Creeks News

ANGEL CREEK

Saturday March 5, 2011
ANGEL CREEK

my sunday

Sunday February 13, 2011
Sally Rippin, author/illustrator of Angel Creek and the Aussie Bites and Fang Fang series

Woolshed Creek

Friday February 11, 2011
Woolshed Creek James Blundell (Other Tongues/Revenge Records) RATING: 3.5/5

A feather in owl researcher's cap

Tuesday June 9, 2009
THE nightlife of Melbourne's notoriously shy powerful owls is being revealed by researchers.

Father, Three Children Found Dead In Car

Saturday June 28, 2008
THOSE who established the Two Creeks hippy commune in the 1970s in the Pericoe Valley thought they had found their private "eden"; a paradise far from the troubles of the world.

$2.7m To Repair Ravaged Shores

Wednesday March 5, 2008
THE June storm left a $2.7 million repair bill to fix 22 eroded shores and creeks in Lake Macquarie.

Frisky Feeding Despite Cold

Friday July 13, 2007
BASS and estuary perch have been putting up a fight in Cockle and Doyle creeks near Lake Macquarie, says Michael Fair, from Tacklepower West End.

Film On Rivers And Mining

Saturday March 10, 2007
A FREE 20-minute documentary film on the effect of underground coalmining on rivers and creeks will be screened in the Singleton Council administration building foyer on Wednesday at 7pm.

Our Recycling Is Rubbish: Kiernan

Monday March 5, 2007
AN ESTIMATED 1 million people scoured land and water yesterday to clean up the waste clogging bushland, rivers and creeks, in the 18th Clean Up Australia Day.

Longwall Mines Defended

Tuesday January 30, 2007
MINING groups have rejected a new report that claims longwall mining is damaging rivers and creeks around Hunter and other NSW coalfields and calls for new environmental protection legislation.

Dry As Dust, And Set To Hurt City Pockets

Monday October 16, 2006
THE pastures should be green, the lambs fat and the wheat a golden stubble. But the creeks have stopped running, the dams are drying up and the crops are failing.

Planned Creek Names Floated

Wednesday July 26, 2006
NEWCASTLE City Council is seeking public comment on the proposed names of two creeks that flow into Ironbark Creek.

Project To Boost Health Of Creeks

Friday June 9, 2006
A THREE-year plan has been launched to halt environmental damage to two significant waterways near Singleton.

Gloves On For Annual Clean-up

Wednesday February 22, 2006
CREEKS, rivers, parks, islands and even cemeteries in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie are earmarked for a scrub-up on Clean Up Australia Day on March 5.

Picturesque Paradise By The Creeks

Saturday December 10, 2005
WATCHING platypuses and perch swim in nearby Mill Creek is one way the buyer of Tallowood homestead could while away their spare time, according to agent John Miles of Dwyer Young PRD Nationwide.

Cost Of Repairing Old Bridges Stretching Us Thin, Say Councils

Monday November 21, 2005
Thousands of wooden bridges criss-crossing the state's rivers and creeks and connecting small communities with the outside world are in need of serious repair, but councils cannot afford to fix or replace them all.

Ses To The Rescue

Saturday November 12, 2005
1974 - March 12: Flash floods overflow creeks and drains around the South Coast, damaging more than 100 Wollongong homes.

Creeks Zoom To Equal Top Spot But It's Bye For Now

Friday October 28, 2005
CREEKS will enjoy their first bye tomorrow in Singleton district cricket after maintaining their hold over Valley with a seven-wicket win at Cook No.3 last week.

Upsets Draw Attention From Showpiece Clash

Friday October 21, 2005
SINGLETON cricket heavyweights Creeks and Valley clash tomorrow at Cook Park but the all eyes will be on the rounds other game after amazing results last Saturday.

Waterways Check Comes On Stream

Tuesday October 18, 2005
NEWCASTLE City Council has begun an online assessment program that rates the city's creeks and streams according to their health.

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