Restore Me inspirator Geoffrey Hamilton is asking the community to continue helping struggling teens secure skills, purpose and a bright future. Restore Me volunteers with some of the students who have participated in the life-changing project. Photo: Restore Me on Facebook. AN award-winning Rotary program that has helped disengaged teenagers discover purpose, confidence and employment […]

THE 2027 NSW Seniors Festival Premier’s Gala Concerts group ticket register launched on Monday, 10 August. Community groups, residential aged care facilities, social groups, Aboriginal organisations, culturally and linguistically diverse organisations and disability organisations with 10 or more attendees are all eligible to secure a spot on the register until 5pm on Friday 11 September. […]

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, […]

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 […]

REPRESENTATIVES of mid north coast branches of the University of the Third Age (U3A) gathered in Port Macquarie on Thursday 16 July to share procedures and practice with each other. U3A is an international organisation founded on the belief that people in their third age of life still have much to learn and contribute. Each […]

Elenore and nan Maree with kids and adults boots. Elenore with BAXTER brand boots, which ensure a $25 donation to Dolly’s Dream with every purchase. EIGHT-year-old Elenore Lawrence has turned kindness into action, raising funds for Dolly’s Dream with a bright-blue raffle and three Saturdays of community outreach in Dungog. With the help of her […]

A sensor camera captured an elusive phascogale as it moved across the area. Photo: Supplied. With their identifying bushy bottle-brush tail and heart-shaped ears, paired with big, dark eyes, the phascogale are perfectly adapted for their nocturnal, tree-dwelling lifestyle. Photo: Supplied. A BRUSH-tailed phascogale has been captured on motion-sensing cameras in Myall Lakes National Park […]

I AM continually amazed that so many residents of Port Stephens are yet to visit Broughton Island. I recently returned from a few days, fishing, swimming and wandering around the island, which I believe to be a ‘jewel in the crown’ of this beautiful region. Despite the many times I have visited the island and […]

The kids also thrive when they’re out in the paddock with the chooks. Photo: Supplied. Healthy chooks at Barrington Brahmas free-ranging in the sunshine. Photo: Supplied. FREE-ranging heritage chickens are more than a hobby for Barrington Brahmas owner Melissa Hunt, who says every bird has its own personality and an important role in the flock. […]