GROWING feral deer populations across NSW have prompted Local Land Services (LLS) to highlight the safety and environmental risks to the community. Five introduced species of feral deer have established populations throughout the state, including in urban areas where they…
IT IS baling season in Gloucester and instead of the usual green bales, farmland is awash with pink and blue. The initiative, started by Gloucester local Ash Millard, involves wrapping bales in either pink or blue plastic, a concept he…
VISITORS to Gloucester might be surprised to hear that one of the most popular activities for local children in December is to visit the local police residence after dark. For the past ten or so years, local police officer Senior…
THE Bucketts Way Neighbourhood Group (BWNG) Giving Tree is an opportunity to make the holiday season a little brighter for local families and community members doing it tough this Christmas. First launched in 2017, the campaign has collected over 1,000…
AN INCREASE in roadside drug testing is being urged after NSW fell well short of its own targets, despite a spike in drug-related driving deaths. A report from motoring body NRMA found one-in-10 NSW drivers who undertook a roadside drug…
SCORES of NSW MPs will earn the equivalent of more than $10,000 per sitting week in 2025 after a bid to increase the year’s 16-week calendar was rejected. The Labor government’s lower house schedule for MPs earning $172,500 a year…
A BLESSED little indie gem arrives on the big screen this week in Your Monster. A “romantic horror-comedy” from filmmaker Caroline Lindy, it tells the story of Laura (Melissa Barrera), an aspiring actress who has been dumped while in hospital…
TWO local primary schools have participated in the Gloucester Environment Group’s KoalaWays program. The Raelands Dairy Farm near Barrington wanted to increase their forested areas along waterways, to provide more green corridors for wildlife. Advertise with News of The Area…
GLOUCESTER Rotary Club’s representative in the Rotary Public Speaking competition, Brody Taylor, has advanced to the district final. The annual public speaking competition is a four-tiered process – club, area, semi-finals and finals – and will see Brody compete against…
IN a city apartment block of 100 people, at least 40 residents are dreaming of a life by the beach or in the countryside. The number of city-dwellers looking to escape the big smoke has doubled in the last 18…