October 25, 2026
Gloucester trucking legend to be reunited with his ‘Old Beddie’ The ‘Old Beddie’ before restoration. Photo: Supplied.
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Gloucester trucking legend to be reunited with his ‘Old Beddie’

The ‘Old Beddie’ before restoration. Photo: Supplied. The ‘Old Beddie’ after being given a new lease on life. Photo: Supplied. PART of Gloucester’s transport history will be on display at the Gloucester Auto Show being held at the Gloucester showground on Saturday 26 September. The show, hosted by the Gloucester Auto Club, will feature a […]

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Screen-time restrictions set in NSW public schools
Health, Local News, School

Screen-time restrictions set in NSW public schools

SCREEN time in all NSW public schools will be capped from the beginning of Term 1, 2027, as the NSW Government takes action to help curb excessive screen use, improve students’ attention, and lift educational outcomes. Public schools will limit Kindergarten to Year 2 students to 15 minutes a day on laptops, tablets or desktop […]

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Work begins on new sewage treatment plant Gloucester’s existing sewage treatment plant is at the end of its operational lifespan and needs to be replaced. Photo: MidCoast Council.
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Work begins on new sewage treatment plant

WORK is under way to build a new sewage treatment plant at Gloucester. The new facility will be constructed next to the existing sewage treatment plant on Showground Road and is expected to be up and running by early 2029. MidCoast Council’s Director of Infrastructure and Engineering Services, Rob Scott, said the facility would cater […]

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Big Golf Field in Fraser Trophy Brian McInnes, Ele Fraser, Cheryl Goodrich.
Sport Results

Big Golf Field in Fraser Trophy

THE Gloucester golfers turned out in numbers for the Bruce Fraser Trophy Day on Saturday 12 September, a bright sunny day clearly presaging the Spring.   The event was an Individual Stableford and the men’s winner Brian McInnes and the women’s winner Cheryl Goodrich both scoring a healthy 40 Stableford points. The women’s runner up was […]

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Womens Foursomes Champs Net winners Alison Windeyer and Lesley Harrison with the colourful bags they won as prizes from sponsor Margaret Dunn.
Sport Results

Womens Foursomes Champs

IT WAS a perfect spring day on Wednesday last, 9 September, for Dale Rabbett and Carolyn Davies to win the Gloucester Golf Ladies Foursomes Championships.  The challenge of Foursomes play is that each player alternates shots with their partner over 27 holes in a test to mind and body, with apologies set aside or delivered […]

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Champion riders chasing bucks and points at Stroud Rodeo Photos: Gavin Little.
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Champion riders chasing bucks and points at Stroud Rodeo

Photos: Gavin Little. Photos: Gavin Little. Photos: Gavin Little. Photos: Gavin Little. Photos: Gavin Little. RODEO competitors from across Australia will be chasing over $50,000 in prize money at the 51st annual Stroud Rodeo at Stroud Showground next Friday and Saturday, September 18 and 19. The 2026 event is shaping up to be one of […]

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