Sarah U’Brien, a Winston Churchill Trust Fellowship recipient.
DUNGOG local Sarah U’Brien is one of the newly-named Australian Churchill Fellows. The Winston Churchill Trust was established in 1965 to honour the legacy of the former UK Prime Minister. It is a not-for-profit organisation which gives Australians the chance to travel overseas, to investigate their diverse specialist fields, and to learn new skills. They […]
When a fire breaks out, farmers are often the first to respond. Photo: DPIE.
NSW NATIONALS MPs are calling on the NSW Government to immediately deliver its promised Farm Fire Fighting Vehicle scheme, months after the second of two trial periods ended. In January 2024 Labor committed to provide conditional registrations that would enable farmers to drive unregistered vehicles on public roads in an emergency, but is yet to […]
Melbourne dad Trent Robertson. Oli, who battled stage 4 neuroblastoma at just two years old. TO mark the start of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Melbourne dad Trent Robertson will embark on the most challenging journey of his life – running 10 marathons and cycling 1,200km in just 30 days. He will raise vital funds for […]
Rev Maree Armstrong, priest of St John’s Stroud, hosts morning tea.
Rev Maree Armstrong, priest of St John’s Stroud, hosts morning tea. Local Stroud farmer Dawn Tawse. Brother Christopher-John, flanked on the left by Brother Bruce-Paul, Linda Simpson and Melissa Davey-Dew, and on the right, Rev Maree Armstrong. MORE than 80 visitors gathered at Stroud’s mud brick monastery on Saturday 30 August, for a peaceful and […]
AS bat season nears in the Hunter, health authorities are warning residents to take extra care and avoid all contact with flying foxes or microbats. A spike in sick and distressed bats arriving at wildlife hospitals across Northern NSW and Southern Queensland in recent weeks has prompted the alert. Historic monastery opens its doors Authorities […]
Explore a vibrant showcase of over 15 exhibitors featuring a wide variety of plants for collectors and gardening enthusiasts.
Explore a vibrant showcase of over 15 exhibitors featuring a wide variety of plants for collectors and gardening enthusiasts. Explore a vibrant showcase of over 15 exhibitors featuring a wide variety of plants for collectors and gardening enthusiasts. Explore a vibrant showcase of over 15 exhibitors featuring a wide variety of plants for collectors and […]
Anne Higgins and Carol Skafte-Zauss celebrate.
Dungog Early Literacy has 100 children enrolled. Anne Higgins addresses the audience. Anne Higgins and Carol Skafte-Zauss celebrate. THE Friends of Dungog Shire Community Centre and Dungog Early Literacy marked a major milestone last week, celebrating the enrolment of the 100th child in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program. The global initiative, which is offered locally […]
MORE than a dozen volunteers and growers met at the CWA courtyard in Dungog after Saturday morning’s Growers’ Stall. The stall turned 13 this month, so the group gathered for a celebratory lunch. The Dungog Growers Stall is a community building activity which provides locals with fresh, locally-grown produce. It also gives surplus food to […]
THE Federal Government has announced it will deliver 20,000 Home Care Packages in the next eight weeks. A further 20,000 packages are set to be released between November and the end of the year, with the remainder of the promised 43,000 to be delivered by mid-2026. The Australian Government subsidises organisations to provide home care […]
LOCAL Land Services (LLS) is encouraging livestock producers to take steps to reduce the risk of bloat and pulpy kidney as Spring arrives. Pulpy kidney, also known as enterotoxaemia, can cause sudden death in sheep, goats and cattle on high carbohydrate, energy-rich feed, with fat, healthy livestock in prime condition particularly susceptible. “Pulpy kidney is […]
