TRADITION will be honoured at the Stroud Showground as the town’s annual Brick and Rolling Pin Throwing Competition returns on Sunday, 6 October. The competition has its roots in the 1960s, when brick-making towns from Stroud in the UK and…
A DRAFT plan of management for the Stroud Showground is on public exhibition from 18 September to Sunday 3 November 2024. The draft plan includes detailed actions that identify management strategies and new proposed facilities for Stroud Showground. Advertise with…
DUNGOG artist Phil Watts is asking for help to locate all the ‘Pelicans of Paterson’. The pelicans, a unique and quirky feature of Paterson, are sheet metal artworks by Paterson sculptor and identity Bill ‘Wallaby’ Cummins. Advertise with News of…
EXTENDING the life of three coal mines will impact groundwater supplies and endangered species, conservationists and farmers say, with one of the expansions able to destroy hundreds of hectares of koala habitat. Critics say the three coal mine expansions in…
A GOVERNMENT appointed panel is exploring the idea of ending logging in NSW native forests within four years. The government is under mounting pressure over the impact of its own logging business on nature. Advertise with News of The Area…
IN AN effort to improve the region’s water security, Hunter Water is rolling out a range of new leak detection technologies. Hunter Water Managing Director Darren Cleary says detecting and fixing leaks is a key priority, with recent initiatives achieving…
THE Gloucester Art Gallery was established in 1999 as an initiative of the Gloucester Arts and Cultural Council (GACCI). The GACCI committee saw the gallery as an avenue to support and promote local artists in Gloucester. Advertise with News of…
THE end of an industrial stand-off between the NSW government and the firefighters’ union will see thousands of firefighters receive an interim pay rise. Thousands of NSW firefighters will get a pay rise in an interim deal that will end…
THE Gloucester Arts and Cultural Council (GACCI) is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2024. Established in 1999 by a group of arts enthusiasts, GACCI continues to promote creativity and culture in the Gloucester region. Advertise with News of The Area…
GLOUCESTER has its own dedicated and free weekly newspaper once more. Operated by independent media company News Of The Area (NOTA), the Gloucester edition is the publisher’s seventh newspaper in the Mid North Coast and Hunter regions. Advertise with News…