Singleton Boy’s Innovative Id-EAR
BY MEREDITH BLAIR Though he was born deaf in his left ear, 12-year-old Bradley Leyshon has not let that stop him. Bradley, encouraged by his mother to enter, was one of 253 entrants in a global competition run by the cochlear implant supplier MED-EL to showcase ideas from young inventors about how technology could assist […]
Murders, Cameras, and Action at Lovedale
Emily Caelli is a young, beautiful, polite, and energetic woman. The Singletonian is also executive producer and actor in the movie, Site Unseen, currently being filmed in the Hunter.
Pilliga Campaign In The Upper Hunter
Unions NSW Pilliga Campaign Committee and Lock The Gate will be stopping in the Upper Hunter as they make their way to Newcastle bringing attention to the damage the Queensland Hunter Gas Pipeline will cause. The convoy will start in Narabri, then move on to Gunnedah as they bring attention to the destruction of Gomeroi […]
Different Dirt For Simon
Without any experience in the passenger seat at an off-road event, Singleton’s Simon Bestmann recently jumped at the chance to give navigating an ultimate class buggy. Motorsport runs in his family and when his uncle Clayton gave the speedway racer a call up it didn’t take much arm bending to get him on a plane […]
Hall Of Fame Honour For Garvie
Singleton’s Andrew Garvie was honoured to be among six Hunter athletes to be recently inducted into the Hunter Region Sporting Hall of Fame. The 32nd ceremony took place at McDonald Jones Stadium last month and now includes 350 athletes from the region who haverepresented Australia or competed internationally, with roots in the Hunter region, either […]
GALLERY: Jamie Lyon Nine’s NRL School Competition
On Thursday September 19, 2024, school teams from across the Group 21 Upper Hunter region converged on Olympic Park in Muswellbrook for the Jamie Lyon Nine’s competition. St Joseph’s Catholic College, Aberdeen, V Scone High School in the 14’s girls competition St Joseph’s Catholic College, Aberdeen, V Scone High School in the 16’s boys competition […]
Let’s Break the Parkrun Record
Singleton parkrun will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Saturday, August 24, and wants a record number to come along and celebrate this massive milestone. There were 222 people at the very first parkrun all those years ago and the organisers are hoping they can match that number or even better, surpass it. The event will […]
Swimmers Shine at State Competition
Singleton Amateur Swimming Club is celebrating the recent success of two of their members Shane Kannar and Hannah Coleman-Byrnes. Both swimmers qualified for the NSW Country Short Course Championships held last weekend at the Sydney Acquatic Center, Olympic Park in Sydney. Shane has returned to competitive swimming after representing Singleton in the National Swimming Championships […]
Quilts of Valor Arrive in Singleton
BY DI SNEDDON Established in 2012, Quilts of Valour made its presence known in Singleton last week with the presentation of two quilts, the first time such a presentation has been made in the town. Recipients World War 2 veteran Graham Curtis and a soldier who wanted to be referred to as ‘Steve from the […]
Wow, it’s our 100th Edition!
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
On June 19, 2020, we published the first edition of The Hunter River Times and today, we deliver to you our 100th edition.
Issue 99 9may 24, 2024)
Discover the Probus Adventure at 40th Anniversary Lunch
Singleton Men’s Probus Club will mark its 40th Anniversary on June 4 with a luncheon at York Street Diggers and current, former and potential members are welcome to attend. The Singleton Club was formed on Monday, June 4, 1984 when a meeting was held at the Singleton CWA rooms with the view of forming a […]
Help Ethan Attend Oceanic Games
Singleton athlete Ethan Williams has been selected to compete at the Oceanic Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji in June but he needs some financial support to make the trip. A Go Fund Me page has been set up for Ethan to attend and any support would be much appreciated. The link is https://gofund.me/0921d701 It has […]
GALLERY: Record Numbers Across the Region Commemorates Anzac Day
Anzac Day is a day of solemn reflection, a time to be proud of our region, our country and our people. Record crowds across the region gathered for dawn services with numbers again growing for main marches and services. School student involvement was down but only slightly and given it was school holidays, the numbers […]
Wet weather extinguishes Singleton’s popular family-friendly event, Firelight
Due to continuing wet weather and forecasts for more to come, this weekend’s Firelight to be held in Singleton Town Centre on Saturday 4 May 2024 from 5.30 – 9.30pm has been cancelled. The decision to cancel was made after significant consideration and in keeping with Singleton Council’s number one priority to ensure the safety […]
