The Latest Breaking News from Wollombi

Bullock teams: how these giants shaped the Hunter's towns and timber industry

Hundreds of men once worked hills from Wyong to Wollombi with their gentle giants, hauling crucial supplies to remote towns

Newcastle Herald · Jun 28

Road trip recipe: the founders of The Good Farm Shop share their ingredients for a weekend adventure

From home-cooked meals with a view to fun activities for their kids, Matilda Brown and Scott Gooding know what it takes to make a road trip special

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2025

Sculpture festival returns to Wollombi Valley

Browse the works at your leisure across multiple sites

Newcastle Herald · Sep 7, 2024

Fireproof Australia activist reflects on his crime

Alan Glover - actor, comedian, volunteer firefighter and activist - was unhappy with his sentencing outcome at the Downing Centre court in Sydney on Tuesday. Glover was given an 18-month good behaviour bond and he has to pay a $3000 fine for blocking a bridge or tunnel. He says he…

Newcastle Herald · Mar 11, 2023

Tabu brings Asian comfort food to Wollombi

It's picture-perfect quaint, but off the beaten track. And with climate change an ever-present concern, flooding is a painful reality - twice this year, no less.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 8, 2022

Mountain hideaway: Wollombi home for sale with guide of $3.2m to $3.5m

The house features timbers sourced from the property and local sandstone.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 22, 2022

Flood warning for Hunter River and Wollombi Brook

A flood watch for minor to major flooding is current for Wollombi Brook and the Lower Hunter River.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 23, 2022

Flood watch and livestock warning as Hunter communities remain 'on tenterhooks'

BOM has issued a moderate to minor flood watch warning for the Wollombi Brook and lower Hunter River.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 22, 2022

Rogers claims top prize at Wollombi

James Rogers and his sculpture Turning Light has won first prize in the Wollombi Valley Sculpture Festival. Rogers, of Walcha, collects $25,000 for first prize. He describes the winning piece as "a composition of hand cut strips of steel pipe that continues a body of work where space, structure and…

Newcastle Herald · Sep 16, 2022

Motorbike and car collide in fatal Hunter crash

A MOTORBIKE rider has died following a serious crash near Wollombi on the weekend.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 11, 2022