YOUNG rural women and non-binary students in Years 10 to 12 from across Australia will have the opportunity to win a once-in-a-lifetime ‘Power Trip’ to the nation’s capital. Country to Canberra’s (C2C) prestigious Leadership Competition launched on Monday, opening the door for young rural leaders to embark on a four-day leadership experience designed to help […]

A BACKPACKER hoping for a memorable working holiday on an Australian farm finds himself crammed into a house with 17 people, eating dry bread and deprived of sunshine and fresh air. After arriving on a visa from China, the young man had headed to a small town on the NSW coast in 2024 to pick […]

  SGT Leslie Spurgeon Holmes in Egypt, 1917. Photo: Mr LG Holmes.   Major Martin Holmes CSM (retired) pictured at the War Memorial at Clarence Town on Anzac Day. SGT Leslie Spurgeon Holmes was Martin’s great-grand uncle.   THE most highly decorated soldier memorialised on the Clarence Town War Memorial is SGT Leslie (Les) Spurgeon […]

CANDIDATES from across the political spectrum have complained of campaign signs being damaged and defaced during a tense campaign for the seat of Lyne. Earlier this month, Libertarian candidate Mark Hornshaw told NOTA his campaign banner on the Pacific Highway at Herons Creek had been vandalised. The banner featured images of Mr Hornshaw and Libertarian […]

The flooding in 2015. Photos: Lochlan Dowling. DUNGOG has marked 10 years since a deadly storm claimed three lives and devastated parts of the community. The disaster, on the morning of 21 April, 2015, has been remembered during a solemn reflection ceremony and a community art exhibition. The “super-storm” dumped more than 300 millimetres of […]

THOUSANDS flocked to the Showground for the Dungog Rodeo on Easter Saturday, enjoying a full day of roughriding action, entertainment, and community spirit. Rodeo organiser Tom Boorer said he was thrilled with how the event turned out. “The attendance figure was 6,500. [It is a] pretty good result,” Mr Boorer said. “On Saturday evening I […]