COFFS Harbour Yacht Club (CHYC) has welcomed new member Maud Demazure, a talented sailor with purpose who arrives in the city this month. “When my husband confirmed we were moving to Coffs Harbour for his work, it felt only natural…
DEAR News Of The Area, AS we prepare for another Christmas, those of us who have seen 80-plus family gatherings can expect to take our ease while the next generation takes responsibility for directing the operations and the grandchildren settle…
CONNELL Park Precinct’s hardcourts will see the light for longer these school holidays. Bellingen Shire Council has extended the lighting hours for the newly upgraded multi-purpose hardcourts until 10pm, allowing for evening games and community activities. Advertise with News of…
WALKING three kilometres along forest roads quietly, in the dark, might not be everyone’s idea of fun, but Ian Scott and Maureen Courtenay have been doing it every spring for ten years. They are part of a large, dedicated group…
THE standout performance on Saturday 14 December at the Gloucester Golf Club was Bill Murray with a score that the handicappers at Golf Australia will want to know about, a full six points ahead of the field. The day itself…
A BUSY couple of weeks brought the croquet competition year to an end. The Club Championship had already been contested, now it was time to play Club Handicap Singles. After a couple of withdrawals, we were left with only five…
AS the Gloucester High School Class of 2024 completed the HSC, another group of Gloucester High alumni gathered for their 50-year reunion. The 55 members of the Class of 1974, both local attendees and those who travelled from Victoria and…
CHRISTINE Onward is an Old Bar artist who began painting around six years ago to spend more time with her daughter, who is also an artist. “Wonderings” is Christine’s second exhibition at the Gloucester Gallery, the first being in 2022.…
IT was a beautiful warm evening, crowned with a magnificent full moon, as many families gathered for Carols by Candlelight at the Gloucester Showground on Sunday, 15 December. Carols by Candlelight is organised each year by the Combined Churches of…
THIS story is part of a series about military veterans laid to rest at Dungog General Cemetery by Dungog RSL sub-Branch Vice-President Martin Holmes. NX130224 PTE William Edward (Ted) McFadyen – WW2 (AIF) Ted was born at Clarence Town in…