Muswellbrook Chronicle
Tuesday, 16 August
Veteran trainer Jim Gleeson savours return to winners' circle at Scone
INSIDE RUNNING: Jockey Mikayla Weir, pictured after a victory at Newcastle, scored a winning double at Scone on Monday with The Regular Show and Early Hours. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
Craig Kerry
STATE MATTERS | $71.5 million headed for Hunter valley from flood mitigation scheme
FUTURE: The funding of the Hunter Valley Flood Mitigation Scheme includes $21.5 million for planned maintenance and extra resources.
Our Places
$140 million on offer for council areas impacted by mining
Muswellbrook Shire Council's road upgrade.
Boys 'saved the day' in dryer blaze
Matt Carr
HOT CYCLE: The dryer where the Muswellbrook fire is believed to have begun. Picture: Fire and Rescue NSW
Disabled teenager knocked unconscious in 'horrific' school attack speaks out
Riley Krause
BIG VOICE: Brianna Smith has cerebral palsy spastic dysplasia and has spoken out after she was attacked at school. Photo: RILEY KRAUSE.
Coal miner payout over fatigue case
Gabriel Fowler
Looking for work that's felxible, allows you to work in the creative arts industry and is local? This job could be for you
NOW HIRING: Arts Upper Hunter Executive Director John O'Brien (pictured) is encouraging creative people with a passion for regional art to apply for a Project Officer position.
Muswellbrook squash report: Upper Hunter Championships set to return
Adrian Barwick
BACK TO THE WALL: Chris Agosto (green) Agosto hitting it back again to Michael (grey) Valantine
Great support for top competition at White Park
Paul Hugginson VTP President, Placegetters of the team campdrafting, youth front row adults rear and Tracey Leatherday from Muswellbrook Hospital Infusion Unit receiving the $25,000 cheque. Photo supplied.
Project seeks to turn drought experiences into story of community resilience
Mathew Perry
DROUGHT: Cattle at Owen's Cap during a drought in 2018.
Top of the class: Muswellbrook's Lauren Booth wins TAFE NSW Infrastructure, Energy and Construction Student of the Year
Lauren Booth
Feral pigs in the crosshairs amid fears of FMD entering NSW
What's on
Your guide to events in the Upper Hunter
HEAD OUT: Bag a bargain and support local producers at a market this month.
STATE MATTERS | Flood affected can apply for rental support
HELP: Residents of the Singleton, Cessnock, Maitland and Mid Coast council areas impacted by the July floods can now apply for rental support payments. Picture of Bulga on July 7, 2022. Picture: Wayne Riley.
Muswellbrook trainer Jan Bowen beats the odds at Randwick with Casino Kid
CASHING IN: Sam Clipperton on Casino Kid, right, move past the David Atkins-trained Contributingfactor to win on Saturday. Picture: Getty Images
Craig Kerry
Construction begins on Muswellbrook South Public school upgrade
Anna Wolf
DIG IN: Dave Layzell MP with Muswellbrook South Public School Upgrade Project Director Robert Ghaly, Project Manager Michael Trajkov, School Infrastructure Project Officer Mina Ibrahim and Matt Tuttle, Project Manager for construction contractor FKG Group.
After 50 years, our fire danger rating signs will be upgraded
NEW LOOK: Fire danger signs with the six ratings will be updated and simplified from September 1, 2022. The new signs will have four categories - moderate, high, extreme and catastrophic.
Guilty pleas over Cup coke
Nick Bielby
Malabar Resources seeks 'minor' changes to Maxwell underground near Muswellbrook
READY TO ROLL AGAIN: The former Drayton open-cut coal stockpile area now owned by Malabar Resources and approved as part of the surface facilities for its proposed Maxwell underground mine, which it says will start producing coal in early 2023. Picture: Malabar Resources
Ian Kirkwood
STATE MATTERS | Apply to slash power bills
SOALR BOOST: Applications are open for the NSW Government's Energy Bill Buster program to help households slash their power bills by up to $600 a year.
