The Singleton Argus

16/10/2025

Our 2025 Australia Day Citizen of the Year Diana Thorning received a Local Hero's Award at this year's Keep Australia Beautiful Tidy Towns state awards for her years of dedication to the Singleton Community.
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16/10/2025

It is a prime piece of real estate just off a national highway, close to a major regional town, great power and water supplies, a modern workshop, rail access, and so much more.

Who wouldn't be interested in securing these 7000 hectares of the Upper Hunter?

It is a prime piece of real estate just off a national highway, close to a major regional...

15/10/2025

Strike action at Rix's Creek continues - the MEU says the company has begun advertising for replacement labour to keep operations running during the ongoing industrial action.

Coal miners at Bloomfield's Rix's Creek open-cut near Singleton have now been on strike for two weeks as...

15/10/2025

Our column on the latest coal industry news from chatter about Christmas shutdowns to news Bayswater's initial trial on switching on and off was a success.

TWO-SHIFT TRIAL SUCCESS AT BAYSWATER Australia's biggest coal generator AGL Energy has reported success with a ground breaking...

14/10/2025

Singleton's Tidy Towns chairperson, Lyn MacBain, returned from the weekend's Keep Australia Beautiful Tidy Towns annual NSW awards overjoyed with her community's success, bringing home five category-winning awards.

"So very proud of our Singleton results of the wonderful projects that benefit our community and the great capacity our district has to volunteer for things that matter," she said.

Singleton's Tidy Towns chairperson, Lyn MacBain, returned from the weekend's Keep Australia Beautiful Tidy Towns annual NSW awards...

13/10/2025

Mark Bercini reports that the combined Cessnock and Singleton Districts Cricket Competition got underway in a blaze of glory last Saturday, with three centuries providing the highlight of the opening round.
Just shy of his 38th birthday, Valley/JPC First Grade number seven batsman Shane Givney scored 104 in the grand final rematch against Piranhas/Bellbird at East End.

The combined Cessnock and Singleton Districts Cricket Competition got underway in a blaze of glory last Saturday, with...

13/10/2025

It is that time of the year again, when the chance to win a national title and championship buckle is on the line for our junior bullriding competitions.

And Singleton juniors will be well represented at this year's national Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Australia Can-Am Junior Academy finals to be held later this month in Tamworth.

It is that time of the year again, when the chance to win a national title and championship...

13/10/2025

Talks are expected to continue this week between the Bloomfield Group and the Mining and Energy Union to resolve this dispute.

Industrial action at the Rixs Creek open-cut coal mine near Singleton, which started in late September, is now...

12/10/2025

Singleton has won the overall award in Category D population 12,000-23,000.

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧 – 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐢𝐝𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐃 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫!

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11/10/2025

As Singleton Tidy Towns chairperson Lyn MacBain says winners are grinners.

11/10/2025

And there were more wins for the Singleton community at the NSW Tidy Towns annual awards. So a big congratulations to Slow Food Singleton with two major awards - Communications & Engagement and Liveable Town Awards (both category D pop, 12-23,000). Well done to all the committee members.

11/10/2025

Congratulations to Singleton Heights Pre School on their NSW Tidy Towns Award.

Congratulations to the Winner of the 2025 NSW Tidy Towns Community Spirit & Inclusion Award (Population Category D): 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥

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