Fundraiser for Wade
BY JESSICA ROUSE The Muswellbrook Rams will host a fundraiser for their player Wade Mckenzie to help with his recovery costs after an incident that left him in hospital in a critical condition. Wade remains in the John Hunter Hospital undergoing treatment after being knocked out during the Rams Group 21 Rugby League game last […]
Issue 99 9may 24, 2024)
Issue 98 (May 10, 2024)
Muswellbrook Maternity Battle Gains Momentum
BY JEM ANSHAW Paige Sawkins may see herself as ‘just a normal mum’, but she has become the face of the Muswellbrook Maternity battle that we have all been waiting for. Having recently started the Valley Village Collective podcast about all thing’s pregnancy and baby in the Hunter, Paige and co-host Carly met Chloe who […]
Issue 92 (February 16, 2024)
Issue 89 (December 1, 2023)
Issue 87 (November 17, 2023)
We Won Best Free Newspaper New South Wales
By Di Sneddon New South Wales Country Press Association held their annual conference and awards presentation on Friday night and your paper won Best Free Newspaper New South Wales. We won and when I say we I sincerely mean we. Your newspaper would not have won without your support, your willingness to share stories in […]
Issue 85 (October 20, 2023)
Robert King of Sausages Again
BY DI SNEDDON There is a secret to making an award winning sausage and if anyone knows the key it is Singleton butcher Robert Constable. “You have to have really good ingredients, a well-made mix and you have to put love into it,” Robert from Robert’s Meats said. Competing at the NSW/ACT Sausage King Competition, […]
Anger at Resources for Regions Axing
BY DI SNEDDON Singleton Council is expected to unanimously support a mayoral minute at its October council meeting demanding Resources for Regions be reinstated. The program, that has delivered $25.29million to Singleton over the past three years, was scrapped in the State budget delivered last month. Instead there is a new $350million Regional Development Trust […]
Students from Upper Hunter kick off their 2023 HSC written exams
440 HSC students across Upper Hunter begin their 2023 HSC exams today, starting with English Paper 1, before finishing with Food Technology on November 3.The HSC Class of 2023 have been working hard to get to this point and students deserve to feel proud of all that they have already achieved, Deputy Premier and Minister […]
Issue 84 (October 6, 2023)
Issue 82 (September 8, 2023)
Drought Action Needed Now
Upper Hunter Shire Council has made a unanimous and urgent stand against the devastating drought conditions in an extraordinary meeting last week. A Notice of Motion brought forward by Councillor James Burns, addressed the pressing drought conditions in the Upper Hunter Shire. The motion, which was adopted by Council, consisted of the following key actions: […]
