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Expert advice and neighbourly support offered at local livestock roadshow

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 […]

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Memorial seat plan for Jubilee Park Dungog

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 […]

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Dungog’s limited funds and extensive local roads

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 […]

Local News

Timeline of adulthood has changed

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, […]

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A funding boost puts rural local community halls in line for an upgrade

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 […]

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Dungog community rallies for iIts next generation with a new community bus

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 […]

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Cats highly susceptible to H5Na avian influenza

KEEPING domestic cats inside has never been more important, experts say, as the number of confirmed H5N1 avian influenza cases on Australian soil hits 20 and affects four states. While all detections of the highly infectious bird flu have so far been among migratory seabirds, the variant is known to affect more than 100 species […]

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Federal Court finds Pauline Hanson guilty of racism

ONE Nation leader Pauline Hanson has failed to overturn a court ruling that she made a racist remark when she told a fellow senator to go “back to Pakistan”. After spending much of her decades-long career rejecting accusations of racism, One Nation founder Pauline Hanson has failed to quash a court ruling that she made […]

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Throw on a flanno is a simple way to show they’re not alone

EVERY 10 days, Australia loses a farmer to suicide. Behind that number are families, communities and generations forever impacted. As many farming families continue recovering from drought, floods, bushfires and other natural disasters while navigating increasing financial pressures, the need for support has never been greater. This August, Australians are being urged to register, donate […]

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Peter Gambrill and Mia Finch claim top honours at Stroud Brick and Rolling Pin Throwing Competition

PETER Gambrill and Mia Finch claimed the Men’s Open and Women’s Open titles as hundreds of competitors and spectators gathered for the annual Stroud Brick and Rolling Pin Throwing Competition during the town’s bicentenary celebrations. The pair emerged as the day’s top throwers at the Stroud Showground, where one of regional Australia’s most distinctive sporting […]