Athletes Shine in State Championships
Seven athletes from Singleton Track and Field travelled to Sydney last weekend to compete at the Little Athletics NSW Championships. Coach and president of Singleton Track and Field Hiliary Kennedy was ecstatic with the results commenting that all achieved personal bests in their individual events which is more than anyone could ask for. Standout was […]
The Story Behind Bibi’s Move to Singleton
BY DI SNEDDON Bibiana Matanisiga or Bibi is she is better known, is embracing her new working life in Australia but not without great sacrifice. Bibi and husband Carl have left their five children in the care of Carl’s parents back in Fiji after they were accepted for working opportunities in Australia through the Palm […]
Redbank Power Station on Public Exhibition
The public has until Thursday, April 4, to comment on a development application to restart Redbank Power Station at Warkworth, near Singleton. The application has been lodged with the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for assessment of the plan to use biomass as a renewable fuel to produce ‘green electricity’. A previous plan to […]
Psychs on Bikes to Come to Singleton
An unlikely looking bunch of mental health experts will be dropping into Singleton on Sunday, April 7, offering free health and mental health checks to the community. Psychs on Bikes started back in 2010 when Psychiatrist Dr Ian Dunn decided he wanted to ride his motorbike from Sydney, across the Nullarbor. Merely mentioning the ride […]
Neighbours Opposed to Major Solar Farm Development
BY DI SNEDDON Tony and Sandra Zanardi and their family, alongside neighbour Paul Burley and his family enjoy views at Maison Dieu near Singleton over pasture, horses feeding on the grass and cattle grazing. It is unusually green at the moment and quite picturesque but last year they were told of a plan to develop […]
Issue 94 (March 15, 2024)
Singleton Shines in Dubbo
Singleton Junior Touch Football put the town on the map at the NSW Touch Junior State Cup Northern Conference in February with the under-18 boys’ side having two of their games live streamed on Kayo Sports. Singleton Storm had nine teams travel to Dubbo on the last weekend in February to join about 9,000 other […]
Issue 93 (March 1, 2024)
Approval for Bowmans Creek Wind Farm
Despite acknowledging community concerns, the NSW Independent Planning Commission has approved the $569million Bowmans Creek windfarm. The project, owned by Korea Zinc and managed by their Australian subsidiary Ark Energy Project Ltd, aims to construct a 347-megawatt wind farm of 56 wind turbines up to 220 metres in height stretching across the Singleton, Muswellbrook and […]
Issue 92 (February 16, 2024)
Police Honour for Our Jo
By Di Sneddon Former Singleton police officer Superintendent Joanne Schultz was one of 10 NSW Police Force employees recognised for their outstanding service as part of this year’s Australia Day Honours. Speaking to The Hunter River Times on Wednesday, Superintendent Schultz said the award was an incredible honour. “You never do a job like this […]
Issue 91 (February 2, 2024)
Friendship Endures the Toughest of Times
By Jess Rouse Tracy Chapman met Kathleen Folbigg in the 1980s when they were at Kotara High in Newcastle. The friends lost touch after school; Tracy moved away, and Kathleen eventually settled in Singleton. But Tracy contacted Kathleen when she was convicted of the murder of her four children. Kathleen was sentenced to 40 years’ […]
What’s On for Australia Day
CESSNOCK Australia Day Awards and Citizenship Ceremony 10am to12pm at Performance Arts Culture Centre, 198 Vincent Street, Cessnock Citizenship Ceremony Announcement and presentation of City of Cessnock Australia Day Award recipients The event includes: SINGLETON Singleton’s Australia Day celebrations begin on Thursday, January 25 with Twilight event at Townhead Park featuring live music, roving performers, […]
Appeal for information after woman was sexually assaulted during break and enter – Singleton
Wednesday, 10 January 2024 02:13:58 PM Sex Crimes Squad detectives are appealing for public information after a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted during a break and enter in Singleton. About 2.40am on Saturday 6 January 2024, officers attached to Hunter Valley Police District were called to a home on Lachlan Avenue in Singleton Heights following […]
