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1st December 2025

Famous Paterson River Oranges project receives $3,000 grant.

Big little results! Ten projects funded by Arts Upper Hunter grantsArts Upper Hunter is thrilled to announce recipients of Country Arts Support Program (CASP) and Micro Grants for 2026. Arts Upper Hunter’s small grants provide a great opportunity to community groups, individuals and businesses across the Upper Hunter Region to develop a program, event, exhibition, performance, workshop, career opportunity or experience. “This year there’s a surprising…

2nd December 2025

Councillor keeps pushing for Return and Earn facility in Paterson - Dungog Shire News Of The AreaCOUNCILLOR Alexandria Carruthers is keeping up the fight to establish a Return and Earn facility in Paterson. She presented a Notice of Motion at Council’s 26 November meeting, seeking Council support to renew engagement with TOMRA Cleanaway, who recently rejected requests to install a Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) in the Paterson area. Paterson has been […]

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Pelicans of Paterson artworks to be identified, mapped and restored - News Of The AreaDUNGOG artist Phil Watts is asking for help to locate all the ‘Pelicans of Paterson’. The pelicans, a unique and quirky feature of Paterson, are sheet metal artworks by Paterson sculptor and identity Bill ‘Wallaby’ Cummins. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) […]

Regional platypus initiative pushes forward - Dungog Shire News Of The AreaRachel Barry, platypus mascot ‘Becan’ and Callaghan kids at May’s Tocal Field Day. Photo: supplied. Regional Platypus Initiative coordinators Sian Ineson, Rachel Barry and Julie Overton during a planning session. Photo: supplied. Platypus Becan and the Easter Bunny go head-to-head at the Gresford Billy Cart Derby. Photo: supplied. THE “Barrington Rivers Platypus Initiative” has been […]

Paterson Reverse Vending Machine proposal canned - Dungog Shire News Of The AreaSTATE government-appointed Return and Earn network provider, Tomra, has rejected a proposal to install a Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) in Paterson. Since March last year, locals have tried to persuade Tomra to install an RVM, similar to those in Dungog. Paterson locals can drive 33km to Dungog, only to find that the machine is not […]

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