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 […]
Enjoying a cuppa and chat: Robbie Phillips, Judy Berry, Sue Tickle, Gail Muddle, Judy Atkins, Joy Rumble, Lynne Bennett, Barb Macklin and Judy Steer (front).
DUNGOG Day Care Centre was the venue for the August meeting of the Dungog branch of the United Hospital Auxiliaries of NSW. On the third Wednesday of each month from March through November, the group gathers at 1.30pm for a cuppa and chat before the meeting begins at 2pm. At present the Auxiliary currently has […]
Webinar participant and Arts Society secretary Lorraine Wiseman.
REPRESENTATIVES of local businesses and community groups recently met online for a workshop covering the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW). These workshops, or webinars, are being run by Arts Upper Hunter, led by Susannah Jones, in collaboration with the Dungog Visitor Information Centre. The ATDW is a nation-wide database for the tourism sector. It distributes […]
Michelle Rowland: the vast majority of childcare workers are good people. Photo: Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS.
PARENTS and advocates say reforms to improve working-with-children checks are a step in the right direction but they want more action to keep kids in childcare safe. Fast-tracked reforms unveiled on Friday will ensure that by the end of the year, anyone prevented from holding a working-with-children check in one state or territory will be […]
Across the four days, 865 people were arrested and charged, with 269 arrest warrants executed.
Across the four days, 865 people were arrested and charged, with 269 arrest warrants executed. Across the four days, 865 people were arrested and charged, with 269 arrest warrants executed. Across the four days, 865 people were arrested and charged, with 269 arrest warrants executed. POLICE have charged 865 people with 2,028 offences during a […]
Danielle Wood. Photo: AAP Image/Dean Lewins.
AUSTRALIA is failing its younger generations and the chair of the Productivity Commission believes a policymaker “growth mindset” can help. Danielle Wood says the generational bargain is in peril. “Young people today believe they won’t live better lives than their parents did,” the head of the nation’s economic think tank will say at the National […]
When complete, the Hexham Straight will comprise three lanes in each direction for its entire six-kilometre length, from the Newcastle Inner City Bypass to Hexham Bridge.
THE first widened section on the Hexham Straight is now open to traffic with three lanes in each direction. Motorists turning left onto Maitland Road from the Newcastle Inner City Bypass are now benefiting from an additional lane for about 650 metres, including an extension to the turning lane from the bypass. There is also […]
THE Members for Lyne, Myall Lakes and Upper Hunter are calling on the state and federal governments to declare last weekend’s flooding across the region as an additional disaster event, enabling affected landholders and primary producers to access further support. With farms and paddocks across the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions once again inundated, […]
Snowfall blanketed the roads near Armidale. Photo: NSW SES.
‘Lake Monterra’ in Hawks Nest, where floodwaters cannot drain away. Yaccaba Headland vanishes behind the southerly front, seen from the Winda Woppa Erosion Zone. Tree damage in North Arm Cove after a wild night of rain and winds on 3 August. Photo: Stroud SES. Bucketts Way road surface damage on 2 August. Photo: Stroud SES. […]
The terminal includes new swing-gate functionality, allowing for transition between domestic and international operations.
The terminal includes new swing-gate functionality, allowing for transition between domestic and international operations. The terminal includes new swing-gate functionality, allowing for transition between domestic and international operations. NEWCASTLE Airport’s brand-new arrivals area is now open. Initially slated for an August launch, the international terminal opened early, following the work of over 2,000 individuals and […]
