocal College. Photo: Dean Morris. Tocal College circa 1965-66. Photo: Mal Henderson. THE NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW DPIRD) is celebrating 60 years of agricultural education at Tocal College. On Saturday 6 September, NSW DPIRD is inviting alumni, staff, students […]
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THE next time you see the sunrise, take a moment. That big ball of nuclear fire lighting up your morning sky is not just sitting there politely waiting for you to make coffee. It’s racing around the Milky Way at an eye-watering 828,000 km/h, dragging Earth and the rest of the solar system along for […]
Dr Annette Gero.
INTERNATIONALLY recognised quilt historian, collector, and author Dr Annette Gero will deliver the third talk in the Illuminating Women Series from 10.30am on 5 September at the James Theatre in Dungog. Dr Gero has spent decades uncovering the hidden stories within quilts including records of women’s lives, resilience, and creativity – from convict times to […]
Enjoying a cuppa and chat: Robbie Phillips, Judy Berry, Sue Tickle, Gail Muddle, Judy Atkins, Joy Rumble, Lynne Bennett, Barb Macklin and Judy Steer (front).
DUNGOG Day Care Centre was the venue for the August meeting of the Dungog branch of the United Hospital Auxiliaries of NSW. On the third Wednesday of each month from March through November, the group gathers at 1.30pm for a cuppa and chat before the meeting begins at 2pm. At present the Auxiliary currently has […]
Work underway on the new stage.
Work underway on the new stage. The completed stage hosting the new piano. MUSICIANS playing the Craven Creek Music Festival on 13 and 14 September will ply their trade on a newly built stage. News Of The Area reported last month that this year’s festival will feature piano music for the first time, after the […]
