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New festival to celebrate Gloucester’s diverse community

VALENTINE’S Day 2026 will see Gloucester host its first Bucketts of Pride Festival; an event with the aim of celebrating Gloucester’s diverse community. Bucketts of Pride Gloucester is an initiative of the Gloucester Business Chamber, which is hoping the festival becomes a tourism drawcard. “This festival will be a vibrant, all-encompassing celebration of Gloucester that […]

Local News

Gloucester to host free livestream of Sydney Writers Festival

THE Sydney Writers’ Festival has been a cornerstone of Australia’s literary landscape since 1977, celebrating books and ideas from within Australia and overseas. A decade ago, the festival expanded its reach by offering a free livestream of sessions to libraries and community centres across regional Australia. This initiative, known as Live & Local, allows regional […]

National

Soul searching for coalition after poll thumping

THE coalition will be forced to carry out a “fundamental reorganisation” of the party’s structure to ensure its ongoing relevance to voters after its election wipeout, a leading pollster says. As votes continue to be counted after Saturday’s poll, figures show the coalition could slump to its lowest percentage of seats in parliament since the […]

Regional

Applications open for Regional Development Australia Mid North Coast board positions

REGIONAL Development Australia Mid North Coast (RDAMNC) is accepting applications from committed leaders to fill vacancies on its Board. RDAMNC is part of a national network of 50 Regional Development Australia committees across Australia and has a charter to drive innovation, growth, and development in the Mid North Coast region through the facilitation of regional […]

National

Alison Penfold succeeds Dr David Gillespie as Lyne MP

THE National Party’s Alison Penfold will be the next Federal Member for Lyne, succeeding the long-serving Dr David Gillespie. As of Monday morning, Ms Penfold held 60.55 percent of the Two candidate preferred count over Labor’s Digby Wilson (39.45 percent) after Saturday’s federal election. Ms Penfold took 37.20 percent of first preference votes, with Mr […]

Police

Gloucester fares well in crime stats

ACCORDING to the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR), there were no homicides or robberies in the 2422 postcode in 2024. BOCSAR is a statistical and research agency within the NSW Government, and is the official source for NSW crime, court, and custody information. BOSCAR has published the statistics for crimes within the […]

Police

Police legal action rates rise across most offences

THE NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has released a new report examining the proportion of recorded crimes that result in an offender being charged by NSW Police. The study, “Trends in police legal action rates 2009-2023”, examines the rate of legal action taken by police across 11 categories of offences over 15 […]

Regional

Information sessions for coastal water users

COASTAL water users are invited to information sessions to learn more about the rollout of non-urban metering, including the deadline to install compliant meters by 1 December 2026. The State Government is aiming to have 95 percent of licensed water taken in NSW accurately measured with tamper-evident, auditable meters by the end of next year. […]

Police

Investigation continues into fatal Stroud crash

POLICE inquiries are ongoing after a woman died following a crash in Stroud. About 1.30pm on Thursday 24 April 2025, emergency services were called to a showground on Cowper St, Stroud, following reports of a crash. Officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District attended and found two women – aged 72 and 82 – had […]

National

NSW Gov moves to crackdown on illegal tree clearing

THE NSW Government has promised action to address the growing number of cases of illegal tree clearing in NSW. An Explanation of Intended Effect (EIE) has been released, offering stakeholders the opportunity to consult on reforms to the urban tree clearing framework. A new resource to help planners, developers and builders tackle urban heat has […]