From the historic Baroona mansion at Whittingham, to army cadet training and simple still-life moments, local Singleton artist Vivien Dwyer’s observations of the world around her over the last four decades are being celebrated as part of her new exhibition ‘The Art of Being Here’ to be launched at the Singleton Arts and Cultural Centre on 8 July.
BY JEM ANSHAW
There is no denying that some people are just drawn to the land, and that is certainly the case for Ron Campbell of Merriwa.
BY ALEX TIGANI
The popular Smoke in Broke BBQ Festival returns for its fourth appearance next week.
BY ALEX TIGANI
For Max Wake, Whittingham’s Benleigh Brown Swiss is more than a farm.
BY ALEX TIGANI
Which of this Saturday’s 40 voting centres in the Hunter electorate used to be the Greta Migrant Camp’s YMCA Hall?
BY JEM ANSHAW
Having spent years curiously passing by a house on Sowerby Street in Muswellbrook, Vicki Riddy didn’t pass the opportunity to have a look inside when it went on the market 20 years ago.
BY DI SNEDDON
The block, the size of the house and the location are what drew Kim Harvey and her husband to their Muswellbrook home two years ago.
BY ALEX TIGANI
Singleton Heights’ Skallywags Pre-School community has welcomed a new addition to its site.
BY DI SNEDDON
A market day, a bush dance, mine and horse stud tours, a church service, heritage display, you name it and it is on at the Jerrys Plains bicentennial celebrations on April 29, 30 and May 1.
BY JEM ANSHAW
When renovating older homes sometimes it is a struggle to blend new with old, or find a happy balance between the two.
BY ASHLEY GROGAN
Located in Singleton Square, Bites and Brew Café and Bar has quickly become a favourite for locals looking for a fresh and delicious meal.
BY DI SNEDDON
Jerrys Plains Fair will be held at Jerrys Recreational Grounds on March 19 from 8am to 1pm, and will mark the tenth anniversary of the event.
BY DI SNEDDON
The spectacular Botanical Garden at Hambledon Hill Homestead will be open to the public on March 20.
BY SHANE DAVEY
This issue went along to the Singleton Diggers fantastic restaurant, York Steak House for a bite of lunch.
BY ALEX TIGANI
Cyclists from across NSW will make their way to Merriwa this Sunday.
BY JEM ANSHAW
The block, the size of the house and the location are what drew Kim Harvey and her husband to their Muswellbrook home two years ago.
BY SHANE DAVEY
Most of us have places that feel like home in our life even if we don’t live there. Pirtek Park is one such forever home away from home for Singleton Rugby League.
BY ROS BALDWIN
‘Breakfast is the most important meal of the day’ is the mantra my mother instilled in me from a very young age, although it did take me a fair few years to really appreciate it.
BY JEM ANSHAW
Meredith Hamson’s parents, Neil and Kay Buchanan, purchased their first V Dub new in 1962 and it was the foundation of a love affair that has spanned three generations.
BY JEM ANSHAW
Walking through the gardens towards Susan and John’s home you feel there is something amazing just beyond.
BY DI SNEDDON
The Mechanics Institute at 74 George Street, Singleton, was built in 1866 and stands as a testament to Singleton’s European history and heritage.
BY ALEX TIGANI
Our region has produced some incredible long distance running stories in 2021.
BY JEM ANSHAW
There are few streets across the region that don’t have at least one house decked out in Christmas lights as excitement for the festive season builds.
BY ALEX TIGANI
Hubert and Helen Upward admit they would not call anywhere else home.
BY ALEX TIGANI
Joy Poole OAM may not have realised it at the time.
BY DI SNEDDON
When people started saying the scaffolding was coming down last week everyone in Singleton, and those travelling through town, knew exactly what building they were talking about.
BY ALEX TIGANI
Singleton’s Meghann Coffey made history this month after completing the ‘Delirious W.E.S.T. (Western Endurance Scenic Trail) 200 Miler’ in Western Australia.
BY ALEX TIGANI
F45 Singleton will be holding a charity day to raise money and awareness for breast cancer this Saturday.
BY JEM ANSHAW
It has been 43 years since the last regular train service ran to Merriwa but much to the delight of many in the region the railway station has recently been receiving some tender loving care.
BY ALEX TIGANI
Third generation farmers Ian and Dawn Russell had planned to celebrate two special milestones at their historic home near Broke in 2020.
BY DI SNEDDON
It was a renovation that captured the imagination at every turn and owner Neil Smith admits he spent just as much time reminiscing over items recovered during the project as he did on the project itself.
BY JEM ANSHAW
When Sophie Clark began looking to buy a house, she didn’t mind much what she looked at, as long as there wasn’t a lot to do when it settled.
BY DI SNEDDON
Rotary, Rugby, Red Cross, Rural Fire Service, Reedy Creek Church and volunteering with Ourcare Pty Ltd certainly keep Susanna and Graeme O’Brien busy.
BY JEM ANSHAW
When Alyssa Bestmann was moving to Muswellbrook from Newcastle at 22 years of age, she was looking at homes based on price, as we tend to do.
BY DI SNEDDON
It was a chance meeting with alpacas that was the catalyst for a tree change for Andrew and Pat Johns.
BY ALEX TIGANI
For almost half a century, Singleton’s Rugby Park has proven to be a landmark in town.
BY JEM ANSHAW
Right in the centre of Murrurundi you will find the Pioneers Cottage, a quaint, original home built in Timor around 1889.
BY DI SNEDDON
Home is certainly where the heart is for Kim and Ang Nguyen.
BY JEM ANSHAW
When Ray Hynes was 12 he had already become interested in collecting when he got a job with the local pharmacy in Sydney.
BY JEM ANSHAW
When Annie Reed moved to Muswellbrook five years ago she was not interested in gardening.
BY ALEX TIGANI
You may not have noticed the Singleton Country Tennis Club.
BY JEM ANSHAW
While there was a time when a visit to the Courthouse wouldn’t have been a good thing, the Old Denman Courthouse is a different story all together.
BY DI SNEDDON
As a journalist, life is full of questions but if there is one space on this beautiful earth of ours where there is no need for conversation, it is picturesque Mt Royal, and the home of Jenny and Allan Campbell.
BY JEM ANSHAW
Four and a half years ago Rhonda Fry purchased Blairmore House in Aberdeen and she has not looked back.
BY DI SNEDDON
Christine and John Henderson looked at 150 properties before they set their eyes on the home they would eventually buy.
BY DI SNEDDON
You would be forgiven for thinking Alf and Audrey Buckley’s favourite colour is orange.
