NOMINATIONS for the 2025 Australia Day Awards are still open and will close on Friday, 18 October 2024. Dungog Shire Council is inviting the community to nominate individuals, organisations and teams in the following award categories: Advertise with News of…
GRADE six student Clarry Fulton began his quest to “save the rhinos” three years ago. Last week he took one step towards that goal, running a fundraiser for the Australian Rhino Project. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
THERE’S a rusty old, corrugated iron shed on a farm a few kilometres out of Gloucester on Craven Creek Road, which for most of the year is home to a possum or two, a tractor, a few bales of hay,…
TAREE Universities Campus (TUC) will officially open the Gloucester Regional University Study Hub in the coming weeks at 78 Church Street, Gloucester. TUC opened in Taree in December 2020, with the university study hub made possible through Federal Government funding.…
THE Gloucester High School quad was abuzz with excitement and nervous chatter last Thursday as the 2024 graduating class shared a BBQ breakfast with parents and teachers. Year twelve student Ava Crocker described the last day of school as “bittersweet”.…
THE Stratford coal mine, south of Gloucester, is closing, and owners Yancoal have come up with a plan to turn it into the Stratford Renewable Energy Hub. The idea is that electricity will be generated at the site through a…
WORK on the upgrade to Church Street, Gloucester is expected to be completed in November. The $1.5-million project has been funded under the Federal Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Fund. Federal Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie said the upgrade,…
88 Clarke Street, Pindimar Price: $795,000 ESCAPE to tranquillity with this idyllic fifteen-acre retreat nestled in the serene coastal enclave of Pindimar. Perfectly poised for those seeking a sea change or tree change, this semi-rural parcel of land at 88…
A BATCH of homespun footballers have created a slice of history by winning their first-ever Newcastle Football Zone League 3 championship title. Shaun Shelley’s courageous Nelson Bay FC first grade warriors are celebrating grand final glory after sinking the Garden…
IT may have been a nine year wait but Medowie FC’s Under 14 boys are finally savouring a long awaited Northern NSW Community Football inter district championship. After coming close to honours in recent seasons, the young Bumblebees have something…