Secret portfolios scandal prompts calls for Morrison to resign
Dan Jervis-Bardy, Karen Barlow, Finn McHugh
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has accused the former government of trashing Australian democracy. Picture: James Croucher
'Not what we want to hear': Another wet this spring on the cards
Desiree Savage and Gregor Heard • 30m ago
Photo: File

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National
Australian coal exports 'equally responsible' for climate disasters: Ex-chief scientist
Former chief scientist Penny Sackett wants Labor to raise its climate action ambitions. Picture: Karleen Minney
Dan Jervis-Bardy • 2hrs ago
Europe and Bali top the list: Family reunions back on as Aussies head overseas
Nadine Morton
GOING UP: The number of overseas departures and arrivals into Australia is soaring. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
DNA from seawater promises revolution
Tracey Ferrier • 57m ago
Scientists are using DNA technology to discover what's living in the ocean, and where. (SUPPLIED)
Opinion
Morrison has thumbed his nose at transparency
Former prime minister Scott Morrison at Tullamarine airport in Melbourne. Picture: James Croucher
Mark Kenny • 2hrs ago
Vic Labor to name replacement for late MP
Callum Godde
Victorian Labor operative Tom McIntosh is to be confirmed as replacement for the late Jane Garrett. (Julian Smith/AAP PHOTOS)
Premier to release flood report in Lismore
Farid Farid
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet is releasing a report into the state's flood response in Lismore. (Natalie Grono/AAP PHOTOS)
End to miner tax loophole could net $322b
Finbar O'Mallon
Climate Energy Finance estimates the budget could be boosted by $322 billion under its proposals. (Darren Pateman/AAP PHOTOS)
Wage growth expected to lag inflation
Poppy Johnston
Workers probably saw a pay rise last quarter, but it's unlikely to cover soaring expenses. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)
Sport
Veteran trainer Jim Gleeson savours return to winners' circle at Scone
INSIDE RUNNING: Jockey Mikayla Weir, pictured after a victory at Newcastle, scored a winning double at Scone on Monday with The Regular Show and Early Hours. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
Craig Kerry
Scone ladies tee off on club champs
COMING UP: O'Donnell Family will sponsor the 18 Hole Individual and 2Ball Stableford event on August 20.
Lewy can play after Barca's sell-off works
On the eve of the season Barcelona signing Robert Lewandowski has finally been registered to play. (AP PHOTO)
Heartbeat of Australia
Take control of social media, don't allow it to control you
Headspace CEO Jason Trethowan. Picture: Headspace
Jason Trethowan
How local news affects your wellbeing
Professor Sora Park
The good, bad, ugly sides of social media
Anita Beaumont
Healthy balance: Rupert Saunders, a psychologist and the national clinical adviser for headspace.
PropertyReal Estate View
Denman rental unit prices soar by nearly 40 per cent in one year
PRICE RISE: The cost of a rental unit in Denman rose by 37.25 per cent in the year to June 2022 according to the PropTrack Rental Report June 2022, the highest rise in NSW. Picture: Mathew Perry
Mathew Perry
New report names the 3 top markets in regional NSW
Jack Needham
The Upper Hunter LGA, which includes Scone (pictured), has been named one of the top regional markets in NSW. Picture: Shutterstock
Hemmes expands Narooma hospitality venture with purchase of historic Lynch's pub
Ben Smyth
Merivale CEO Justin Hemmes has increased his investment in Narooma with the purchase of Lynch's Hotel. Photo: Supplied
What's On
Review
Thelma Plum paints loving tribute of her River City
Josh Leeson
DRINKS REVIEW: Mountain Goat Wheat beer, Mezcal Burrito, NON 1, Woodcutter Brown Ale
ABC's Here Out West: True canvas of Sydney's west
Jim Kellar
Crossing paths: Arka Das, as Robi, and Leah Vandenberg, as Ash, in Here Out West, on ABC TV on Sunday, August 14, at 8.30pm.

