Sue Salter, Irene Blencowe, Sue Heard and Charlie Wood.
VOLUNTEERS from the Gloucester RSL sub-Branch did a brisk business selling ANZAC-themed items on Friday, 17 April. Offered in the fundraising sale were pens, jewelry, badges, scarves, tea shirts, drinking cups and bottles, shopping bags, caps and more. RSL sub-Branch Wellbeing Support Officer Sue Salter told NOTA all funds raised stay in the Gloucester region […]
GLOUCESTER Garden Club marked Anzac Day by hosting their April meeting at the memorial park and laying a wreath at the clock tower. Members Judy Earle, Di Relf and Robert Sparke laid the wreath with the full club membership watching on. This followed their April meeting, during which a number of members shared memories of […]
The Gloucester Environment Group bushwalkers exploring the property, which was formerly used by the NSW Forestry Corporation. Photos: supplied.
The Gloucester Environment Group bushwalkers exploring the property, which was formerly used by the NSW Forestry Corporation. Photos: supplied. The Gloucester Environment Group bushwalkers exploring the property, which was formerly used by the NSW Forestry Corporation. Photos: supplied. ELEVEN members of the Gloucester Environment Group were invited to walk on a property in the Tipperary […]
The key focus of the group is it improve outcomes for Aboriginal people in the MidCoast region. Photo: Council.
INDIGENOUS community members are invited to nominate for MidCoast Council’s Aboriginal Reference Group. The reference group provides an opportunity for an Aboriginal voice to guide Council on strategic decisions that affect the Aboriginal community. “The key focus of this group is it improve outcomes for Aboriginal people in the MidCoast region,” Council’s Manager of Libraries, […]
Gloucester Fire Station will be open from 10am to 2pm on Saturday 9 May. Photo: FRNSW.
FIRE and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) will be throwing its doors open to the public again next month with important safety advice for adults and fun opportunities for the kids. Gloucester Fire Station will be open from 10am to 2pm on Saturday 9 May, showcasing its fire trucks, equipment and highly-trained firefighters. There will be a […]
Simeon Beckett SC, Governor-General Sam Mostyn, Margery’s granddaughter Alison Phair and Margery in Canberra.
Margery Phair volunteering as a Guide leader. Simeon Beckett SC, Governor-General Sam Mostyn, Margery’s granddaughter Alison Phair and Margery in Canberra. MARGERY Phair has lived a life dedicated to community service. Born in 1936, she turns 90 on 23 April. Since the age of eleven Margery has enjoyed a long association with the Guiding movement […]
The long-period comet C/2025 R3 has returned after an absence of roughly 170,000 years.
A VISITOR from the deep past is about to grace Australian skies. For those willing to rise before dawn, it offers something close to time travel. The long-period comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) – last seen when humans were shaping stone tools and learning to master fire – has returned after an absence of roughly 170,000 […]
The bookshop is well supported in general by locals and visitors.
WHEN Ronda Teece and her team turned up on 26 March to open up the Gloucester Charities bookshop, they were greeted with a shock. The store had suffered significant vandalism, with two doors, drawers, cupboards and a filing cabinet badly damaged. A laptop was stolen, as were cash and gift cards intended for distribution to […]
WHILE trains between Sydney and Grafton resume next week, a date has yet to be set for the introduction of the long-awaited XPT replacement fleet. “A timeline for the new Regional Rail fleet’s entry into service on the North Coast line will be confirmed once the trains have progressed through testing and the relevant verifications […]
LOCAL Ray Fitzgerald, who has been a firefighter with Gloucester Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) for 14 years, knows better than most the importance of smoke alarms in saving lives. Ray strongly supports the current campaign by FRNSW to encourage Gloucester residents to book a fire safety visit. FRNSW Commissioner Jeremy Fewtrell has indicated that […]
