AN open mic night held at Gloucester Golf Club on Saturday, 16 November raised key funds for local breast and prostate cancer awareness groups. Holly Bowden from Regional Australia Bank in Gloucester organised the musical event. Advertise with News of…
REGULAR readers of Gloucester News of the Area who have noticed full page advertisements about a soon to open Gloucester Study Hub, might have wondered what such a hub is all about. It is part of the Taree University Campus…
DURING the drought of 2019-2020 Gloucester and Barrington ran out of water. The Gloucester water supply is drawn from the Barrington River in a system MidCoast Council calls a “run of the river” scheme – with no weir or off-river…
THE region “continues to return excellent results from PFAS testing”, according to a release from MidCoast Council. Council recently participated in a PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) sampling program, during which water from all five of the LGA’s supply systems…
POWER planners have found nuclear energy does not stack up for Australia even after considering new parameters, with large-scale solar and big batteries still the lowest-cost option. In an official update released on Monday, as the federal opposition prepares to…
KINDERGARTEN students from Gloucester Public School enjoyed an art-filled day out at Gloucester Creatives NSW on Saturday, 7 December. Gloucester Creatives’ Leanne Barrett described the students’ visit as a “fabulously fun time”. “They painted a rock for us to keep…
ST Joseph’s Primary School in Gloucester has unveiled its new Vision and Mission statement during Grandparents’ Day. It is: “’With Jesus, our companion, we learn, grow and wonder”. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your…
WAUCHOPE’S Alison Penfold will contest the seat of Lyne for the National Party in the 2025 Federal Election. Ms Penfold’s opportunity comes after the announcement that incumbent MP Dr David Gillespie is retiring from politics having served as the region’s…
NEW wanding laws that target the illegal possession of knives, aim to reduce knife crime and boost community safety came into effect in NSW on Monday. Under the powers, modelled on Queensland’s Jack’s Law, police will be able to use…
AUSTRALIANS are worse off today than they were three years ago, but Treasurer Jim Chalmers argues they would be mired in even more economic misery under the coalition. Living standards, measured by real disposable income per capita, have fallen more…