THIS year the Dungog Rumble will donate the funds raised by the show and shine event to Dungog Palliative Care Volunteers Inc. At the first meeting of the Dungog Rumble for 2025, Rumble organisers spoke with representatives from Dungog Palliative…
INDEPENDENT candidate for Lyne Jeremy Miller, held a campaign event at the Royal Hotel in Dungog last Tuesday. It was an opportunity for Dungog Shire locals to get to know what he stands for, and an opportunity for him to…
THE Dungog Rodeo is set to return on Easter Saturday, 19 April, bringing with it a full day of adrenaline-pumping action, thrilling competition, and crowd-favourite entertainment. Held at the Dungog Showground, widely regarded as the most spectator-friendly natural amphitheatre in…
FUNDING has been awarded to a Hunter-based researcher focused on improving outcomes for regional and rural cancer patients. The NSW Government funding comes as part of a $10 million boost to cancer research across NSW. Advertise with News of The…
THE Clarence Town Task Team is calling residents together for a Community Opportunity Workshop on Thursday 27 March from 5.30pm at the Clarence Town Bowling Sport and Recreation Club. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for…
THE first “Illuminating Women” talk was held at the James Theatre in Dungog last week. To kick off the series, internationally renowned architect and social campaigner Caroline Pidcock was the speaker. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
WITH the recent brush with Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred still on everyone’s minds, climate action groups are voicing concerns about the consequences of ineffective action to combat climate change. In a joint statement, 38 former Australian fire and emergency service chiefs…
THE son of mining engineer “Snapper” Williams from West Wallsend, James “Bunger” Williams arrived in Nelson Bay in 1920. Not keen to follow in his father’s footsteps and enter the coal mines, Bunger reckoned that it was to be a…
HOLING a slippery downhill eight-foot birdie putt on the final hole sealed a memorable victory for Belgian Manon De Roey in the Australian Women’s Classic played at Coffs Harbour Golf Club. After English star Cara Gainer finished with a pair…
THE Gloucester community will soon see the restoration of the Billabong Park playground, with work beginning on 24 March to replace the damaged softfall, a key feature of the playground, which was affected by the 2021 floods. The replacement of…