MORE than half of the families supported through The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program are struggling to afford the basics their children need for school, as cost-of-living pressures continue to stretch household budgets. The national children’s education charity’s latest Family Pulse Survey found 53.1 per cent of respondents said it had been hard or […]
NEW regulations aimed at reducing the harms associated with misuse of the substance often used as a recreational party drug referred to as “nangs”, or nitrous oxide, are now in effect. A NSW Government public awareness campaign has also commenced to increase community awareness of the harms of nitrous oxide misuse, and ensure retailers and […]
MidCoast Council is pressing the NSW Government for safety improvements at the 12 Mile Road intersection. Photo: Althea Guinsberg.
ROD Zemanek wants the last eight kilometres of gravel on The Branch Lane sealed to give drivers another way onto the Pacific Highway. He took that idea to MidCoast Council’s Community Conversation in Stroud on Thursday, 5 November, where road safety at the 12 Mile junction was also discussed. Mr Zemanek said he came away […]
Motorcycles at the Show and Shine event at Glen Oak School of Arts Hall, Glen Oak. Photo: Supplied by Gina Sherritt.
Drone view of cars on the Hall Reserve Oval at Glen Oak. Photo: Supplied by Gina Sherritt. Motorcycles at the Show and Shine event at Glen Oak School of Arts Hall, Glen Oak. Photo: Supplied by Gina Sherritt. GLEN Oak School of Arts Hall held its fourth annual Show and Shine event on Sunday 8 […]
FEDERAL Member for Lyne Alison Penfold has called on the Federal Government to ensure small businesses are not unfairly penalised over historical superannuation discrepancies that may be caused by errors in government or superannuation fund data. The call follows reports that the Australian Taxation Office is issuing notices to businesses identifying potential unpaid or late […]
AHEAD of the higher-risk weather season, nbn has worked with Dungog Shire Council to run checks on designated sites installed with nbn’s Disaster Satellite Services. Since 2020, nbn has made satellite services available during a disaster or emergency. This includes over 1000 fixed locations around Australia funded by the Commonwealth Government’s STAND (Strengthening Telecommunications Against […]
FOR Rod Zemanek, sealing the remaining gravel section of The Branch Lane could do more than make the weekly drive easier. The long-time resident believes it could give drivers another option for reaching the Pacific Highway, easing pressure on the Twelve Mile intersection at The Bucketts Way. Mr Zemanek, 84, has lived in the area […]
Dungog Railway Station is set to have its platform resurfaced as part of works scheduled for the rail corridor. Photo: Brian Sirman, Facebook.
COMMUTERS and other users of Dungog railway station may notice maintenance or improvement work being carried out between mid-November and mid-December. NOTA has previously reported on the much-delayed plans by the NSW Government to replace the existing XPT trains which service Dungog, although no date has been announced for the introduction of the replacement fleet, […]
Three of the players in Stroud 1826, from left, Kevin Hutchins (Captain John MacArthur), Ted Halpin (James MacArthur), and the play’s writer-director, Anne Frost (Elizabeth MacArthur). Photo: Supplied.
STROUD 1826 is a play written and directed by Stroud theatre maker Anne Frost for Stroud’s Bicentenary. Frost grew up in Stroud before moving to Newcastle to become a Home Science teacher. After three years of teaching, she decided to pursue the theatre, working in Theatre-In-Education, primarily with Freewheels Theatre. Later she established her own […]
Birpi comedian Andy Saunders performing at Dungog RSL Club. Photos: Supplied by Dr John Squires.
Birpi comedian Andy Saunders performing at Dungog RSL Club. Photos: Supplied by Dr John Squires. THE auditorium of the Dungog RSL Club was packed on Saturday night as the people of Dungog and surrounding areas enjoyed a night of deadly hilarity — mixed with a little education. Biripi comedian Andy Saunders brought his unique style […]
