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 […]
EVERY year in NSW, authorities receive hundreds of calls about animals left in hot vehicles. Temperatures inside a car can rise to dangerous levels and can rapidly reach more than double the outside temperature – even on mild days. Tinting, parking in the shade or leaving the windows open do not help to reduce the […]
LEADER of The Nationals Matt Canavan has congratulated The Nationals’ News South Wales incumbent Senator Ross Cadell on winning preselection for the next federal election. Senator Canavan said Senator Cadell has made an enormous contribution to The Nationals and deserved the top spot for the Party on the next Coalition Senate ticket. “Ross has been […]
Clearing privet and choking vines from the bush off Windeyer Street by Sustaining the Williams Valley Landcare group volunteers has revealed red cedars, sandpaper figs and red Kamala trees planted two decades ago.
Clearing privet and choking vines from the bush off Windeyer Street by Sustaining the Williams Valley Landcare group volunteers has revealed red cedars, sandpaper figs and red Kamala trees planted two decades ago. Sustaining the Williams Valley Landcare group volunteers have uncovered ‘sleeping beauties’ in the form of red cedars, sandpaper figs and red Kamala […]
Clarence Town’s Brig O'Johnston Bridge was repaired earlier this year, following the opening of a modern new bridge alongside it.
THE State’s historic timber truss bridges are in the spotlight, and potentially the cross-hairs, of a Transport for NSW review into the management of these structures and their place in modern road networks. Today, Transport for NSW manages, maintains and preserves 27 historic timber truss bridges across the state dating from 1880 to 1930. “Steeped […]
THEY are the ‘win-win’ mangoes. Win #1: You get a tray of delicious Bowen mangoes. Win #2: Every tray Friends of Palliative Care (FOPC) sells in its Mango Fundraiser funds more support for Lower Hunter people with life-ending illnesses. FOPC receives a percentage of the $29 from each tray sold. As of last week, 54 […]
