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,…
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…
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…