MORE than half of the families supported through The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program are struggling to afford the basics their children need for school, as cost-of-living pressures continue to stretch household budgets. The national children’s education charity’s latest Family Pulse Survey found 53.1 per cent of respondents said it had been hard or […]
NEW regulations aimed at reducing the harms associated with misuse of the substance often used as a recreational party drug referred to as “nangs”, or nitrous oxide, are now in effect. A NSW Government public awareness campaign has also commenced to increase community awareness of the harms of nitrous oxide misuse, and ensure retailers and […]
MidCoast Council is pressing the NSW Government for safety improvements at the 12 Mile Road intersection. Photo: Althea Guinsberg.
ROD Zemanek wants the last eight kilometres of gravel on The Branch Lane sealed to give drivers another way onto the Pacific Highway. He took that idea to MidCoast Council’s Community Conversation in Stroud on Thursday, 5 November, where road safety at the 12 Mile junction was also discussed. Mr Zemanek said he came away […]
AHEAD of the higher-risk weather season, nbn has worked with Dungog Shire Council to run checks on designated sites installed with nbn’s Disaster Satellite Services. Since 2020, nbn has made satellite services available during a disaster or emergency. This includes over 1000 fixed locations around Australia funded by the Commonwealth Government’s STAND (Strengthening Telecommunications Against […]
FOR Rod Zemanek, sealing the remaining gravel section of The Branch Lane could do more than make the weekly drive easier. The long-time resident believes it could give drivers another option for reaching the Pacific Highway, easing pressure on the Twelve Mile intersection at The Bucketts Way. Mr Zemanek, 84, has lived in the area […]
Dungog Railway Station is set to have its platform resurfaced as part of works scheduled for the rail corridor. Photo: Brian Sirman, Facebook.
COMMUTERS and other users of Dungog railway station may notice maintenance or improvement work being carried out between mid-November and mid-December. NOTA has previously reported on the much-delayed plans by the NSW Government to replace the existing XPT trains which service Dungog, although no date has been announced for the introduction of the replacement fleet, […]
Myffy Doyle, Bronnie Taylor, and MP Dave Layzell. Photo: Megan Willis. Motherland event committee members, Penny Evans, Taylor Stephens and Vanessa Barwick, from Paterson and Gresford. Photo: Megan Willis. Motherland event at Tocal College on Saturday 24 October. Photo: Megan Willis. MOTHERLAND is a national charity that supports rural mothers through connection, understanding, and reducing […]
The historic bridge marking the entrance to the village of Vacy, which will celebrate 100 years since the sale of the estate next year. INSET: The sale poster. Note the ‘wonderfully easy’ terms.
DUNGOG Shire is one of the few places in Australia to have had a private village. The Lower Hunter Valley town of Vacy is one of them. Next year marks the centenary of the sale of the Vacy Estate. The unusual story of the estate began with the arrival of John Cory in 1824. The […]
Paterson River Oranges, harvested by the bucketful. Photo: Elizabeth Cristo, Slow Food Hunter Valley.
Paterson River Oranges, harvested by the bucketful. Photo: Elizabeth Cristo, Slow Food Hunter Valley. Madryn and Melissa, two Paterson locals who attended an orange garland-making workshop at the Hub & Harvest. Photo: Eleesha Pereira. A PATERSON service club has received almost $10,000 to capture shared local history and bring it to life, thanks to the […]
First place in 2025: Sleeping on Cloud 9, by Kiana Waters. Photo: NFF. 2nd place in 2025: First Load at First Light, by Connor Smith. Photo: NFF. Runners-up, 2025: Harvest 25, by Jack Mckibbin. Photo: NFF. Runners-up: Threads of Gold, by Kellie Craft. Photo: NFF. Runners-up: We Grow Together, by Arlie Becker. Photo: NFF. THE […]
