October 28, 2026

Dungog Shire News Of The Area

Modern media delivering relevant community news
Festival of All Things Orange connects Paterson to its historic roots, and residents to each other Paterson River Oranges, harvested by the bucketful. Photo: Elizabeth Cristo, Slow Food Hunter Valley.
Community, Government, Local News, Regional

Festival of All Things Orange connects Paterson to its historic roots, and residents to each other

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 […]

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Simon Brownbridge’s new column will explore innovative farming practices in Dungog Shire Simon Brownbridge will share the stories of innovative shire farmers in an occasional column in Dungog News Of The Area.
Community, Local News, Regional

Simon Brownbridge’s new column will explore innovative farming practices in Dungog Shire

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 […]

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A ‘terrible starvation event’ is decimating NSW flying fox camps Flying foxes are vital pollinators in Australia. Photo: WIRES.
Community, Local News, National, Regional

A ‘terrible starvation event’ is decimating NSW flying fox camps

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 […]

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Proposed changes in Paterson and Vacy communities
Community, Government, Local News

Proposed changes in Paterson and Vacy communities

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: […]

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Grants open for applications from charities and not-for-profits The Mark Hughes Foundation is a past recipient of a Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation grant. Photo: MHF.
Community, Local News

Grants open for applications from charities and not-for-profits

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 […]

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Crushing reality of illegal e-bikes
Community, Government, Local News, Police

Crushing reality of illegal e-bikes

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 […]

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