THE New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) has partnered with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to offer funding to Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALCs) across the state. The newly offered Together on Country grants are being co-delivered by NSWALC and the EPA and are aimed at supporting LALCs across NSW in managing their […]
SANTA will arrive early in Gloucester this year with local retailers hosting Christmas in July. The celebration, on 11 July between 9am and 2pm, will involve shops and community groups all getting into the Christmas spirit. “The idea is to bring people to Gloucester during the school holidays with the hope that they will stay […]
FUEL prices and supply availability have negatively impacted 72 percent of Australian businesses, according to new data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). According to Head of Business Statistics Tom Lay, the data from the Survey of Business Conditions and Sentiments helps the ABS better understand the economic impacts of the closure of […]
Index compares connectivity quality across NSW regions
THE NSW Government has released an online tool for comparing connectivity quality across the state, producing some surprising outputs for the Hunter and MidCoast regions. The NSW Digital Connectivity Index, accessible via the NSW Government website, breaks digital connectivity down into three key areas: Access: how strong is the coverage, how well the network performs […]
Jacqui Wilkinson Director of Schools, Sophie Emerson of St Joseph's Gloucester and Bishop Michael. Photo: supplied.
THE Catholic Schools in the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese have an annual celebration to acknowledge excellence in education. This year, local St Joseph’s Primary School teacher Sophie Emerson was awarded the prestigious Emmaus Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to education in her first five years of teaching. Recipients of the Emmaus Award are nominated by […]
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 […]
PUBLIC confidence in the NSW criminal justice system has declined over time, with a pronounced fall since 2019, according to new research by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR). Based on a representative survey of 2,000 NSW adults, the study found that public confidence fell across all key measures from 2012 to […]
MANUFACTURING heavyweight 3M is vowing to fight a multibillion-dollar lawsuit over widespread use of “forever chemicals” at Australian defence sites – including the RAAF base at Williamtown. The federal government is suing 3M for more than $2 billion to recover costs from the per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foam that contaminated 28 defence […]
FANS of true crime are in for a treat this month as Gloucester Library’s author event features renowned true crime writer, Alan Leek. Leek is the author of several books including Confronting Murderous Men and Rendezvous with Death. Most people accept that when they leave for work, they will return home safely. But for those […]
