NATIONAL house prices fell by 0.08 percent on average last month, according to PropTrack’s Home Price Index for January. There were key differences between NSW metropolitan and regional markets however, with prices in Sydney down by 0.21 percent while average…
MOST people, as they sip their Saturday morning coffee, feel a justifiable sense of achievement after walking or running five kilometres with their friends at their local parkrun. However for Ryan Stoddart, who started parkrunning in 2013, joining his local…
THERE are not too many big fish that will not feast on a live yellowtail. We are fortunate here in Port Stephens to have a steady supply of yellowtail and equally attractive bait – live slimy mackerel. Just about anywhere…
HEALTHCARE students and graduates living or seeking employment in rural, regional and remote NSW can now apply for nine types of scholarships designed to support their studies and boost the state’s regional health workforce. Minister for Regional Health Ryan Park…
THE historic facade of the St James Presbyterian Church in Stroud will experience the efficiency of modern technology on Friday as the 138 year old building goes head to head with a cleaning drone. The recently restored church was built…
ROADS, housing, jobs and post-mining land use were at the top of the agenda when Dungog Shire Mayor Digby Rayward joined his Hunter region counterparts in Canberra last week. Organised by the Hunter Joint Organisation Board (Hunter JO), the delegation…
DUNGOG Shire Council has voted to hold Hunter Water accountable for delays in the assessment of any development application (DA) referred to the organisation. Mayor Digby Rayward put forward a Mayoral Minute at Council’s meeting on 29 January, seeking improvements…
DUNGOG Pony Club riders have returned to the saddle for their first Instruction Day of the year. Held at the Dungog Showground on Sunday, the rally was for new and returning members and focused on showjumping. While clubs can accept…
WITH their rout of Sri Lanka, Australia have created a blueprint for success on the subcontinent ahead of a legacy-defining tour to India in 2027. Stand-in captain Steve Smith felt Australia’s visit to Galle could “probably not” have gone better…
HUNTER and Mid North Coast fire specialists from Forestry Corporation have deployed to Victorian firefronts as part of an interstate NSW firefighting contingency. Victoria has experienced significant bushfire activity near Horsham with large fires burning in the Grampians and Little…