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February 11, 2025 6:41 AM

Heed the Bush Fire Warning and Get Prepared Now

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BY DI SNEDDON Rural fire fighters across the region are already responding to record numbers of call outs and the bush firedanger period hasn’t even started. Unless there is decent rain in the next fortnight, forecasts are dim.  Even with rain, fire fighters are worried what the warmer months will bring. It is the grass, […]

Man charged following grassfires – Singleton

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Sunday, 13 August 2023 12:46:04 PM A man will face court charged over alleged grassfires. Around 2pm on Friday 11 August 2023, emergency services were called to Rose Point Park, Singleton, in relation to a fire. Around 2pm yesterday (Saturday 12 August 2023), emergency services were called to another fire at Sewerage Works Lane, Glenridding. […]

Muswellbrook Eagles Round 13 Results

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TRAVELLING JUNIORS – ROUND 13 RESULTS Under 11’s – Today’s game was a good challenge with the team having to push hard all the way to their good win. Players were shuffled into different positions and they had to learn to adapt their game to suit, which they did well. With one game to go team […]

Star Club Equestrian Stunned at Overall Business Award

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BY DI SNEDDON Perhaps it was frustration that led to the establishment of Star Club Equestrian Program five years ago but the results in just a few short years speak for themselves. Star Club Equestrian Program was named Business Singleton Outstanding Business of the Year earlier this month and founder Sharon Bassett was stunned and […]

Trees, Shrubs and Grasses Ready for the Ground

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Since its inception in 1996, National Tree Day has seen millions of trees planted across the Hunter and that number will be increased again when the event is held on July 30. Robinson Reserve will again be the focus in Singleton with the event kicking off at 11am.  Around 1000 trees, shrubs and grasses will […]

Vehicle Donation Brings Simulations to Life

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The aim of Mines Rescue training is to simulate rescue situations as life-like as possible. The donation of a Toyota Landcruiser by Glencore’s Mt Owen Complex (MGO) will do exactly that, and so it was fitting that it was the mine’s own rescue members who were the first to put the training to the test. […]

Singleton High Ahead in Mobile Phone Ban

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Today’s teenager’s phones are typically not far from their hand, but from Term 4 this year, this will no longer be the case when students are at school. An initiative by the NSW Government will see mobile phone use banned in public secondary schools in a bid to improve students’ learning and social development. Singleton […]

Female Convict Hunter Valley Premier Launch

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Inspired by Roses from the Heart, an Australia-wide initiative of Dr. Christina Henri, stories of female convicts of the Hunter Valley was screened for the first time at Singleton Library last month.

Glencore Opens its Apprenticeship Recruitment

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Glencore will add to the hundreds of mining graduates, apprentices, and trainees across its Australian operations with recruitment for their 2024 apprenticeship programs underway.