July 24, 2026
Ribbon cutting ceremony celebrates new outdoor gym equipment in Clarence Town Members of the Clarence Town Progress Association test out the equipment.
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Ribbon cutting ceremony celebrates new outdoor gym equipment in Clarence Town

Members of the Clarence Town Progress Association test out the equipment. Members of the Clarence Town Progress Association test out the equipment. EXECUTIVE members of the Clarence Town Progress Association (CTPA) held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the commissioning of the new outdoor gym facility at the Clarence Town Village Green on Saturday, 6 […]

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Father’s Day fundraiser a winner for Dungog Hospital Auxiliary Shoppers were tempted by the delicious homemade cakes.
Community, Health

Father’s Day fundraiser a winner for Dungog Hospital Auxiliary

Shoppers were tempted by the delicious homemade cakes. Dungog local Trish Tull and Auxiliary Secretary Judy Steer at the Fathers Day Stall. DUNGOG Hospital Auxiliary’s Father’s Day Stall popped up on Saturday morning, outside the newsagency in Dowling Street. It opened at 8.30am and ran until the goods were sold out, around lunchtime. The Father’s […]

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Dungog butchery student hones skills for state title
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Dungog butchery student hones skills for state title

APPRENTICE butcher Mitchell Simmonds, 18, will step onto the competition floor at TAFE NSW Granville on Thursday, vying for the title of the Australian Meat Industry Council’s (AMIC) 2025 Apprentice of the Year. Mitchell is in his third year of a Certificate III in Meat Processing (Retail Butcher), studying at TAFE Hamilton, and is an […]

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Nurses and midwives vote to accept pay rise and improved working conditions Public sector nurses and midwives will receive an interim pay rise and improved working conditions.
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Nurses and midwives vote to accept pay rise and improved working conditions

THE NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) has voted to accept the NSW Government’s offer of a three percent interim wage increase and enhancements to working conditions. “At the conclusion of the vote on the public sector interim offer from the NSW Government, branches have accepted the offer, with 88.2 percent of participating branches with […]

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Flood recovery grant applications to be processed quicker Member for Oxley Michael Kemp discusses flood recovery with Premier Chris Minns and NSW Nationals leader Dugald Saunders in May. Photo: Michael Kemp FB.
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Flood recovery grant applications to be processed quicker

THE State Government last week announced it would immediately double the number of staff members working on the processing of Rural Assistance Authority (RAA) Recovery Grants for primary producers impacted by the May floods. Since June, the RAA has received almost 2,000 applications and has approved more than $23 million in payments, however the Government […]

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New recruits join the Port Stephens Hunter Police District Member for Maitland Jenny Aitchison welcomed the new recruits at Maitland Police Station.
Police

New recruits join the Port Stephens Hunter Police District

PORT Stephens Hunter Police District welcomed seven new probationary constables last week, who will be stationed at Maitland and Port Stephens police stations. The new recruits were officially welcomed into the NSW Police Force at the Goulburn Police Academy last month. The class of 314 officers was the largest in 13 years, delivering a significant […]

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Have your say on Hunter Transmission Project
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Have your say on Hunter Transmission Project

HUNTER residents are encouraged to have their say on the Hunter Transmission Project’s environmental impact statement (EIS), which is now on public display and open for submissions. EnergyCo lodged the EIS with the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure last week, which will be on public exhibition until 5pm on Wednesday 24 September. According to […]

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Get Rhythm brings Johnny and June to Dungog Mark and Joanne Caligiuri as Johnny and June
Community, Event

Get Rhythm brings Johnny and June to Dungog

STEP back in time and relive the golden era of country music when Get Rhythm, The Ultimate Johnny Cash and June Carter Story comes to the James Theatre, Dungog, on Sunday 12 October at 2pm. The two-part performance, led by husband-and-wife duo Mark and Joanne Caligiuri, captures the early career of the Man in Black […]

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Elizabeth Crouch AM appointed as Hunter Water chair Elizabeth Crouch AM.
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Elizabeth Crouch AM appointed as Hunter Water chair

ELIZABETH Crouch AM has been announced as Chair of the Hunter Water Board of Directors for a three-year term. In a statement to media, Hunter Water said that Ms Crouch brings extensive experience across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors, with a distinguished career in governance, infrastructure and public policy. She currently chairs the boards […]

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Big numbers flock to Sculpture On The Farm Dan, Milly and Willie from Newcastle, with Simon Barrett’s ‘Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing’.
Community, Event

Big numbers flock to Sculpture On The Farm

Dan, Milly and Willie from Newcastle, with Simon Barrett’s ‘Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing’. Volunteer Kerry Chick at the Indoor Exhibition marquee. Dungog artist Sasi Victoire with ‘Mr Percival’ by Simon Treseder. Strolling and enjoying ‘Music Midst the Sculptures’. THE fifth Sculpture On The Farm was held on the Dungog Common. The biennial exhibition and competition […]

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