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Dec 20, 2023 | 
singletonargus.com.au | Alex Tigani
Inspiring Singleton husband, father and good friend Graham McBride admits he has been overwhelmed with the support of his community in 2023. Affectionately known to all as 'Banger', the mining veteran's life was turned upside down on the evening of Sunday, June 11 when he lost his wife Nadene and only child Kyah in the Hunter Valley bus tragedy. Nadene, 52, was a maintenance planner co-ordinator at Mt Thorley Walkworth while Kyah, 22, had just completed her electrical apprenticeship.
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Jun 6, 2023 | 
hunterrivertimes.com.au | Alex Tigani
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Jun 5, 2023 | 
hunterrivertimes.com.au | Di Sneddon |Alex Tigani
BY DI SNEDDONJune Bennie celebrated her 100th birthday on May 11 and on May 21 the troops rallied in Singleton to fully celebrate the occasion. June enjoys good health and lives a remarkably independent life and says it is family that continue to lift her spirits. People made an effort to attend this wonderful, celebratory milestone and none more so than June.
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Jun 5, 2023 | 
hunterrivertimes.com.au | Jason Bates |Alex Tigani
Twin Rivers Flow to Good Food BY JASON BATESIf you head about 37 minutes Northeast of the town of Singleton, on a scenic country drive you will find yourself at two small towns, Gresford and 2 kms further along, East Gresford. Both of which are located near the Southern edge of the Barrington Tops National Park.
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Jun 4, 2023 | 
hunterrivertimes.com.au | Harry Scowen |Alex Tigani
BY HARRY SCOWENOn 1st April, I flew to New Delhi to play in the ICAL – International Cricket Academy League, 13-day cricket tour. There were teams from Australia, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa and the United Arab Emirate. The team I represented was complete cricket, which was made up from players across Sydney. The matches were played in Gururgram, which is 33kms south of New Delhi. The format of the tournament was mainly 50 over games with three T20 games also played.
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Jun 4, 2023 | 
hunterrivertimes.com.au | Di Sneddon |Alex Tigani
BY DI SNEDDONAn increase in the cost of living is affecting us all but there is one way that may help ease the pressure. There are literally hundreds of job opportunities across the Hunter in hospitality and those managing pubs and clubs agree staff shortages are a massive problem. Singleton Liquor Accord president Daniel Storey said everyone is feeling the impact of staff shortages to the point that it is just a common topic on meeting agendas.
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Jun 4, 2023 | 
hunterrivertimes.com.au | Di Sneddon |Alex Tigani
BY DI SNEDDONPeople often say our future success is in the hands of our youth and if Belltrees Public School students are anything to go by, we are all certainly in fantastic hands. The school was awarded winner of both the group and individual young legend’s categories at the National Keep Australia Beautiful Tidy Towns awards held at Tasmania’s King Island on May 20.
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Jun 4, 2023 | 
hunterrivertimes.com.au | Alex Tigani
Thank You to the Volunteers Bruce Merrick is the longest serving Uniting Care volunteer so no wonder he received a gift in recognition of volunteers week last month. Uniting Care Elizabeth Gates aged care facility is based in Singleton and enjoys the presence of around 40 regular volunteers of which Bruce is one. Speaking at the lunch, Bruce said he wouldn’t volunteer if he didn’t enjoy it.
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Jun 4, 2023 | 
hunterrivertimes.com.au | Alex Tigani
Female Convict Hunter Valley Premier Launch Inspired by Roses from the Heart, an Australia-wide initiative of Dr. Christina Henri, stories of female convicts of the Hunter Valley was screened for the first time at Singleton Library last month. Dr Henri began Roses from the Heart in 2003. It is now a global public art project where embroidered bonnets are used as a metaphor for the convict women and children transported to Australia.
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Jun 4, 2023 | 
hunterrivertimes.com.au | Alex Tigani
Local Craft Highlighted at Denman It started as a group of locals coming together to enjoy their hobbies, but Denman Craft Shop has become so much more. “It’s more of a community, it’s just getting together and keeping people active and that sort of stuff plus working on our crafts, which is a dying art,” President Mary Cox shared.
