Alligator weed is a potentially devastating weed that grows in water and on land. Photo: Terry Inkson.
ALLIGATOR weed has been spotted in the Barrington area, and MidCoast Council is currently working with the local community to find and remove it. MidCoast 2 Tops Landcare raised the alert after spotting the aggressive weed in the Tibbuc area. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. […]
THE community has an opportunity to celebrate the incredible women who volunteer their time to make a difference, by nominating them for the 2025 Hidden Treasures Honour Roll. The Honour Roll, an initiative by the NSW Government, highlights the vital contributions of female volunteers across rural, regional and remote New South Wales. Since its inception […]
WITH a Federal Election just weeks away, Nationals candidate Alison Penfold has pledged $500k in funding for four projects in the Gloucester region. If the Coalition is elected to government on 3 May, the following funding has been promised: – A $380,000 contribution towards replacing four existing light poles at the Gloucester netball courts, and […]
David Littleproud is promising rural dwellers their own pot of money. Photo: Dominic Giannini/AAP
RURAL and regional Australians could share in billions of dollars to fill gaps in infrastructure, childcare and health services that local authorities can’t afford. The Nationals have pledged a regional Australian future fund worth $20 billion, if the coalition wins the 3 May election, with $1 billion to be set aside for projects each year. […]
Gloucester Rotary Club is one local organisation excited to collaborate with other groups.
MIDCOAST Council hosted a fundraising workshop for Gloucester community groups in December 2024. During the workshop, attendees suggested the idea of organising a community group networking session. In response, MidCoast Council will hold a speed networking session for Gloucester community groups on Friday, 4 April at 10am in the Gloucester Council building. Gloucester is home […]
COLES and Woolworths are two of the most powerful and profitable supermarkets in the world but should not be split up, the competition watchdog has found in a major review of the sector. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission released its final report into supermarkets on Friday, finding major chains had little incentive to be […]
Adele Compton with the champion photograph by Julie Samerski.
ALMOST 2,000 entries and exhibitions were on show at this year’s local Gloucester Show, which ran from 21-22 March. Over 1,000 entries were entered across the pavilion halls, ranging from flowers, farm and garden produce, handicrafts and the arts. The photography section received record entries this year, said steward Adele Compton. “The judge was very […]
Steve Parkin with his Alice in Wonderland-themed falcon for the Mystery Box Rally
GLOUCESTER’S Steve Parkin is on a mission to raise over $20,000 with his Alice in Wonderland-themed Ford Falcon in this year’s Mystery Box Rally. The event, a five-day return trip from Broken Hill on a mystery route, combines adventure and fun with raising critical funds for the Cancer Council. Over 300 people are expected to […]
The damaged softfall will be replaced at Billabong Park.
THE Gloucester community will soon see the restoration of the Billabong Park playground, with work beginning on 24 March to replace the damaged softfall, a key feature of the playground, which was affected by the 2021 floods. The replacement of the softfall is funded under the Community Local Infrastructure Recovery Package (CLIRP), as part of […]
Gloucester School of Arts.
WHEN driving through country towns across Australia, you often encounter buildings with “School of Arts” inscribed on their façades. Historian Joan Beddoe notes that the first Australian School of Arts was established in Sydney in 1833. It provided library facilities and hosted activities such as lectures, debates, and essay writing, as long as the topics […]
