Former NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Dave Owens.
FORMER NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Dave Owens has been appointed as the Recovery Coordinator for the Hunter and Mid-North Coast in the wake of devastating floods. Mr Owens commenced the role last week and will be based out of Taree. “Dave Owens has a lot of experience helping communities after natural disasters, so I am […]
QANTAS has announced it will be the first airline to offer direct flights from Newcastle to Perth. The new route will launch on 8 September and flights will operate on Fridays, Sundays and Mondays. “These flights will boost connectivity for Newcastle residents and mean they no longer have to drive to and from Sydney when […]
GLOUCESTER Garden Club has elected a new team to lead the organisation forward into the future. Headed by Di Relf as the new president, there are several fresh faces following the club’s annual meeting last week. Di takes over from Shirley Hazell at the helm of the club, with Aldo Razza as vice president. Secretary […]
Python on a Wire 2024 by Sarah-Jane Eggins.
PHOTOGRAPHERS of all skill levels, from emerging talents to seasoned hobbyists and professionals, are invited to take part in the 2025 Pix from the Stix competition hosted by the Gloucester Arts and Cultural Council (GACCI). Initiated by local resident Gary Lyford, the competition has been running for 25 years and continues to celebrate the photographic […]
Gloucester Environment Group members crossing a creek with bare feet.
Gloucester Environment Group members crossing a creek with bare feet. Having a rest at the Waitui Falls. The beautiful Waitui Falls. FOUR Gloucester Environment Group enjoyed a dry, mostly sunny day for bushwalking when they ventured to Waitui Falls on 19 May. Walks coordinator Rod Eckels had identified the spot on the upper reaches of […]
Neil and partner Janine share a happy moment. Neil’s meeting place table top. GLOUCESTER Aboriginal artist Neil Thorne died peacefully at home on 18 May after losing his battle with lung cancer. Neil and partner Janine Phillips, who was the love of his life, were both primary school teachers. They moved to Gloucester some years […]
The riverbank has been carved away near the Old Schoolmaster’s Cottage on Barrington Rd East. Photos: Trudy Schultz. The riverbank has been carved away near the Old Schoolmaster’s Cottage on Barrington Rd East. Photos: Trudy Schultz. Jessica Collins took these photos of Campbell Engineering on Billabong Lane. Jessica Collins took these photos of Campbell Engineering […]
Floodwaters have destroyed Daniel Fitzgerald and his family's home in Taree for the second time. Photo: Sharon Revell.
DANIEL Fitzgerald slept in his car for five days, watching helplessly as floodwaters slowly destroyed everything inside his home for the second time. Deadly flooding has lashed parts of NSW, resulting in five deaths, damaging up to 10,000 properties and cutting off more than 50,000 people in regional towns. The deluge did not spare Mr […]
YANCOAL has poured cold water on a suggestion that the Stratford mine might be an appropriate source of critical minerals. “Yancoal has no plans to pursue the extraction of critical minerals or REE (rare earth elements) from coal waste or to undertake any exploration for these commodities at the Stratford and Duralie sites,” a company […]
GLOUCESTER region residents are questioning whether the money raised through the development of the Stratford Pumped Hydro and Solar Project will go to the community, or to MidCoast Council. Yancoal’s delayed response to community and agency submissions regarding the project can now be viewed on the NSW Planning Department’s portal, under the major projects section. […]
