THE Verandah Post Patchworkers will host their annual Quilt Show in Macksville on the weekend of 22-23 March at the Macksville Senior Citizens’ Centre. An entry fee of $5 will be collected at the door. Advertise with News of The…
ALLEGRA School Coffs Harbour teacher and Leader of Student Support and Strategy Kelly Green, recently participated in the 2025 Bell Shakespeare National Teacher Mentorship program. The program has proven positive impacts that empower participants, their students, and the wider school…
TWELVE family members of Wendy Hansen, the woman whose remains were discovered by Jetty Dunecare volunteers last June, have gathered at the Jetty Foreshore a year to the day since she went missing. They also wanted to meet the members…
A DECISION on the boundaries of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) will be made ‘soon’, according to Environment Minister Penny Sharpe. But when appearing before a Budget Estimates committee at Parliament House on Monday, Ms Sharpe refused to say…
AS you’d expect for a Ladies European Tour event, when the Australian Women’s Classic tees off at the Coffs Harbour Golf Club next week it will be a star-studded field. Leading Ladies European Tour (LET) players Chiara Tamburlini, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard,…
GLOUCESTER born and bred Allan “Joe” Smith was a talented second rower with the Gloucester Rugby League team that won the premiership in 1958. Even after he had hung up his boots, Joe attended most matches as a trained first…
XPT TRAIN services to and from Gloucester are to be significantly disrupted for at least 12 months from mid-March. Presently, Gloucester has three services each way, but the NSW Government has announced that one of these is to be by…
STEVEN Jankovic, a landscape artist from Maitland, has honed his artistic skills for as long as he can remember but has officially identified as an artist for 36 years. The Gloucester Gallery’s current exhibition, “Returning To The Mountains,” showcases Steven’s…
GLOUCESTER Garden Club members returned to their monthly meeting schedule on Wednesday, 26 February after a long holiday break. Member Peter Hazell said the gardeners were keen to get back into it. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s…
NEW Zealand might have had its Burt Munro, the motorbike rider immortalised by The World’s Fastest Indian, but Gloucester has Steve Rogers. Steve, 62, who retired to Gloucester about three years ago, is this week competing in Speed Week on…