Archive for February, 2018
News ArchivesAn 80 year old female from Scone, who suffered a stroke has been taken to the John Hunter Hospital by the Wesptac Rescue Helicopter.
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THE Scone Swimming Club is calling for local businesses to dive in and help them raise money for new starting blocks on Friday,
THE Scone branch of the Country Women’s Association welcome the community to their morning tea to celebrate International Women’s Day on Thursday,
THE last tour for the Upper Hunter Virtual Shed will be held next weekend at the Australian Stock Horse Society Nationals in Tamworth.
By Graham Turvey
Welcomed cloudy skies and some rain were at Denman Golf Course on Tuesday,
By Russell Sakey
Round 17
Murrurundi won their second game for this season,
THE Scone Neighbourhood Resource Centre raised more than $10,000 at their annual fundraising night on Saturday.
SINCE yesterday afternoon there has been light rain across the Upper Hunter and while the showers will clear today there is another cold front predicted for the weekend which is expected to bring more rain.
IT has now been more than three years and Mark “Bones” Curtis is still unable to get a place to live in Maitland or Newcastle to be near the rehabilitation services he needs, to slow the march of the cerebral palsy that is crippling his body.
Bones said he has had enough of Compass Housing and will now stop paying rent until something is done.
“Let them take me to court, let them call the sheriff to kick me out, I’m not scared,” said Bones.
WITH fatal car accidents being a regular event on the New England Highway, helping young drivers become safer drivers and tomorrow the Roads and Maritime Services will conduct a seminar to educate supervisors of learner drivers.