Community Groups
Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Society Pokolbin Inc.
Cessnock
ADFAS Pokolbin provides for its members a yearly programme of illustrated lectures given by overseas and Australian lecturers chosen for their communication skills and expert knowledge in their fields. Occasional special interest afternoons are also held when topics can be examined in more detail.
Contact: Janis Appels
Phone: 4990 4567
Broke Fordwich Private Irrigation District
Port Macquarie
The Broke Fordwich Private Irrigation District pipeline is a community initiated, funded and constructed irrigation water distribution system serving 242 vineyards, olive groves, dairy & grazing properties and tourism facilities in the Broke, Fordwich, Bulga & Milbrodale districts of the Lower Hunter Valley.
Phone: 6584 7117
Mobile: 0429 695 346
Broke Fordwich Tourism Association
Broke
Known as the 'Tranquil side of the Hunter Valley' the area boasts a picturesque rural ambience and is striving to become the most interesting and diverse rural community in Australia - as defined in a Strategic Plan created by the community with assistance from the NSW Department of State and Regional Development.
Contact: Mike Wilson
Phone: 6579 1004
Mobile: 0419 244785
Conservation Volunteers Australia - Newcastle office
Newcastle
Conservation Volunteer Australia is Australia's largest practical conservation organisation. We operate a range of conservation projects almost every day of the year around the Hunter region and beyond, including in and around Wollombi. You can get involved and help us to create a better earth!
Contact: Rachelle McConville
Phone: 4926 2103
Fax: 4926 4039
Convict Trail
Wollombi
The Convict Trail Project has been in existence since the early 1990's, initiated by the Bucketty and Wollombi communities to preserve the Great North Road
Phone: 9489 3603
Greater Wollombi Communities Alliance Inc
Wollombi
Contact: Peter Firminger
Phone: 4998 3388
Fax: 4998 3149
Hunter Valley Vineyard Association Inc
Cessnock
The Hunter Valley Vineyard Association Inc. exists to assist its members in their participation in the Hunter Valley wine industry in all its facets from viticulture through winemaking, sales and wine tourism.
Phone: 4991 4533
Fax: 4991 4535
Laguna Public School P&C Art Show
Laguna
Laguna Public Art Show opens Friday 29th August 2008 and continues all weekend.
Contact: Rob Williamson
Phone: 4998 3384
Mid Hunter Palliative Care Volunteers
Singleton
Volunteer organisation
Contact: Sue Pope
Phone: 6572 2121
Mobile: 0407 072 610
Fax: 6572 2121
Singleton Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc
Singleton
The Chamber of Commerce for the Singleton area
Phone: 6572 4500
Mobile: 0400 460 412
The Cockfighter
Broke
A newsletter linking the communities of Broke, Fordwich, Bulga and Milbrodale
Contact: Tom
Phone: 6574 5266
The Hunter-Bulga Gas Action Group Incorporated
Broke
Protecting the enviromnent, the enterprise and the people of the Hunter Valley
Contact: HBGAG
Mobile: 0400 456 374
Valley Artists Inc
Laguna
Valley Artists is a non-profit organisation surviving solely on ticket sales, enthusiastic members and the generosity of local sponsorship.
Wildlife Aid 24hr Hotline
Singleton
Hunter Valley Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation
Mobile: 04 4766 7737
Wollombi Valley Against Gas Extraction
Wollombi
Wollombi Valley Against Gas Extraction (WAGE) is an organisation or Action Group to lobby against the threat of the Sydney Gas / AGL partnership drilling for Coal Seam Methane in Wollombi Valley.
Contact: Peter Firminger
Phone: 4998 3388
Mobile: 0458 932269
Fax: 4998 3149
Wollombi Valley Arts Council
Wollombi
The mission of the Wollombi Valley Arts Council is to encourage and foster all kinds of artistic expression within the Wollombi Valley Communities, in order to support and promote artists and our community, through grants, workshops, activities and programs with continual development and annual reviews
Wollombi Valley Pony Club
Wollombi
The main objective of the WVPC is to encourage young people to ride, to provide instruction in riding, and to teach members the proper care of their horses.
Contact: Simone
Phone: 4998 8214