PPA members Andrew and Julie recycle bottles into Remembrance and Anzac Day flowers.
STATE government-appointed Return and Earn network provider, Tomra, has rejected a proposal to install a Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) in Paterson. Since March last year, locals have tried to persuade Tomra to install an RVM, similar to those in Dungog. Paterson locals can drive 33km to Dungog, only to find that the machine is not […]
The platform brings together functions that previously existed in a suite of existing tools such as the Drought and Supplementary Calculator, DroughtPack, Feed Cost Calculator and Drought Feed Calculator.
A NEW online tool is available to help NSW farmers better prepare for, respond to and recover from natural disasters including fire, flood, and drought. The platform, called myStockPlanner, enables farmers to provide details of their farm, risks and resources to access tailored response options to consider and implement with their feed and livestock. Federal […]
The woodchop competition was a centrepiece of the event. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. RFS volunteers from Karuah and Medowie turned out to help attendees get ready for summer. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Stallholders were busy as the crowds rolled in. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Tea Gardens Lions kept the people fed with their famous portable barbecue. Photo: Thomas […]
The HJO delegates met with senior NSW Government politicians and officials at Parliament House. Photos: HJO.
The HJO delegates met with senior NSW Government politicians and officials at Parliament House. Photos: HJO. DUNGOG Shire Council’s Mayor and General Manager joined other members of the Hunter Joint Organisation (HJO) at NSW Parliament House on Thursday, 16 October to advocate for greater investment in the Hunter’s communities, industries, jobs, and economic future. The […]
NOMINATIONS for the 2026 Australia Day Awards are now open. Dungog Shire Council is inviting the community to nominate individuals, organisations and teams in the following award categories: ● Citizen of the Year ● Young Citizen ● Environmental Citizen ● Volunteer (Individual) ● Senior Sportsperson ● Junior Sportsperson ● Arts & Culture Deputy Mayor Liam […]
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organising committee at Murrook Culture Centre planning the event. Photo: supplied.
The organising committee at Murrook Culture Centre planning the event. Photo: supplied. THE inaugural Worimi and Birrpai Youth Gathering is being hosted by the Goori-Bugg family later this week at Saltwater, near Old Bar. Activities will include weaving, grass skirt making, emu egg carving, canoe and gunya building, and a Goori song and dance. The […]
The site on the unformed road reserve of Gloucester Street, south of Memorial Avenue and next to Allen Park.
CONSTRUCTION of the new Stroud SES building will begin this week. The contract was awarded to Precise Build and is expected to take 12 months to complete. The existing facility in Booral was seen as insufficient to meet the needs of the volunteers and to store their equipment. The new facility, conveniently located in Stroud, […]
AFTER almost five years of dedicated service, Kate Murphy has bid farewell to the Dungog Shire Community Centre (DSCC). A celebration of her contribution to the wider community was attended by family and friends as well as Dungog Shire Council’s General Manager Gareth Curtis, DSCC staff, and members of the DSCC Management Committee. Kate first […]
Changing a long-standing youth conviction principle would only lead to future criminal offending, advocates say, following the release of a review. Photo: NSW Police.
LEGAL advocates have welcomed a report’s recommendations into a presumption that children under 14 are “incapable of evil”, urging a state not to tinker with the long-standing principle, despite a drop in youth convictions. A NSW review of doli incapax was released on Saturday after it was launched by the state Labor government in May […]
Haydn Oakes from Ford presents Tim Olsen of Davey & Olsen with a 100-year plaque
A CENTURY of service is no small milestone, and this month Dungog’s own Davey and Olsen Pty Ltd marked an extraordinary 100 years as a Ford dealer, along with 90 years as an NRMA Road Service provider. On Thursday 16 October, Haydn Oakes, Ford’s Regional Manager, visited Dungog to present a commemorative 100-year plaque recognising […]
