DOWLING Street came alive on Friday, 29 November, as the Dungog District Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual Dungog Christmas Street Party. Themed “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, the event encouraged attendees to embrace their inner fairies and woodland creatures, with…
RAIL contractor Brimble is repurposing an old timber mill at Maxwells Creek into a staging and maintenance facility for specialised railway vehicles. The new facility will provide Brimble with greater capacity to cache, service and deploy highly specialised machinery and…
POWER planners have found nuclear energy does not stack up for Australia even after considering new parameters, with large-scale solar and big batteries still the lowest-cost option. In an official update released on Monday, as the federal opposition prepares to…
KINDERGARTEN students from Gloucester Public School enjoyed an art-filled day out at Gloucester Creatives NSW on Saturday, 7 December. Gloucester Creatives’ Leanne Barrett described the students’ visit as a “fabulously fun time”. “They painted a rock for us to keep…
ST Joseph’s Primary School in Gloucester has unveiled its new Vision and Mission statement during Grandparents’ Day. It is: “’With Jesus, our companion, we learn, grow and wonder”. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
WAUCHOPE’S Alison Penfold will contest the seat of Lyne for the National Party in the 2025 Federal Election. Ms Penfold’s opportunity comes after the announcement that incumbent MP Dr David Gillespie is retiring from politics having served as the region’s…
THE Upper Hunter electorate will receive $1,469,000 in new funding to enhance road safety through the Australian and New South Wales governments’ joint Road Safety Program investment. Funding will go towards the following key projects: Advertise with News of The…
THE NSW Valuer General has now finalised land values for every parcel of land across NSW. The land values reflect the value of land only, as at 1 July 2024. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
SOON after Arthur Murdoch arrived on Fingal Island he was battling to come to terms with a danger he never perceived – the moody and dangerous Fingal Spit. “The fact that it existed made our lives a bit more hazardous,”…
HILLDALE’S Shelby-Lee Wintle has claimed the 66kg elite female title at the Australian Boxing Championships. Training at Paterson Boxing Gym under renowned coach Greg Tindall since she was 15, Shelby-Lee has spent the past decade honing her craft, amassing 23…