The smoke clouds as the fire began. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Smoke drifts over the coast, leaving a thick blanket above the water at Bennetts Beach, Hawks Nest. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Recon and water-bombing aircraft land, refuel and take off from Bulahdelah Showground. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. The blackened median and verge forest along the Pacific Highway […]
MOTORISTS are advised of changed traffic conditions on Gostwyck Bridge on Dungog Road, Paterson, for structural work. Transport for NSW will carry out maintenance work on the bridge to upgrade sections of the decking and support its ongoing safe operation. Work will be carried from Tuesday 9 December from 7am to 4pm, Monday to Thursday. […]
McGrath Gloucester principal Jonny Tighe is confident the local market will continue to surge in 2026. Dillon & Sons principal Tavis Chivers says Dungog is a unique market given the low levels of property turnovers in the smaller shire. THE inland lifestyle belt stretching from Gloucester to Dungog is finishing 2025 with renewed momentum as […]
Premier Chris Minns discussed flood recovery on the Mid North Coast in May with Oxley MP and former NSW Nationals leader Dugald Saunders.
MEMBER for Oxley Michael Kemp has called out Premier Chris Minns for “out-of-touch comments” on morning TV show Sunrise regarding the recovery of communities impacted by flooding in May. When asked by host Matt Shirvington what NSW should be most proud of in the past year, the Premier responded: “I think the thing we should […]
DUNGOG’S property market has moved in step with the broader momentum across regional NSW, with steady demand and consistent buyer interest shaping the local landscape since the start of the COVID pandemic. According to new data from Cotality, dwelling values across regional NSW have climbed 61 percent since December 2019, outpacing both the national market […]
Tech founder Emma Spartalis.
DUNGOG Shire’s tech and business community is celebrating a major achievement, with local founder Emma Spartalis awarded third place in the Women in Tech category at the 2025 Women Changing the World Australia and the Pacific (APAC) Awards. The prestigious awards, which have an international reach, attract thousands of nominations each year from across the […]
Communities should be prepared for a long and dangerous fire season. Photo: Bulahdelah RFB.
A FIREFIGHTER killed while battling a fierce bushfire is being hailed for his courage as authorities warn people are not prepared for the fire season. The 59-year-old NSW National Parks firefighter was struck by a falling tree about 10.45pm on Sunday while patrolling a fireground and is believed to have suffered a cardiac arrest. Colleagues […]
NGM Group's Rubi Stitt and Alexandra Tompkins with the Salvos' Joey Newman.
AS the donation period draws to a close, The Salvation Army, Newcastle Permanent, and Greater Bank are encouraging the community to support their annual Christmas Toy Drive Appeal and help share the spirit of the season. Each year the annual Toy Drive delivers thousands of gifts to children and families facing hardship at Christmas time. […]
Barnaby Joyce MP at an anti-wind farm rally in Port Stephens. Photo: Doug Connor.
MAVERICK MP Barnaby Joyce will join Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party. After weeks of speculation, the New England MP and former deputy prime minister has confirmed he would move to the far-right party, after previously representing the Nationals. He will sit in the House of Representatives for the rest of the parliamentary term as a […]
Head of Airport Paul McFarlane and CEO Linc Horton.
NEWCASTLE Airport has taken out two major honours at the Australian Airports Association’s 2025 National Airport Industry Awards, held last week in the Gold Coast. The Williamtown airport won the Airport Excellence Award for Infrastructure for its landmark International Terminal Expansion project, as well as the Airport Excellence Award for Sustainability. CEO Linc Horton said […]
