IT is interesting to discover the background of local fishing families and why they chose to move to Nelson Bay in the first instance. One well known local fishing family, the Sproules, originally from Tasmania, certainly have one of the…
RAYMOND Terrace native Olivia Higgins will make her rugby league international debut with the world champion Jillaroos in this year’s Pacific Championships series. The Newcastle Knights hooker was rewarded for her strong performances in the NRLW competition this season with…
OUR prestigious Lady Veterans Championship is contested over three consecutive weeks in October, come rain, hail or shine. Being spring, we’re bound to play at least one of these 9 hole rounds in terrible weather, and this year the wild…
TUESDAY 1 October: The Club Championship Major Singles was to commence, as per the draw there was to be 1 game played unfortunately one of the competitors had to forfeit. Social bowls played 2 games of 3 bowls Pairs 21…
ON 8 October fifteen enthusiastic volunteers spent the morning planting trees on a property, known to host koalas, just to the south of Gloucester. Part of the Gloucester Environment Group’s KoalaWays program, these 370 trees increase the total number of…
A BUSY year was showcased at the annual general meeting (AGM) of Gloucester Country Women’s Association (CWA) on 8 October. Reports were received from office bearers covering cultural, international, cookery, handicraft, agricultural and environmental activities. Advertise with News of The…
THE competitive swimming season has started for local Gloucester Thunderbolt swimmers. To kick off the season the club had four swimmers travel to Darwin to compete at the 2024 Country Championships. “Sebastian House and Emily Perry from Gloucester Thunderbolts, Kaitlin…
SALLY Higgins turned in a solid score for a one point win in the Gloucester Veteran Golfers event on Tuesday 8 October. The event, an Individual Stableford sponsored by Debbie and Peter Sate, was run on a heavy course on…
MID COAST 2 Tops Landcare Connection has been awarded a $247,583 grant from the NSW Government to boost its environmental education efforts. The ‘Eco Burn Education – Phase 2’ project is funded by the latest round of the NSW Environmental…
PEOPLE of all ages, some with dogs and others with children in prams, line up for the start of the five kilometre Gloucester parkrun every Saturday morning at 8am in District Park. “It (parkrun) offers an opportunity for all the…