Indigenous art- inspired Bucketts Way Community of Schools mural. Recipients of Outstanding Program Award GPS Rock Band sings Beds are Burning. Alison Penfold, Member for Lyne, presenting an award. School Captains Blake Walker and Brodie Taylor. BUCKETTS Way Community of Schools held a Recognition Assembly on Wednesday 5 August in Gloucester High School Hall as […]
CAROLE Rinkin didn’t imagine that learning to wire and shape complex sugar flower decorations for her wedding cakes would take her down a different path. She became intrigued with the art of wiring flowers, studying the way petals and leaves formed in nature. When NSW Floral Art Association life member Margaret Higgins of Nowendoc formed […]
Some of the glitz, glamour, dance and song on stage at the 2026 NSW Premier’s Gala Concert. Photo: NSW Seniors via Facebook.
THE 2027 NSW Seniors Festival Premier’s Gala Concerts group ticket register launched on Monday, 10 August. Community groups, residential aged care facilities, social groups, Aboriginal organisations, culturally and linguistically diverse organisations and disability organisations with 10 or more attendees are all eligible to secure a spot on the register until 5pm on Friday 11 September. […]
BRIGADIER Vincent (Vince) Williams CSC retired, President of RSL NSW accepted an invitation from John Salter, Secretary of Gloucester RSL sub-Branch to visit Gloucester on 8 August on his way to Port Macquarie. In his capacity as the recently appointed RSL President, Vince was scheduled to attend the Lower North Coast District Council of RSL […]
“I HAVE just returned from a fantastic overseas holiday where the weather was perfect and the fishing excellent. Magnificent scenery and a fascinating local history. Travel time by boat around about 40 minutes from the entrance to Port Stephens. “Broughton Island is an absolute wonderland with high peaks rolling down to long golden beaches. The […]
The baby humpback may have become stranded for a variety of reasons, a whale expert says. Photos: The Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia.
The baby humpback may have become stranded for a variety of reasons, a whale expert says. Photos: The Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia. The baby humpback may have become stranded for a variety of reasons, a whale expert says. Photos: The Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in […]
Entrance to the Stratford mine site on Bucketts Way.
Concept image for the Stratford Renewable Energy Hub. Photo: Supplied. Entrance to the Stratford mine site on Bucketts Way. AS previously reported in News Of The Area, the Stratford Coal Mine has come to the end of its useful life and owners Yancoal lodged an application with the NSW Department of Planning seeking to convert […]
The Gloucester High show team. Photo: supplied
The Gloucester High show team. Photo: supplied Alicia Edwards and Knowla WINGHAM Beef Week is an annual community event that celebrates every aspect of the beef industry, bringing together students and industry experts for a week of learning and competition. The Gloucester High School show team attended the week-long program, which provides a hands-on learning […]
Gloucester Environment Group on the two-day Tomaree Coastal Walk. Photo: GEG.
Gloucester Environment Group on the two-day Tomaree Coastal Walk. Photo: GEG. The walk takes in beaches, rock shelves, dunes and rainforest boardwalks. Photo: GEG. BUSHWALKERS from the Gloucester Environment Group undertook the magnificent Tomaree Coastal Walk south of Port Stephens on 17-18 May. This multi-day walk from Tomaree Headland to Burubi Point at Anna Bay, […]
Coffee drinkers enjoying a day out in Gloucester.
GLOUCESTER has been recognised as an outstanding tourist destination. On 27 May, NSW Tourism Association announced the winners of the 2026 NSW Top Tourism Town Awards and Gloucester was awarded Silver in the small tourism town category. The small town category is for towns with a population of between 1,500 and 5,000. The 2026 awards […]
