IN March 2021 Gloucester was inundated by floodwaters which reached areas of the central business district, flooding several shops. As the torrent poured through the nearby Billabong Park, the pressure of the flow destroyed the long-standing footbridge connecting the two…
THE Gloucester Country Women’s Association (CWA) Evening Branch hosted a well-attended annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday, 10 October. All leadership positions were filled at the meeting. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business.…
SHANE Holstein had a childhood dream of being on the radio. “Radio was a companion when I was growing up; a friendly voice,” he told News Of The Area. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for…
A DRIVER and a girl have died and two young boys are recovering in hospital after their car crashed on The Bucketts Way. Police patrolling Bucketts Way at Tugrabakh arrived at 3am at the scene where an SUV had slid…
THE history-rich Dungog Show returns to the town’s Showgrounds on November 8 and 9, with this year’s celebration featuring a celebration of the region’s timber industry. Now in its 129th year, the Dungog Show is one of Australia’s oldest country…
THIS year marked a first in the thirteen year history of the Dungog Rumble. The popular former publican of Dungog’s Bank Hotel, Bruce Clark, was sadly missed from the event he had strongly supported. Advertise with News of The Area…
SIGNIFICANT levee repair works have been completed to help safeguard Morpeth and the surrounding community from flooding. Crews have now fully rebuilt a section of the Morpeth Levee, part of the Hunter Valley Flood Mitigation Scheme, after major flooding significantly…
THIS story is the first in a series about military veterans laid to rest at Dungog General Cemetery by Dungog RSL sub-Branch Vice-President Martin Holmes. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us.…
GIG in the Gog is on again this Sunday, 27 October, from 12-2pm. Dungog Arts Society’s free, all-ages performing arts event, is open to everyone. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us.…
COMMUNITY garden spaces have long been desired by locals in Clarence Town, with a keen group of enthusiastic locals now cultivating the dream. Rather than creating a singular community garden space in isolation, the goal is to create a network…