Donna Sharpe

Maitland

Editor at The Maitland Mercury

Freelance journalist. Wine club coordinator

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Good morning - here's your local news, sport and entertainment

3 weeks ago | maitlandmercury.com.au | Donna Sharpe

Donna Sharpe is a multi award winning journalist who has covered news across Newcastle and the Hunter for 40 years. She started her cadetship with The Maitland Mercury in 1981 and in 1995 moved to The Newcastle Herald where she spent 17 years covering local government, crime and general news. She returned to The Mercury in 2015 and has been editor since July 2021. Donna Sharpe is a multi award winning journalist who has covered news across Newcastle and the Hunter for 40 years.
Huntlee business owners 'gutted' - doors, computers smashed

3 weeks ago | maitlandmercury.com.au | Donna Sharpe

Donna Sharpe is a multi award winning journalist who has covered news across Newcastle and the Hunter for 40 years. She started her cadetship with The Maitland Mercury in 1981 and in 1995 moved to The Newcastle Herald where she spent 17 years covering local government, crime and general news. She returned to The Mercury in 2015 and has been editor since July 2021. Donna Sharpe is a multi award winning journalist who has covered news across Newcastle and the Hunter for 40 years.
He escaped Taliban terror to find a safe haven in Maitland

1 month ago | maitlandmercury.com.au | Donna Sharpe

Donna Sharpe is a multi award winning journalist who has covered news across Newcastle and the Hunter for 40 years. She started her cadetship with The Maitland Mercury in 1981 and in 1995 moved to The Newcastle Herald where she spent 17 years covering local government, crime and general news. She returned to The Mercury in 2015 and has been editor since July 2021. Donna Sharpe is a multi award winning journalist who has covered news across Newcastle and the Hunter for 40 years.
Health experts warn of deadly mud bug as floods recede

1 month ago | maitlandmercury.com.au | Donna Sharpe

Donna Sharpe is a multi award winning journalist who has covered news across Newcastle and the Hunter for 40 years. She started her cadetship with The Maitland Mercury in 1981 and in 1995 moved to The Newcastle Herald where she spent 17 years covering local government, crime and general news. She returned to The Mercury in 2015 and has been editor since July 2021. Donna Sharpe is a multi award winning journalist who has covered news across Newcastle and the Hunter for 40 years.
Drought and flood devastate Australian farmers

1 month ago | manningrivertimes.com.au | Donna Sharpe

Flood waters around Morpeth and Phoenix Park. Picture Peter Lorimer. The events of the past week have had me reciting in my head Dorothea Mackellar's poem, My Country. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading50% off EOFY SaleAll articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperWhile the Hunter and Mid North Coast are inundated with water, farmers in parts of Victoria are struggling to keep crops and livestock alive in one of the worst droughts on record.
Australia's harsh climate: Floods and droughts

1 month ago | portnews.com.au | Donna Sharpe

Flood waters around Morpeth and Phoenix Park. Picture Peter Lorimer. The events of the past week have had me reciting in my head Dorothea Mackellar's poem, My Country. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading50% off EOFY SaleAll articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperWhile the Hunter and Mid North Coast are inundated with water, farmers in parts of Victoria are struggling to keep crops and livestock alive in one of the worst droughts on record.
Luminous line-up lights the way for new winter tradition

1 month ago | maitlandmercury.com.au | Donna Sharpe

Donna Sharpe is a multi award winning journalist who has covered news across Newcastle and the Hunter for 40 years. She started her cadetship with The Maitland Mercury in 1981 and in 1995 moved to The Newcastle Herald where she spent 17 years covering local government, crime and general news. She returned to The Mercury in 2015 and has been editor since July 2021. Donna Sharpe is a multi award winning journalist who has covered news across Newcastle and the Hunter for 40 years.
Drought and flooding rains grip Australia

1 month ago | maitlandmercury.com.au | Donna Sharpe

Flood waters around Morpeth and Phoenix Park. Picture Peter Lorimer. The events of the past week have had me reciting in my head Dorothea Mackellar's poem, My Country. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue readingAll articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperWhile the Hunter and Mid North Coast are inundated with water, farmers in parts of Victoria are struggling to keep crops and livestock alive in one of the worst droughts on record.
"There needs to be an outcry" - lack of phone service angers isolated residents

1 month ago | manningrivertimes.com.au | Donna Sharpe

Tinonee residents affected by flooding taking shelter. Picture by Julia DriscollManning River Times journalist Julia Driscoll has been isolated this week as a result of recent flooding. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue readingAll articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperShe's had no power, no internet - all she can do is eat, sleep and read. She has been frustrated and bored but there's another emotion that has taken over - anger.
Family put through hell to bury dad, latest road closures

1 month ago | maitlandmercury.com.au | Donna Sharpe

Donna Sharpe is a multi award winning journalist who has covered news across Newcastle and the Hunter for 40 years. She started her cadetship with The Maitland Mercury in 1981 and in 1995 moved to The Newcastle Herald where she spent 17 years covering local government, crime and general news. She returned to The Mercury in 2015 and has been editor since July 2021. Donna Sharpe is a multi award winning journalist who has covered news across Newcastle and the Hunter for 40 years.