The Australian Magpie was the inaugural Bird of the Year winner back in 2017. How many can you spot in your back yard? Photo: UniSQ.
IT’S time for our annual bird stocktake – otherwise known as the Aussie Bird Count. Australians are being asked to take 20 minutes this week to count the birds around us. Right now, one in six Australian birds faces the threat of extinction, making it more important than ever to pay attention. The Aussie Bird […]
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. […]
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 […]
Gloucester motorcyclist Brian Beesley will take to local and regional roads as a volunteer Joe/Jo Rider from 1–9 October. Photo: Sonja Duncan. LOOK AGAIN: Brian Beesley in his distinctive Jo Rider vest on Church Street, Gloucester, encouraging motorists to actively look for motorcycles. Photo: Sonja Duncan. GLOUCESTER motorcyclist Brian Beesley is asking local drivers to […]
Gloucester High School Year 12 students Sophie Lenehan, Kymani Tarr, Nick Maggs and Albie Cameron are preparing to leave the close-knit school community behind as they look ahead to university and new opportunities. Photo: Supplied.
FOR Gloucester High School’s Year 12 students, the final weeks of school are about more than study, exams and the countdown to the HSC. They mark the end of years spent growing up alongside friends, teachers and a community where, as Nick Maggs puts it, “you know everyone”. When Nick, Albie Cameron, Kymani Tarr and […]
Outgoing Gloucester High School captains Brodie Taylor and Blake Walker share a moment with Relieving Principal Jacqueline Dalton and incoming captains Amy Fry and Daniel Brooks.
LEADERSHIP is not simply about standing in front of an assembly or wearing a captain’s badge. For Gloucester High School’s outgoing captains, Blake Walker and Brodie Taylor, the past year has taught them that much of leadership comes down to something less visible: listening. As they prepare to hand the role to incoming captains Amy […]
The ‘Old Beddie’ before restoration. Photo: Supplied.
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 […]
Gloucester’s existing sewage treatment plant is at the end of its operational lifespan and needs to be replaced. Photo: MidCoast Council.
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 […]
Gloucester Charities Inc president, Ronda Teece and treasurer, Jeanette Murray. Helping locals in tough times is at the heart of the organisation’s work.
THE rising cost of life’s essentials is putting increasing pressure on households across Australia, with regional communities such as Gloucester facing their own challenges. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show housing costs rose five per cent nationally in the year to July, while food prices increased 3.2 per cent, rents 3.6 per cent […]
