Scone - The Hunter River Times

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.

Changes at Scone Park

BY ALEX TIGANI

The spotlight continued to shine on the Scone Thoroughbreds on Sunday.

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.

Captain-coach role for Clydsdale

BY ALEX TIGANI

Scone Thoroughbreds senior president Tom Hagan has confirmed former NRL star Adam Clydsdale will coach his first-grade side in 2022.

Eventful 24 hours for Westpac Rescue Helicopter

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service has been called to the Upper Hunter three times since midnight.

Fisher Returned as Deputy Mayor

It may be the shortest stint in local government history as deputy mayor but Cr Kiwa Fisher was re-elected unopposed to the role last month.

Cycling accident near Scone

At approximately 10.15 am Ambulance NSW tasked the Westpac Rescue […]

Teenage Thoroughbreds make history

BY ALEX TIGANI

Scone junior premiership coach Todd Carr has confirmed he will be back next season.

Truck and train collision

Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by New South Wales Ambulance for a collision near Scone.

Once An Olympian, Always An Olympian

BY ALEX TIGANI

For more than half a century, Kevin Hallett has stood proud as the Upper Hunter’s strongest connection to the Olympic Games.

Banks Celebrates First NSWVGA Title

Lyn Banks has done it again. The local golfer is […]

Glory for Scone Public School

BY ALEX TIGANI Lewis Brown made history last week. The […]

Music Marks Reconciliation Celebration

By Jem Anshaw Thursday, May 27, marked the start of […]

New Courts Opened Ahead of Moher’s Day Weekend

There is nothing like playing sport together to help mothers and daughters bond.

Scone Receives Top Honour

Move over equine, cricket is making its mark in Scone.

Horse Festival Makes Its Long-Awaited Return

The Scone Horse Festival makes its long-awaited return to our horse capital.

Uproar Over Scone TAFE Sale

The sale of Scone TAFE put a spanner in the works for a community discussion on the proposal last week.

Hill’s Remarkable Return To The Top

Ben Hill is an extraordinary human.
Born and raised in Scone, the Team Bridelane rider took out the Bathurst Tour for Division 1 Men cycling title last week.

Lighting Up the Neighbourhood

BY JEM ANSHAW

Thirty one years ago houses in Cook Street Scone became a star attraction of anyone looking at Christmas lights during the festive season.

O’Donnell crowned as Scone champion

BY ALEX TIGANI

Matt O’Donnell has been crowned as this year’s Scone Golf Club men’s champion after claiming his first crown by 12 shots.

Captain Phil takes out Hunter Shield

A total of 26 Upper Hunter veterans played for the Col Hunter Shield on Tuesday in honour of an esteemed former treasurer.

Mustangs take top award

BY ALEX TIGANI

Do not think for one second that the Singleton Strikers have taken all the glory this month.

Numbers at hand to help

Muswellbrook and Upper Hunter Community Drug Action TEAM (CDAT) have released a magnet to help get support numbers into homes.

Kindy kids get extra community support

The Rotary Club of Scone is continuing their tradition of giving starter packs to children starting kindergarten.

Rotary Club of Scone supporting local

BY JEM ANSHAW

The Rotary Club of Scone is gearing up for another year of the Christmas Stocking raffle, but like many things this year it is being done with a twist.

Scone Small Business Expo a hit

Working together to help the community was the aim of the Scone Small Business Expo last week.

More talks on Upper Hunter water supply

Following consultation with residents of Blandford, Wingen and Parkville about their water needs, additional design options are being developed for how and where water could be delivered at an affordable cost.

Bronwyn to the rescue

BY DI SNEDDON

Bronwyn Hill wasn’t in Scone long before she decided to join Scone 443 Fire Brigade.

Parkour on tour at Scone

Youth in the Upper Hunter leapt into learning new skills at the postponed Youth Week activities held during recent school holidays.

Embracing local is key

From her first market stall at the Denman Pig Races in 2018 Park & Pine has grown from strength to strength.

Cavanough emotional after famous win

BY ALEX TIGANI

Scone trainer Brett Cavanough remained as cool as his refrigerated setting ahead of his Kosciusko win on Saturday.

Discover the secrets of Burning Mountain

Exercise, views, a slice of history and geological phenomenon are all part of the Burning Mountain Walk.

Macarthur takes top vote

It was a bumper roll up for the 2020 Upper Hunter Shire’s Mayor for a Day competition, with 675 children from local primary schools submitting their ideas through short essays or postcard pictures.

Home is where the heart is

BY JEM ANSHAW

After starting out destined to have a life on the land, Robin Walton has become a dedicated member of the Scone community.

‘Live a Better Life’

After being told by a doctor “You need Yoga” John’s journey has brought him a whole new lifestyle.

Rankin holds off Constable

A roll-up of 26 players showed up for the first round of the Upper Hunter Vets’ Annual Championships held at the Denman Golf Club last week.

Unearthing adventure in our backyard

BY RACHEL FRASER

More and more of us are getting out and about and exploring our ‘back yard’… but what about exploring under our back yard?

St Mary’s unearth gifted quartet

BY ALEX TIGANI

St Mary’s Primary School principal Kim Wilson has declared her school’s new gifted learning program as a success.

Keeping the cupboards stocked

Godolphin and Westpac bank have but their support behind the Scone Neighbourhood Resource Centre for their services in the community.

Snow road work to begin

BY DI SNEDDON

Its good news for those who enjoy a romp in the snow with the announcement of $5.6million to improve road access to the Barrington Tops.

New nets for Scone

BY ALEX TIGANI

Upper Hunter cricketers will be complimented by a new addition this summer.

oes to plan, a new set of cricket nets will be unveiled at Scone’s Bill Rose Sports Complex this afternoon.

These new facilities will cater for many talents across the region.

Anything else is just boring

Hunter Belle Cheese owner Jason Chesworth pictured at his factory in Scone last week.