Aberdeen Articles

Selby Hits The Summit

ILLAWARRA Academy of Sport graduate Leif Selby won the biggest title of his career when he captured the World Champion of Champions singles in Aberdeen, Scotland on the weekend.

Storming Into Games

TYPHOON Kammuri has come and gone, but the impact is still apparent on the tracks Benita Johnson, Victoria Mitchell and Mitch Kealey are following through the Aberdeen Country Park on Hong Kong's Peak.

Runners On Track Despite Typhoon

TYPHOON Kammuri has come and gone, but the impact is still apparent on the tracks Benita Johnson, Victoria Mitchell and Mitch Kealey are following through the Aberdeen Country Park in Hong Kong.

Where Festivals Never End

THEY love a good shindig in the Upper Hunter. Merriwa's Festival of the Fleeces, the Aberdeen Highland Games, Murrurundi's King of the Ranges Stockman's Challenge and the Scone Horse Festival are the type of community events that play a big part in the social fabric of this rural shire. The Upper Hunter is the most western..read more

Investors Like Goodman's Sale Of Gpi

INVESTORS have welcomed Goodman International's sale of its wholly owned subsidiary Goodman Property Investors and its associated investments in GPI managed funds to Aberdeen Asset Management PLC.

5 Hot Properties in Aberdeen

Aberdeen is a small town situated in one of Australia's most famous racehorse breeding and winemaking regions. Located in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Aberdeen was named after Aberdeen in Scotland.

The Upper Hunter Valley was first discovered in the early 1800s when George Bowman and John Howe made their way to Singleton. The town is home to the Australian cattle dog, the Blue Heeler which was first bred by Thomas Hall who crossed Blue Smooth Highland Collies with the Australian native dog, the Dingo. The resulting dogs were called the "Hall's Heeler".

Aberdeen has a population of around 1700 having had a thriving abattoir in the town centre until 1999 when it was closed due to the costs of upgrading it.   read more

Aberdeen offers the traveler varying accommodation options when visiting the many vineyards and horse studs in country NSW. You can find budget accommodation, hotels, motels and even rental homes and farms to stay in when visiting Aberdeen.

When travelling to Aberdeen you will probably want to hire a car so you can enjoy the scenic drives that are available to visitors. Transportation to Aberdeen is easy enough for those who don't wish to hire a car and drive with a daily Countrylink Xplorer service from Sydney and several Cityrail services departing from Newcastle each day.

When visiting Aberdeen in the Hunter Valley you can stop in at Lake Glenbawn if you enjoy your watersports. The lake gives you the opportunity to enjoy many on the water activities on your holiday including canoeing, sailboarding, sailing, swimming and water-skiing.

Anglers are also catered for with recreational fishing for catfish and bass also popular at Lake Glenbawn. Barbecue facilities are also available if you like a day out having a picnic with the family as you take in the natural wildlife of the lakes surroundings with galahs, rosellas and pelicans prominent in the area.