IF you or a member of your household are off-road dirt bike enthusiasts, the Member for Upper Hunter, Dave Layzell, encourages you to familiarise yourself with changes to NSW Environment Protection Authority noise regulations. In his State Matters newsletter, Mr Layzell acknowledges the popularity of the bikes but warns that the laws have changed. “While […]
WHETHER headed down to the Williams River or hitching up for a trip to Lostock Dam, the NSW Police Marine Area Command is asking fishers from Dungog and surrounds to complete a check of their vessels before heading out. “A few minutes spent preparing before departure to ensure your vessel is suitable, seaworthy and prepared […]
Simon Brownbridge will share the stories of innovative shire farmers in an occasional column in Dungog News Of The Area.
SIMON Brownbridge wants to share the stories of farmers who are doing things differently with Dungog News Of The Area readers. Farmers just like him. His entrepreneurial experiences as a baker and cattle producer, as well as his connections with other like-minded small-farm owners, have made him keen to learn about and tell their stories […]
Leah Veksins is calling for a safer intersection where the Pacific Highway meets the Bucketts Way and Medowie Road. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. The intersection of Medowie Road and the Bucketts Way, where residents are calling for improved safety measures. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. CLOSE to 7,000 signatures have been collected in a renewed push to improve […]
Flying foxes are vital pollinators in Australia. Photo: WIRES.
A MASS starvation event is killing flying foxes across large tracts of NSW. Residents across the state are taking to social media to report uncharacteristic daytime behaviour and close suburban encounters with the flying mammals as they desperately search for food and water. The Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service (WIRES) recently shared news of […]
Vacy Bridge, heading toward Gresford. Vacy Bridge, heading into Vacy toward Paterson. Paterson tree, opposite Paterson Chemist. Paterson trees, approximately 70 years old. Aerial photo of Paterson by Dr Cameron Archer in June, 1985, showing well-established trees. Photo: Supplied by Paterson Historical Society. Aerial photo of Paterson in the late 1950s showing young trees. Photo: […]
Shaping up: Vacy’s ‘Paddy’ Slavin was a world champion bare-knuckle boxing champion. Photo: Supplied by Cameron Archer. Remembering a favourite son, ‘Paddy’ is honoured in Vacy with a plaque and information board. Photo: Supplied by Cameron Archer. TOUGH times called for tough men, and The Sydney Cornstalk, Frank ‘Paddy’ Slavin was as tough as they […]
The Mark Hughes Foundation is a past recipient of a Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation grant. Photo: MHF.
CHARITIES and not-for-profit organisations in regional NSW with inspiring ideas are encouraged to apply for financial assistance through a grant from the Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation (NPCF). This year the NPCF’s annual grassroots grants program has more than $540,000 available to support the health and social wellbeing of communities in regional NSW. The program offers […]
E-BIKE riders have been issued the following warning: if an illegal e-bike is located and confiscated by NSW Police, it won’t be going back onto the street. Last week the first batch of 23 illegal e-bikes seized under new NSW Government laws was crushed, in a graphic demonstration of the state’s crackdown. The bikes were […]
“WE’RE just people who care about locals going through a difficult time.” That’s how Annette O’Neill describes the members of Dungog Shire Palliative Care Volunteers Inc. For 31 years, the local group has enabled people living with life-limiting terminal illnesses to continue living at home in communities across the shire. The group is unique: there’s […]
