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2027 NSW Seniors Week Premier’s Gala Concerts group ticket register now open

THE 2027 NSW Seniors Festival Premier’s Gala Concerts group ticket register launched on Monday, 10 August. Community groups, residential aged care facilities, social groups, Aboriginal organisations, culturally and linguistically diverse organisations and disability organisations with 10 or more attendees are all eligible to secure a spot on the register until 5pm on Friday 11 September. […]

Highlights

60 year Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan

BRIGADIER Vincent (Vince) Williams CSC retired, President of RSL NSW accepted an invitation from John Salter, Secretary of Gloucester RSL sub-Branch to visit Gloucester on 8 August on his way to Port Macquarie. In his capacity as the recently appointed RSL President, Vince was scheduled to attend the Lower North Coast District Council of RSL […]

Sport Results

Parish Wins Mid-Winter Open Golf

SATURDAY 8 August at the Gloucester Golf Club saw the first day of the Club’s Mid-Winter Open with Dave Parish and Dalle Rabbett turning in wins for the men and women respectively. The event, played in near perfect conditions, was an Individual Stableford with the best gross score determining the overall winners. There were separate […]

Sport Results

Davies in Solid Vets Golf Win

THE was a good-sized field on Tuesday 4 August for the Gloucester Veteran Golfers regular competition, one that saw Carolyn Davies in the winner’s circle. The weather was said to be perfect and that may well have accounted for the tight leaderboard with one-fifth of the field at handicap or better. The event was an […]

Sport

Gloucester Scorpions away to Wingham Warriors

THE Gloucester under-14s travelled to Wingham last Saturday to take on the Warriors on their own turf. Coming off a 1–0 loss to Wingham just three weeks earlier, both teams knew this would be another big test with the finals fast approaching. Wingham’s backline once again proved why they are arguably one of the best […]

Sport Results

Wand Wins Vets Golf

THE Gloucester Veteran Golfers turned out in modest numbers on Tuesday 28 July with Anne Wand two under handicap for a handy win. The day itself could only be described as brilliant for a mid-winter day. The event was a Max Shepherd sponsored Individual Stableford and the winner with 38 Stableford points was Anne Wand. […]

Government

Helping kids and teens build relationships offline

WITH the ban on under-16s using social media, the Government has recognised a need to fill the void and help youth connect in real life (IRL) and invested more than $2million in grassroots programs across NSW to help children and youth build healthy relationships offline. The Connect IRL program is the direct result of feedback […]

Local News

1 in 4 Australians forego heating or cooling due to cost

TEMPERATURE extremes at either end of the thermometer carry inherent risk for vulnerable people, such as the elderly or young children, yet more than one in four admit they’ve gone without in times of need due to the cost. A recent survey revealed that 27 per cent of Australians, which is 5.7 million people, fell […]

Sport

Nightingale, McInnes win Mixed Foursomes

IT WAS another fine sunny day on Sunday 26 July for the Gloucester Golf Club Mixed Foursomes Championships duly won by Rhonda Nightingale and Nathan McInnes. Foursomes is a 27-hole stroke event in which partners take alternate shots, and, as such, not every golfer’s “cup of tea”. This did not prevent a fair-sized field from […]

Sport Results

Sharp in Close Medal Win

THERE was only a count back between Trevor Sharp and the field at the Gloucester Golf Club August Medal competition last Saturday, 1 August. The day was another cool, bright sunny occasion for the Monthly Medal, an Individual Stroke event sponsored by Arkwood Organic Recycling The Monthly Medal was won by Trevor Sharp with a […]