THE annual Four-Person Ambrose golf extravaganza sponsored by Knowla Stud drew a near-capacity field at the Gloucester Golf Course on Saturday 26 September, a day perfect for golf, warm and sunny with the course in top condition. The winning team with a score of 56¾ comprised Greg McLeod, Chris Hammond, Glen Chapman and Matt Allport. […]
Buckett’s of Pride Gloucester president Madonna O’Brien and secretary Diann Relf are working to raise awareness of mental health and encourage important conversations across the community. Photo: Sonja Duncan.
Free Gloucester screening sparks vital rural mental health conversations
Buckett’s of Pride Gloucester president Madonna O’Brien and secretary Diann Relf are working to raise awareness of mental health and encourage important conversations across the community. Photo: Sonja Duncan. Madonna O’Brien created this AI image to picture her son Danny as he might look today. Danny died by suicide, aged 13. Photo: Supplied. A FREE […]
Threads of Connection brings inclusive arts exhibition to Gloucester
Vana Ford (left) and Stephanie Smith at a WRAP block printing workshop. Photo: Supplied. Chris Wood (left), Kerri Cains and Jo Davidson work on a prop for a WRAP performance. Photo: Supplied. ARTISTS from the Wauchope region are bringing their work, their stories and one very large fly to Gloucester Gallery next month. Threads of […]
Bradman Best of the Knights celebrates after winning the Preliminary Final between the Penrith Panthers and Newcastle Knights at Accor Stadium in Sydney on Sunday, 27 September. Photo: Dan Himbrechts, AAP.
Newcastle Knights to face Sydney Roosters in NRL 2026 grand final
NEWCASTLE are through to their first grand final in 25 years, holding on to beat Penrith 22-14 with 12 men after Panthers superstar Nathan Cleary suffered an ankle fracture in a hip-drop tackle. In an afternoon of high drama at Accor Stadium, Newcastle hooker Phoenix Crossland was sent off for the tackle that left Cleary […]
Gloucester Auto Club’s celebrated Chevrolet is turning 100 this year
Peter Jackson with a 1926 Chevrolet. Photo: Supplied. Peter Jackson prepares to cut the birthday cake. Photo: Supplied. Gloucester CWA provided refreshments. Photo: Supplied. Cars restored with skill and commitment. Photo: Supplied. Left to right, A 1925 English BSA 23/4 HP motorbike, a 1926 Chevrolet, and a 1993 Chevrolet Corvette. Photo: Supplied. PETER Jackson has […]
Huge Vets golf win for Wand in Gloucester Veterans Stableford
IT WAS a day all players saw as more like summer than spring on Tuesday, 15 September, and Derek Wand rose to the occasion five points ahead of the field of Gloucester Veteran Golfers. The event was an Individual Stableford sponsored by Joanne and Col Ware. The winner in a handy-sized field was Wand with […]
Hunter amputee golf group tees off
Amputee Golf NSW Secretary Mark Ellis (left) with 2026 NSW Amputee Open winner Chris Wood. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. The team of golfers taking part on the day. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. The first group getting ready to tee off. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. THE friendly banter had already started before the first group left the clubhouse on […]
Looking for a long-lost friend leads to fresh connections 60 years on
IN 1966, Ken and Brenda McDonald packed up their family and headed for Central Australia to work at the Presbyterian Ernabella Mission. With them were their children, Beth, aged 4, and Gordon, 2. More than 60 years later, a former Ernabella child, Kevin Heffernan, now living in Perth, began wondering what had happened to “Ken […]
Gloucester Artists’ Spring 2026 exhibition celebrates creativity and connection at Gloucester Gallery
Gloucester Artists members Suzanne Cross, Tracey Murrell and Ray Mackrell share a laugh among some of the 69 works featured in the Gloucester Artists Spring 2026 exhibition. Photo: Sonja Duncan. Tracey Murrell with some of her pottery, inspired by the wildlife around her Gloucester River home, part of the diverse range of works on show […]
The Newcastle-based 620 class Rail Motor is heading to Dungog to raise money to fight childhood dementia. Photo: Rail Motor Society Paterson.
Historic train trip to Dungog will raise funds to fight childhood dementia
The Newcastle-based 620 class Rail Motor is heading to Dungog to raise money to fight childhood dementia. Photo: Rail Motor Society Paterson. Expansive windows on 620 class Rail Motor trains offer passengers panoramic views. Photo: Rail Motor Society Paterson. DUNGOG shire residents have been invited to join a carriage-load of big-hearted Hunter Valley train lovers […]
