FOLLOWING community outcry about trees being cut down in Main Street and removed in Kingdon Street the Council has issued an apology for not consulting with the community, on their Facebook page: Upper Hunter Shire Council Editor’s Note: The picture on Council’s Facebook page brought an ironic smile to our faces – see below. In […]
DAVID Darcy, who was awarded the People’s Choice Award in the Archibald Prize this week, was “chuffed” with the award, but not once mentioned the recognition for himself as an artist, instead he was chuffed about the recognition the award will bring to his portrait subject, Daisy Tjuparntarri Ward, to the issue of domestic violence […]
By Taylah Fellows WEEDS are taking over the Barrington Tops and not for profit organisation, Aussie Ark has had enough. The Scotch broom weed, which thrives in cool climates has ‘nearly taken over’ the Barrington Tops, increasing the risk of fire, killing native species in the area, altering nitrogen levels in the soil and providing […]
NEW powers for Game Licensing Unit inspectors are yielding results with illegal hunters, following the conviction in Oberon Local Court last month, of a driver who failed to stop for an inspection. The driver of the vehicle failed to stop for Game Licensing Unit (GLU) inspectors during a routine patrol near Oberon and was issued […]
By Taylah Fellows CREATIVE papercraft classes are being offered exclusively to primary school students at the Scone Neighbourhood Resource Centre, beginning next week. During the next four Thursdays, students in kindergarten to year six have the unique opportunity to use their Creative Kids Arts Voucher provided by the NSW government to learn how to make […]
LAST week three trees on Main Street, next to the Council offices in Scone, were chopped down in a shroud of community confusion and yesterday six more trees on Kingdon Street, near the Uniting Church were cleared. Read more…
By Taylah Fellows CHIP packets were a hot topic of discussion last week at the Belltrees Public School annual public speaking event. Twelve-year-old veteran public speaker, Archie Mamone shrugged off his nerves and came out guns a-blazing in his stage three senior group, delivering a speech on the necessity of air in chip packets. See photos […]
By Taylah Fellows CAMPDRAFT competitors are preparing for the return of the Rouchel Bushman’s Carnival next weekend at the Rouchel Recreation Grounds. The draft has been running for decades but has been cancelled for the past two years due to poor weather conditions. See photos below. April Docherty, secretary for the carnival, said the organisers […]