October 15, 2025

Dungog Shire News Of The Area

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Art meets literacy: $300 boost for Dungog’s young readers Helene Leane, Gallery on Dowling and President of CWA; Anne Higgins, Chairperson of Dungog Early Literacy; Philippa Nagle, collaborative artist of The Woven Flame; and Philippa Graham, Chair of Sculpture on the Farm and collaborative artist.
Community

Art meets literacy: $300 boost for Dungog’s young readers

SCULPTURE on the Farm members, local sculptors, and representatives of Dungog Early Literacy came together at noon on Thursday, 25 September to celebrate a $300 donation to the local literacy program. The presentation was hosted by Dungog Early Literacy chairperson Anne Higgins and her volunteer team, who welcomed the support from the community arts organisation. […]

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Wallarobba RFB celebrates 90 years of community firefighting Brigade members Maurice Kellner, Jake Davies and son Jock, Lyn Everingham, Treasurer Robyn Keller, President Barry McDonald, Ryan Perceval, Senior Deputy Captain Glenn Keller and Captain Jo McDonald.
Community

Wallarobba RFB celebrates 90 years of community firefighting

Brigade members Maurice Kellner, Jake Davies and son Jock, Lyn Everingham, Treasurer Robyn Keller, President Barry McDonald, Ryan Perceval, Senior Deputy Captain Glenn Keller and Captain Jo McDonald. Jamie Marquet (grandson of founding member), Brigade captain Jo McDonald and Maurice Kellner (grandson of founding member) cut the celebratory cake. THE Wallarobba Rural Fire Brigade celebrated […]

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Hunter builders rank among nation’s largest
Dungog Shire

Hunter builders rank among nation’s largest

THREE leading builders based in the Hunter region have been ranked among the largest residential builders in the nation, according to the HIA-COLORBOND® steel Housing 100 Report for 2024/25. The annual report ranks Australia’s top 100 builders by the number of homes commenced. Leading the way with a total of 2,898 starts in 2024/25, NEX […]

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Tiny forests breathe life and hope into urban Australia Groundswell Collective volunteers have planted 16 tiny forests in schools and parks across NSW.
Regional

Tiny forests breathe life and hope into urban Australia

LIVING in one of Australia’s fastest growing regional areas, Anna Noon was watching in despair as nature made way for sprawling housing developments. “There was a lot of land clearing happening,” she says of her home at Lake Macquarie in the rapidly-expanding Hunter region. “I knew that was leading to habitat loss, species extinction and […]

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Stargazing: The young woman who wants to be first on Mars
Community

Stargazing: The young woman who wants to be first on Mars

PICTURE this: you’re 23 years old, and while most of your peers are still navigating university or working out what to do with their lives, you’ve already chosen your destiny. Not fame, not fortune – but Mars. That’s the life of Alyssa Carson, a young American who has devoted almost every waking hour to one […]

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Community voice needed: survey open for Dungog Common users Community involvement is being sought to shape the future of the Common.
Community

Community voice needed: survey open for Dungog Common users

THE newly-formed Dungog Common Advisory Group (DCAG), also known as “Dungog Voice”, is calling on locals to have their say on the future of the Dungog Common through a limited-time community survey. The DCAG was created to provide a direct line of communication between community members and Dungog Community Projects (DCP), the Crown Land Manager […]

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Dungog Shire Palliative Care Volunteers receive donations from community groups Shayne, Annette, Vicki, Casey, Sean, Kayla and Bonny at David ‘Tax’ Rumbel’s memorial plaque.
Community, Health

Dungog Shire Palliative Care Volunteers receive donations from community groups

THE Dungog Shire Palliative Care Volunteers group has received a number of significant donations from local organisation in recent months. The Volunteers provide a range of free, non-medical services to locals with a life-limiting illness. In February this year, the David “Tax” Rumbel Cricket Charity Shield raised a donation of $3000 for the Volunteers. The […]

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Children suffer as hidden victims of coercive control
Local News

Children suffer as hidden victims of coercive control

BARNARDOS Australia warns that children in regional NSW are bearing the brunt of coercive control, as new crime statistics reveal rural communities are experiencing dramatically higher rates than other areas. The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research quarterly report shows regional NSW recorded 170 coercive control incidents from July 2024 to June 2025 compared […]

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National Climate Risk Assessment alarms more than scientists United Firefighters Union of Australia National Secretary Greg McConville, said the reports highlighted the urgency of the task ahead of policymakers. Photo: UFUA.
Local News

National Climate Risk Assessment alarms more than scientists

THE release of the “National Climate Risk Assessment” (NCRA) earlier this week has alarmed climate groups around the country. The assessment analyses 11 priority risks under three scenarios of 1.5°C, 2°C and 3°C warming. The 3°C warming by 2090 scenario includes warnings that heat-related deaths will rise by 444 percent in Sydney and 423 percent […]

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Barber’s pole worm warning for livestock producers
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Barber’s pole worm warning for livestock producers

LIVESTOCK producers are being reminded to monitor their stock for barber’s pole worm, with the recent wet and warmer weather increasing larval pasture burdens, making stock more vulnerable. Barber’s pole worms (Haemonchus contortus) are about 1.5 to 2.5 centimetres long and are blood feeders, which attach to the lining of the stomach of livestock including […]

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