Sally Higgins and Mark Stone. Peter Buettel and Mark Stone. IT was a hot almost-summer’s day on Tuesday 6 October for the Gloucester Veteran Golfers with Sally Higgins showing the way by turning in an outstanding score 10 points inside her handicap. The occasion was a novelty Tee-Swap Stableford with the women playing off the […]
Gloucester Evening Branch members at the CWA hall. Photo: Barbara Reichert.
BRING your appetite to CWA Evening Branch’s Annual Cancer Support Breakfast on Monday, October 19. Held in the CWA hall in Church Street, the breakfast will be served between 7.30 am and 10.30 am. “Our delicious breakfast includes fruit, cereal, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, toast and more’” branch spokeswoman Barbara Reichert told News of the Area. […]
Flying foxes are vital pollinators in Australia. Photo: WIRES.
A MASS starvation event is killing flying foxes across large tracts of NSW. Residents across the state are taking to social media to report uncharacteristic daytime behaviour and close suburban encounters with the flying mammals as they desperately search for food and water. The Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service (WIRES) recently shared news of […]
Environment Group experience the natural beauty of Mid North Coast’s ‘hidden gem’.
Environment Group experience the natural beauty of Mid North Coast’s ‘hidden gem’. Environment Group experience the natural beauty of Mid North Coast’s ‘hidden gem’. Environment Group experience the natural beauty of Mid North Coast’s ‘hidden gem’. Environment Group experience the natural beauty of Mid North Coast’s ‘hidden gem’. ON the coastline beyond Bulahdelah is Myall […]
The course is designed to be a refresher for experienced food handlers. Photo: MidCoast Council.
DO you operate a food business or work in the food industry on the Mid North Coast? A free seminar in Forster next month will help the region’s businesses stay up to date with food safety requirements and equip their staff with the latest food safety knowledge. It’s designed to be a refresher for experienced […]
Member for Lyne Alison Penfold believes the Coalition’s new migration plan meets regional needs while managing demands on housing, infrastructure and services.
THE Coalition’s Australia-First Migration Plan would reduce pressure on housing and essential services while protecting the workforce needs of regional communities, according to Federal Member for Lyne Alison Penfold. Penfold said the policy recognises that Australia needs both a sustainable level of migration and targeted arrangements to help regional employers fill genuine shortages. “Lyne residents […]
Anne Wand and Leslie Harrison.
FOR the Gloucester Golf Ladies, it was clearly a day for Anne Wand to remember. Wednesday last, 7 October was the day Anne had the top score across the field, won her division, won the Monthly Medal Playoff, won two NTP trophies and, to top it all off, was the day’s sponsor! The debate before […]
A tour group at MidCoast Council's Bootawa Dam. Photo: MidCoast Council.
RESIDENTS are invited to learn about the vital connection between water and their everyday lives this National Water Week with a tour of some of our region’s most important water and sewer facilities. National Water Week runs from 19-25 October. Two tours will be held at the region’s largest facility, Bootawa Water Treatment Plant, combining […]
Gloucester Pool is one of three that will open for shorter hours this swimming season. Photo: MidCoast Council.
THIS summer’s outdoor swimming season will be extended until 24 April next year, following community calls over the past two years for pools to remain open longer. MidCoast councillors voted in favour of a trial extension to Saturday, 24 April 2027. All of the LGA’s outdoor pools will remain open during the April school holidays, […]
