ON Saturday, 28 September the new Gresford Community Gallery was officially opened by Kim Blunt, Senior Curator of Maitland Regional Gallery. “Who said art can’t change the world?” Ms Blunt asked in her opening remarks. Advertise with News of The…
OUTDOOR adventure educator Dan Lyons continues to combine a love of Shakespeare and the great outdoors through his work at Wangat Lodge. In 2017, Dan took the helm at Wangat, an eco-lodge in the foothills of the Barrington Tops, twenty…
CLARENCE Town Public School and neighbouring Glen William School have celebrated 175 years of education. Both schools were opened in 1849 and continue to operate to this day. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
NOMINATIONS for the 2025 Australia Day Awards are still open and will close on Friday, 18 October 2024. Dungog Shire Council is inviting the community to nominate individuals, organisations and teams in the following award categories: Advertise with News of…
TRADITION will be honoured at the Stroud Showground as the town’s annual Brick and Rolling Pin Throwing Competition returns on Sunday, 6 October. The competition has its roots in the 1960s, when brick-making towns from Stroud in the UK and…
A DRAFT plan of management for the Stroud Showground is on public exhibition from 18 September to Sunday 3 November 2024. The draft plan includes detailed actions that identify management strategies and new proposed facilities for Stroud Showground. Advertise with…
IN AN effort to improve the region’s water security, Hunter Water is rolling out a range of new leak detection technologies. Hunter Water Managing Director Darren Cleary says detecting and fixing leaks is a key priority, with recent initiatives achieving…
DUNGOG has its own dedicated and free weekly newspaper once more. Operated by independent media company News Of The Area (NOTA), the Dungog edition is the publisher’s seventh newspaper in the Mid North Coast and Hunter regions. News Of The…