The organising committee at Murrook Culture Centre planning the event. Photo: supplied.
The organising committee at Murrook Culture Centre planning the event. Photo: supplied. THE inaugural Worimi and Birrpai Youth Gathering is being hosted by the Goori-Bugg family later this week at Saltwater, near Old Bar. Activities will include weaving, grass skirt making, emu egg carving, canoe and gunya building, and a Goori song and dance. The […]
THE State Government has allocated $2.1 million across 17 new projects to tackle pests and weeds across the state, including in the Hunter Estuary Wetlands Ramsar area. In the wetlands, Local Land Services is supporting public agencies and private landholders to deliver a cross-tenure pest and weed management project. This program aims to create a […]
Fred Blanch in his work truck. One of the many members of the Blanch family who contributed greatly to the development of the Anna Bay to Salt Ash area.
FROM the earliest arrivals Edward and Maria, the Blanch family grew in 1839 with the arrival, on board “Cornwall”, of their sons from Kent England, John, George, Stephen and Edward. The Blanch family are truly remarkable: hard working, highly respected and many in number. So extensive in fact that I am unable to write a […]
The Wild Wetlands artwork is a combination of painted images and collage created by members of the PSCAC art groups Rhaine Clayton’s work features in PSCAC’s latest exhibition THE Port Stephens Community Arts Centre (PSCAC) is celebrating local creativity with its latest exhibition ‘Just Wild’. The exhibition showcases the vibrant and imaginative talents of community […]
FOR more than 37 years, the Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal has been at the heart of Australian Christmas giving and this year the need is greater than ever. Hundreds of thousands of families across the country are doing it tough and 760,000 children are living in poverty. Kmart Salamander Bay store is inviting locals to […]
Over 300 people attended the fundraising event. Photo: TBCSG.
OVER 300 people gathered on 8 October for the Tomaree Breast Cancer Support Group’s annual fundraising breakfast. The event featured food, balloons, champagne and a raffle, all to raise funds to support those affected by breast cancer. Ronald McDonald House’s Kerryn Scully attended the event, speaking about the important services they provide to sick children […]
Week 2 PBL winners.
THE Term 4 Week 2 winners of Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) awards have been revealed. Week 1 winners: Irrawang PS: Kaleyce has been nominated for her care, kindness and compassion for others. She goes out of her way to include others and shows great empathy when they are sad, lonely or having a difficult […]
The woodchop competition was a centrepiece of the event. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. RFS volunteers from Karuah and Medowie turned out to help attendees get ready for summer. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Stallholders were busy as the crowds rolled in. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Tea Gardens Lions kept the people fed with their famous portable barbecue. Photo: Thomas […]
The platform brings together functions that previously existed in a suite of existing tools such as the Drought and Supplementary Calculator, DroughtPack, Feed Cost Calculator and Drought Feed Calculator.
A NEW online tool is available to help NSW farmers better prepare for, respond to and recover from natural disasters including fire, flood, and drought. The platform, called myStockPlanner, enables farmers to provide details of their farm, risks and resources to access tailored response options to consider and implement with their feed and livestock. Federal […]
Maintained entirely by volunteers, head along and see the beauty of this sanctuary. THE Hunter Region Botanic Gardens at Heatherbrae has something to offer everyone no matter what the season. There are 1.8 kilometres of paved walking paths suitable for wheelchairs and prams, with other bush walking trails for the more adventurous. There are 25 […]
