July 30, 2025
Dungog to host End-Of-Life expo End-Of-Life doula Jess Watkins.
Community, Health

Dungog to host End-Of-Life expo

COMMUNITY members are invited to attend the End-Of-Life Expo on Wednesday 23 July, from 1pm to 4pm at the CWA Hall in Dungog. Hosted by local End-of-Life Doula Jess Watkins, the afternoon event aims to open up compassionate, practical conversations around dying, death, and care. With a growing national movement towards death literacy and community-based […]

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NAIDOC plaque unveiled at Stroud church Members of the Goori Bugg Family at the unveiling. Photo: supplied.
Community

NAIDOC plaque unveiled at Stroud church

Members of the Goori Bugg Family at the unveiling. Photo: supplied. The plaque positioned at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Stroud. A NEW plaque has been unveiled at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church in Stroud to mark NAIDOC Week. Following the successful gathering of the Goori Bugg family in Gloucester from 28-30 March, […]

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Brookfield breeders rule the roost
Community

Brookfield breeders rule the roost

Geese at the hobby farm. Tanya’s prize-winning Giant Dewlap Toulouse. Chinese Brown gander. TANYA Quant and her family have been quietly raising eyebrows, and geese, from their hobby farm in Brookfield for the past 25 years. Specialising in rare and heritage breeds, their feathered fascination has blossomed into national acclaim, with their flock dominating poultry […]

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No creature too great or small for WINC WINC volunteers help care for recovering wildlife like this feather-tailed glider.
Community

No creature too great or small for WINC

AS any pet owner will tell you, with no government subsidies such as Medicare, treating injury and illness in companion animals can be an expensive prospect. What hope is there, then, when native animals are struck by cars, or traumatised by bushfires? That’s where the volunteers of Wildlife In Need Of Care (WINC) get involved. […]

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Local businesses supporting local babies Judith Hand from the Dungog Wholefood Co-op with Anne Higgins from Dungog Early Literacy.
Community

Local businesses supporting local babies

Samantha Bean from Evergreen Bean. Judith Hand from the Dungog Wholefood Co-op with Anne Higgins from Dungog Early Literacy. Donna Skinner from The Mutual Bank. Allen Crosson from Pathways Integrative Health. “YOU can never get enough books into the hands of enough children,” says Dolly Parton, and thanks to several generous local businesses, more young […]

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XPT replacement trains unlikely to arrive in Dungog anytime soon An artist’s impression of the XPT replacement trains. Photo: TfNSW.
Community, Government

XPT replacement trains unlikely to arrive in Dungog anytime soon

THE wait for XPT replacement trains looks set to continue for the foreseeable future, with Transport for NSW Deputy Secretary Camilla Drover unable to put a date on when the new trains would come into service.  “I’m not willing to commit to a hard and fast date,” she said at a recent Parliamentary budget estimates […]

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Bandon Grove School of Arts set to shine with community grant Eric Muir, Denis Shore, Joshua Morgan, Kristie Howard, Patricia Middlebrook and Rod Farmer.
Community

Bandon Grove School of Arts set to shine with community grant

BANDON Grove School of Arts has been announced as one of just 13 successful recipients of the inaugural Essential Energy Community Grants Program. The program, which received more than 670 applications, provides up to $15,000 for not-for-profit organisations delivering projects that promote environmental sustainability, education, community resilience, or energy transition in regional and remote communities. […]

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Applications open for Australia Post’s 2025 Community Grant Program
Community

Applications open for Australia Post’s 2025 Community Grant Program

APPLICATIONS are now open for Australia Post’s 2025 Community Grants program, which funds community-led, local projects across Australia. Eligible not-for-profit groups from New South Wales can apply for grants of up to $10,000 to support projects which have the primary purpose of improving connection and mental wellbeing in their local communities. Since 2020, Australia Post […]

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