How to Train Your Donkey

BY KEELY ANDREWS Since 2021, St Catherine’s Catholic College Singleton has been giving feral donkeys a new purpose. In partnership with Brooke Purvis, the college joined the Last Stop Donkey Program, helping to grow and develop the program to give feral donkeys a new and helpful purpose. The aim of the program is to train […]

The Revitalisation of the St Joseph’s Agriculture Program

BY MEREDITH BLAIR

Before the agriculture program’s revival, many might not have known that St Joseph’s College Lochinvar had a farm.

Long Point Turf Serving No.1 Sportsground

BY ALEX TIGANI

Newcastle’s No. 1 Sportsground had a close connection to the Upper Hunter when hosting five local AFL games on Saturday.

Fantastic EKKA Results for Bureen Cattle

BY DI SNEDDON

Bureen Cattle Company travelled by truck to the Brisbane Ekka and while the truck may have been much lighter on the way home, the smiles were far more broader.

Milestone sale set for Greenmount

BY ALEX TIGANI

The past year has seen such extraordinary seasonal conditions combined with robust cattle markets.

Students Shine at Wingham Beef Week

BY DI SNEDDON

Agricultural studies are difficult to fully grasp without the practical component and Wingham Beef Week provided the perfect opportunity for students at St Catherine’s Catholic college in Singleton to experience just that.

Olivia’s Royal Ribbon Ride

BY JEM ANSHAW

The Royal Easter Show is not a new event for Olivia Thrift, but this years event is one she won’t soon forget.

Cream of the Crop at Angus Sale

For 32 years the Hunter Valley Angus Breeders Association have been hosting an annual sale in May, and this year will be no different.

Injection of Funds for Singleton Saleyards

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce was in Singleton on Wednesday to announce $2.7 million to upgrade the Hunter Regional Livestock Exchange to support the Hunter’s thriving beef industry.