AS communities across the News Of The Area readership prepare for another busy month of local events, residents are being encouraged to lace up their walking shoes and take part in the ‘Red, Set, Go!’ 3km-a-Day Challenge throughout August. The month-long fitness challenge is the centrepiece of this year’s Red Nose Day campaign, culminating in […]
LOCAL author Carmen Allen has celebrated an outstanding milestone in the wake of the release of her latest book, reaching the ‘#1’ spot on Amazon Australia’s Best Sellers rankings in multiple categories, among them Christian Death & Grief Counselling, and Christian Inspiration, on 18 and 19 June. The latest book, Grief’s Gift, is part memoir, […]
Author Dr Narelle Borrott and Dungog Historical Society President Jan Lyon with the new book.
A NEW book about the Thalaba area of Dungog has been published. “Belonging In Thalaba: Settlers And Their Descendants 1845 – 1921” was written by Dr Narelle Borrott and was launched at an event at the Dungog Museum last Saturday. The book details the stories of prominent farming families that settled in the Thalaba Parish […]
Gresford’s Rural Fire Brigade’s new Category 1 fire tanker. Photo: Cr Liam Ley, Facebook.
THE Gresford Rural Fire Service Brigade has received a new firefighting vehicle as part of a $4.1 million fleet rollout across the Lower Hunter, providing local volunteers with upgraded equipment ahead of the bushfire season. The brigade was one of ten across the Lower Hunter to officially receive a new vehicle during a handover ceremony […]
Hunter Local Land Services are running practical livestock and pasture insight workshops to help prepare herds and flocks for spring joining. Photo: NSW Local Land Services
FOR livestock producers across the Stroud and Wootton districts, spring is one of the busiest and most important times of the farming calendar, making preparation now the key to success over the months ahead. To help local graziers get ready, NSW Local Land Services (LLS) is hosting two Livestock Roadshow: Spring Joining Preparations workshops, bringing […]
Donna Woodlands and Dianne Pope near the proposed site at Jubilee Park.
Donna Woodlands and Dianne Pope near the proposed site at Jubilee Park. Ruth Dircks OAM (centre) with Cr Michael Dowling and Lorraine Wiseman at an art show. DUNGOG locals plan to install a new seat at Jubilee Park to honor the memory of Ruth Dircks OAM. It will be a place for those who knew […]
Road quality is an ongoing issue across the shire.
DUNGOG Shire Council is continuing to call for more State Government funding for the region’s roads. This comes after the Federal Government announced an initiative to improve funding partnerships and the number of financial assistance grants with councils across the country. Speaking to NOTA, Dungog mayor Digby Rayward said that the initiative was a step […]
IF you’re 31 years old and still living with your parents, you shouldn’t be, according to new research based on the answers of more than 1000 respondents. 1010 Australians were asked to weigh in on what age is ‘too old’ to still be living at home. The harshest critics were the youngest and oldest Aussies, […]
The upgraded Rowena Community Hall, originally built in 1934. Photo: Supplied
The upgraded Rowena Community Hall, originally built in 1934. Photo: Supplied Community Association member Vanessa Radford standing at the Rowena Community Hall. Photo: Supplied FOR many rural towns, the local hall is far more than a building. It is where neighbours gather, volunteers organise events, children perform in concerts, emergency information is shared and communities […]
A NEW community bus is set to open doors for young people across the Dungog region, helping them access sport, education and community activities that are often out of reach due to transport barriers. Community advocate Jim Doyle said the 24-seat bus is about much more than getting from one place to another. “It takes […]
