Recruitment for more nurses is underway. File photo.
TWENTY-SEVEN more hospitals across NSW are rolling-out safe staffing levels in their emergency departments. In the broader Hunter region these include Manning Base Hospital, Maitland Hospital and John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle. This brings to 40 the number of hospitals across the state that have started operating with safe staffing levels as a result of […]
AFTER the stress of the Higher School Certificate (HSC), many Year 12 students are keen to head off to one of the well-known “schoolies” locations, such as the Gold Coast or Byron Bay. But five Gloucester High School students have chosen a less-trodden path for their 2025 end-of-school adventure. Selina Denyer, Sam Collie, Xavier Soupidis, […]
The potholed road at the entrance to the park, before recent repairs. Repairs started within days of NOTA contacting MidCoast Council. GLOUCESTER residents have voiced growing concern over the deteriorating and dangerous condition of several roads within Gloucester District Park. The issue was most evident on the bitumen roadway leading from Thunderbolts […]
Award recipients Tia Borham, Kim Oxenbridge, Anne Marie Green, Leanne Wilkinson, Kerri Wilson, Jenny Hitchcock, Wendy Maslen, Rhonda Schiffman, Nicole Cook, Kylie Galvin, Connor Grady, Leanne Tull, Amber Galvin and Anna Burley.
BUCKETTS Way Neighbourhood Group (BWNG) recognised the hard work, dedication, and professional growth of its team members with a special Award Night at Club Gloucester, on Thursday, 7 August, coinciding with National Aged Care Workers Day. The evening brought together staff, trainees, volunteers and community members to honour the work undertaken by trainees and the […]
Ms Suvaal with the school captains Emma and Sam, Relieving Principal Mik Wisely and the P&C’s James Hooke.
GLOUCESTER High School’s strategic improvement plans were on the agenda during a recent visit by Parliamentary Secretary for Trade and Small Business Emily Suvaal. Ms Suvaal MLC met Acting Principal Mik Wisely, the school’s captains and members of the community, to discuss future infrastructure investment. The visit was organised in collaboration with the Gloucester High […]
Funding program to support Gloucester Showground infrastructure upgrade
GLOUCESTER Agricultural Horticultural and Pastoral Association Incorporated has secured $36,000 from the NSW Government’s Community Building Partnership (CBP) program, with 2025 funding for the Upper Hunter Electorate announced last week. The funds will support the Gloucester Showground infrastructure upgrade, which will put existing overhead power lines underground and relocate a building to replace an unsafe […]
Enjoying the movie while downing the popcorn. Photo: supplied.
FIFTY-FIVE people gathered for a fun-filled movie night fundraiser for St Joseph’s Primary School on Saturday, 26 July. The event, which was open to the whole community, offered an opportunity for families to come together in support of the school. Attendees enjoyed a screening of The Wild Robot while munching on popcorn, with plenty of […]
Loneliness is an important public health issue.
LONELINESS is recognised as an important public health issue, although it is something that is not often openly discussed. This week, 4-10 August, is Loneliness Awareness Week. “Loneliness Awareness Week shines a spotlight on the shared experience of loneliness and calls on all Australians, including individuals, communities, workplaces, education and government to take action to […]
Signage at the monastery.
LOCALS will have a unique opportunity to explore one of Stroud’s best-kept secrets at a special three-part open day event at the mud brick monastery on Saturday 30 August. Nestled in the bush beside the Stroud Golf Club on Bucketts Way, down St Claires Road, the monastery, often dubbed the “Assisi of the South”, will […]
The newly reopened footbridge.
THE Billabong Park Footbridge has finally been reopened, having been damaged during a flood event in 2021. In the years that followed, there was a lengthy delay with the insurance process. The tender for the replacement of the bridge was awarded late last year to Jacobs Building who have now completed the work. MidCoast Council’s […]
