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Liam Named Young Achiever

BY DI SNEDDON

Singleton’s Young Achiever of the Year Liam Byrne was nominated for the honour by not one, but two separate groups.

Uncle Warren Named Citizen of the Year

BY DI SNEDDON

Uncle Warren Taggart delivered the Welcome to Country at Singleton’s Australia Day ceremony but it would not be his only time on the stage.

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Athletes prevail at Country Champs

BY ALEX TIGANI

Hundreds of athletes made their way to Maitland last week for the 2022 Athletics NSW Country Championships.

Single vehicle roll over at Merriwa

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by New South Wales Ambulance at 12:45pm on Wednesday to a report single vehicle rollover on a property just outside Merriwa.

Celebrate Contribution to Singleton

Nominees for Singleton’s Citizen of the Year and Young Achiever of the Year have been announced.

With footpaths and shared pathways emerging as the community’s top priority from Singleton Council’s review of the Singleton Strategic Plan recently, 2022 is off to a good start with the completion of the Broke Shared Pathway.

House fire at Parkville

Emergency services were responded to a house fire at Parkville (near Scone) this morning.

Swimmers splash into Singleton

BY ALEX TIGANI

Swimmers from across NSW made their way to Singleton last weekend for the NSW Country Regionals meet.

Price continues to inspire

BY ALEX TIGANI

Our region has produced some incredible long distance running stories in 2021.

More Voting Results from Monday’s Count

Postal votes for the Local Government Election will be counted from Friday with official results not expected from the NSW Electoral Commission until December 22.

Our five-time Olympian

BY ALEX TIGANI

Many local sporting talents shared their inspirational stories with our readers in 2021.

Voting Continues Slowly in Local Government Elections

Only a handful of votes appear to have been counted yesterday in the Local Government Elections for Muswellbrook, Singleton and Upper Hunter.

Santa continues annual Lollyrun (Full Schedule)

BY ALEX TIGANI

Santa Claus has been spotted around Singleton this week and will continue participating in the Singleton 444 Fire and Rescue station’s 17th annual Christmas Lollyrun.

Voting Numbers after December 9 Count in Local Government Elections

Sue Moore continues to lead the count in the Mayoral Election in Singleton.

Road to Bathurst

BY ALEX TIGANI

Singleton all-rounder Alex Stafa hopes to represent Central Northern in this year’s Country Colts championships.

Top honour for Singleton Track and Field Club

BY ALEX TIGANI

Singleton’s Hilary Kennedy was sitting at home after a long day’s work when she received a surprise social media notification.

Voting Numbers after December 8 Count in Local Government Elections

Sue Moore continues to lead the count in the Mayoral Election in Singleton.

One step at a time for Swifts Academy star

BY ALEX TIGANI

Singleton’s Claire Kowald has never had a specific goal in netball.

Count Begins in Local Government Elections

BY DI SNEDDON

Sue Moore is leading the count in the Mayoral Election in Singleton.

Two honours for Knights’ rising star

BY ALEX TIGANI

There’s a common trend with Singleton’s Sophie Clancy.

Scone lands Country Championships Wildcard

BY ALEX TIGANI

The Scone Race Club is thrilled to announce that it has been selected to host the 2022 Country Championship wildcard heat on Sunday March 20, 2022.

Rooster Deacon returns home

BY ALEX TIGANI

Singleton Roosters’ club officials Nadene McBride (senior president) and Paul Kelly (vice president) led tributes for Joel Deacon last week.

House fire in Muswellbrook

BY ALEX TIGANI

This morning at 01:56am Aberdeen’s Pumper 208 and Fire and Rescue NSW Station 392 Muswellbrook were responded to reports of a house fire in Muswellbrook.

Tradies Dash returns for 2021

BY ALEX TIGANI

The Muswellbrook Race Club is set to finish the year on a high.

All Eyes on the River

BY DI SNEDDON

Consistent, solid rainfalls over the past few days has seen lower level flooding across the Upper Hunter.

November triples go ahead

BY JEM ANSHAW

Bowlers from across the Upper Hunter are set to roll up for the richest lawn bowls event in the region next month.

Vesper commences summer tour

BY ALEX TIGANI

Singleton golfer Jasmine Vesper has commenced her busy summer schedule this week.

Old Melrose a setting for our wonderful Joy

BY ALEX TIGANI

Joy Poole OAM may not have realised it at the time.

Athletics season kicks off

BY JEM ANSHAW

What kid doesn’t love to run, jump and throw things from time to time?

Virtual awards for netball association

BY ALEX TIGANI

The Singleton Netball Association held its virtual awards ceremony last month.

Fox to lead the Rams

BY ALEX TIGANI

The Muswellbrook Rams’ prayers were answered last week.

Eventful 48 hours for Singleton SES

BY ALEX TIGANI

Three flood rescues were amongst the 17 requests received by the Singleton SES since Wednesday evening.

Max Watters Bronze Depicts the Heart of Art

BY JEM ANSHAW

With the families blessing, a tribute to the late Max Watters has been unveiled in the heart of Muswellbrook.

Ewbank Begins New Life

BY DI SNEDDON

Not much happens around Singleton that John Cromwell doesn’t know about but even he was pleasantly surprised to see the scaffolding removed from Ewbank last week.

Rams to hold second AGM

BY ALEX TIGANI

The Muswellbrook Rams will be holding an extraordinary AGM this Saturday.

Pickering Homestead goes Pink for McGrath foundation

Pickering Homestead is calling on you; your gf’s, besties, family members, colleagues and anyone else you can think of to join us in raising funds for breast cancer.

Lost, found and victorious

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.

Collision at Muscle Creek

Overnight the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by Ambulance New South Wales to rural property at Muscle Creek, east of Muswellbrook to reports of 48-year-old female that had collided with a tree whilst riding a trail bike.

Darren Superspreads the Wellbeing Message

BY JEM ANSHAW

Darren Marshal has had his own positive wellbeing journey and is passionate about sharing what he has gained with the community.

Eventful month for F45 Singleton

BY ALEX TIGANI

F45 Singleton will be holding a charity day to raise money and awareness for breast cancer this Saturday.

Nominations open for local council elections

Nominations are now open for candidates who plan to contest the NSW Local Government elections and will close at 12 noon on Wednesday, November 3 2021.