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Photos and Video
'Not what we want to hear': Another wet this spring on the cards
Photo: File
Desiree Savage and Gregor Heard • 30m ago
Opinion
Why the Governor-General should resign
Tony Harris • 2hrs ago
Did Governor-General David Hurley not understand the perverse implications of having dual ministers? Picture: Keegan Carroll
Opinion
Morrison has thumbed his nose at transparency
Mark Kenny • 2hrs ago
Former prime minister Scott Morrison at Tullamarine airport in Melbourne. Picture: James Croucher
'Above politics': Labor seeks state backing for Voice
Linda Burney will seek backing from state and territory colleagues on the Voice. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Finn McHugh
Australia's new 'biothreat weapon' to be based in the Northern Territory
Newsroom
Australia's newest weapon against biothreats to the country's agriculture industry, such as the recent Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Indonesia, will be based in the Northern Territory.
Farmer who corralled sheep for romance takes to TV for love
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Farmer Benjamin will soon take on four others in Farmer Wants a Wife's 12th season. Picture supplied
Secret portfolios scandal prompts calls for Morrison to resign
Dan Jervis-Bardy, Karen Barlow, Finn McHugh
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has accused the former government of trashing Australian democracy. Picture: James Croucher
Europe and Bali top the list: Family reunions back on as Aussies head overseas
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GOING UP: The number of overseas departures and arrivals into Australia is soaring. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

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Comment
Opinion
What is your workplace doing to prevent early career burnout?
The sense of the last few years being temporary has begun to fade, and disruption has firmly set in as our new normal. Picture: Shutterstock
Rachel Clements • 2hrs ago
Opinion
Unemployment is set to stay below 5% for years to come
Peter Martin • 2hrs ago
Queues at the Woden Centrelink at the height of the pandemic. Picture: Karleen Minney
Opinion
Why the Governor-General should resign
Tony Harris • 2hrs ago
Did Governor-General David Hurley not understand the perverse implications of having dual ministers? Picture: Keegan Carroll
Opinion
Morrison has thumbed his nose at transparency
Mark Kenny • 2hrs ago
Former prime minister Scott Morrison at Tullamarine airport in Melbourne. Picture: James Croucher
Real Australia
'Hi Mum' scam almost became a reality for my mum
Vera Demertzis
The very real exchange scammers had with my mum. Thankfully she couldn't be fooled. Picture: Supplied.
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Jeff's still ham-ing up the airwaves
OLD SCHOOL: Forget about Zoom or Facebook, ham radio is Jeff Lord's preferred means of communication.
Rowan Cowley
Ex-soldiers 'overwhelmed' by compo process
Sam McKeith
The mother of a veteran says he was bullied, discharged, and failed by doctors before his suicide.
Book review: Backyard Buddies
Therese Murray
Illustrator Andy Geppert
Stories fromThe Land
Export lamb unlimited to USA
Will Barton, CEO Gundagai Meat Processers, is upbeat about the lamb export potential to the USA.
Stephen Burns • 57m ago
Livestock management in wet pastures
Alexandra Bernard • 1hr ago
At Clint Neville's property in Forbes it has been a challenging winter. Photo: Supplied
Why we should measure puberty in heifers?
Samantha Townsend • 2hrs ago

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Life & Style
Pub classics keep diners coming back
The tender sirloin with pepper sauce and mash and (left) the radicchio and rocket salad with sherry vinaigrette
Ian Moore
Feed your whole family without breaking the bank
Karen Hardy
Some simple changes will make meal time easy for the whole family. Picture: Shutterstock
Health challenge launched to help rural and regional women improve their mental health
Fitness expert Kate Ivey is helping women in regional Australia improve their mental well being through the benefits of exercise. Picture: Supplied.
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