Community Groups

The OON is a Wollombi Valley Progress Association (WVPA) initiative, which is Co-ordinated by a Volunteer, whose job it is to co-ordinate any articles and advertising received to produce the OON each month.

If you would like to submit an article or advertise in the OON all copy must be received by email no later that the 10th day of each month. Contributions are only accepted in a simple Word file and photos in jpeg or pdf file in an email sent to our email address below.

Please note that articles are NOT edited, but printed as received unless otherwise requested or agreed. To ensure our printing costs stay within budget, please keep your articles to no more than 300 words. Our Own News will be published on or close to the 20th of each month to give more notice of events. Our advertising rates and booking details are also available via email.

This is a community based emergency service staffed by local residents. The brigade is trained to respond to fires and motor vehicle accidents. Volunteers are welcome in all capacities from firefighters to support crew.

The Convict Trail is the name for convict built Great North Road, the surrounding land and historic buildings. From which ever direction you approach Wollombi, you are travelling along parts of the Convict Trail. To make your journey more enjoyable the Convict Trail Project has produced a series of E-brochures downloadable from their website.

The Convict Trail Project has been in existence since the early 1990′s. It was initiated by the Bucketty and Wollombi communities (population 150 and 300 respectively) and for its work in preserving the Great North Road, it has been nationally recognised as one of the most successful community-based heritage organisations.

Situated in the Historic Wollombi Village this school has been providing education for the district since 1853 and has heritage sandstone buildings set in spacious grounds.

Wollombi Public School provides a small school family atmosphere where mutual tolerance by children of all ages is a key factor, enabling students to interact freely and to learn from each other. The schools curriculum places an emphasis on literacy, numeracy, the use of new technologies, environmental studies and the local cultural heritage. The school’s motto is “Share, Care and Be Fair” and its mission is to provide excellence in education through quality teaching and learning in a safe, happy and caring environment.

Hunter Mobile Preschool is a mobile Pre-school service, established to accommodate the needs of young pre-school children in outlying and rural areas in and around the Lower Hunter area including Cessnock and Maitland.

The preschool visits Wollombi on Wednesdays and Thursdays during the school term, from 9.45am to 3.15pm, and is located at the Wollombi Public School.

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. With over 30 riding members, the Pony Club is an important part of the Wollombi community. The Club meets approximately once a month and holds overnight camps in school holidays. The emphasis is on having fun and socialising with peers.