A NEW report tracks the national environmental regulator’s first-year progress against the Australian Government’s compliance and enforcement priorities. The report, which was released and disseminated by the National Environmental Protection Authority, talks of strong results and a clear platform to build on. The report assesses progress made during the past year using data from environmental […]
Myffy Doyle, Bronnie Taylor, and MP Dave Layzell. Photo: Megan Willis. Motherland event committee members, Penny Evans, Taylor Stephens and Vanessa Barwick, from Paterson and Gresford. Photo: Megan Willis. Motherland event at Tocal College on Saturday 24 October. Photo: Megan Willis. MOTHERLAND is a national charity that supports rural mothers through connection, understanding, and reducing […]
THE NSW Government is launching the state’s biggest firearms buyback in a generation, with eligible firearms licence holders now able to book to surrender eligible firearms and ammunition. The National Gun Buyback Scheme in NSW will begin on 2 November, giving eligible firearms licence holders a clear and safe pathway to surrender surplus and reclassified […]
The historic bridge marking the entrance to the village of Vacy, which will celebrate 100 years since the sale of the estate next year. INSET: The sale poster. Note the ‘wonderfully easy’ terms.
DUNGOG Shire is one of the few places in Australia to have had a private village. The Lower Hunter Valley town of Vacy is one of them. Next year marks the centenary of the sale of the Vacy Estate. The unusual story of the estate began with the arrival of John Cory in 1824. The […]
Paterson River Oranges, harvested by the bucketful. Photo: Elizabeth Cristo, Slow Food Hunter Valley.
Paterson River Oranges, harvested by the bucketful. Photo: Elizabeth Cristo, Slow Food Hunter Valley. Madryn and Melissa, two Paterson locals who attended an orange garland-making workshop at the Hub & Harvest. Photo: Eleesha Pereira. A PATERSON service club has received almost $10,000 to capture shared local history and bring it to life, thanks to the […]
WANTED: Dungog Shire residents to sit and watch The Castle at Dungog’s James Theatre to support the Childhood Dementia Initiative on Sunday, 8 November. The man behind the fund-raising rail journey from Newcastle to Dungog hopes shire residents will join 100 Newcastle train lovers booked to travel up the valley on an historic 620 class […]
First place in 2025: Sleeping on Cloud 9, by Kiana Waters. Photo: NFF. 2nd place in 2025: First Load at First Light, by Connor Smith. Photo: NFF. Runners-up, 2025: Harvest 25, by Jack Mckibbin. Photo: NFF. Runners-up: Threads of Gold, by Kellie Craft. Photo: NFF. Runners-up: We Grow Together, by Arlie Becker. Photo: NFF. THE […]
Brianna Lawrence, Maree Garland and Keisha Phillips on stage accepting Hidden Valley Clothing's Australian Women’s Small Business Champion award in the Specialised Retail Small Business category.
A LITTLE belief that two Dungog sisters and their mum could make something work, even when they didn’t quite know how, led them on a nine-year journey that culminated recently on the stage of the Fullerton Hotel in Sydney. Dungog’s Hidden Valley Clothing received the 2026 Australian Women’s Small Business Champion award for Specialised Retail […]
The Davey & Olsen Garage as it was in the 1920s. Photo: Supplied.
The Davey & Olsen Garage as it was in the 1920s. Photo: Supplied. Davey & Olsen in 2018. Photo: Supplied. The view of Davey & Olsen from Dowling Street circa 1910. Photo: Supplied. Ford Regional Manager Haydn Oakes and Dungog’s Tim Olsen. Photo: Supplied. AFTER 107 years of serving Dungog and the surrounding district, Davey […]
JAMES and Roz Norval have established their Hunter Valley Wagyu operation in the Fosterton Valley on their 200 acre property ,”Weemala”, on the Williams River. They also lease the historic “Dingadee” property next door, 600 acres of a once-prosperous dairy owned by the Bennett family. James is originally from South […]
