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 […]
WITH the ban on under-16s using social media, the Government has recognised a need to fill the void and help youth connect in real life (IRL) and invested more than $2million in grassroots programs across NSW to help children and youth build healthy relationships offline. The Connect IRL program is the direct result of feedback […]
TEMPERATURE extremes at either end of the thermometer carry inherent risk for vulnerable people, such as the elderly or young children, yet more than one in four admit they’ve gone without in times of need due to the cost. A recent survey revealed that 27 per cent of Australians, which is 5.7 million people, fell […]
Hunter Local Land Services are running practical livestock and pasture insight workshops to help prepare herds and flocks for spring joining. Photo: NSW Local Land Services.
FOR livestock producers across the Stroud and Wootton districts, spring is one of the busiest and most important times of the farming calendar, making preparation now the key to success over the months ahead. To help local graziers get ready, NSW Local Land Services (LLS) is hosting two Livestock Roadshow: Spring Joining Preparations workshops, bringing […]
Sharing views about renewables. Photo: Sonja Duncan.
WHEN it comes to renewable energy, Gloucester residents know there are plenty of opinions – but a community workshop on Sunday, July 26th proved there’s also a strong appetite for respectful conversation and reliable information. Residents from across the Gloucester region joined others from Hawks Nest and the Mid North Coast for the Yes2Renewables workshop […]
Gloucester Bushwalkers at the start of Corker Trail. Photo: Supplied.
Gloucester Bushwalkers at the start of Corker Trail. Photo: Supplied. Lunch Break at Selby Alley Hut at the top of the Corker Trail. Photo: Supplied. Heading up the Corker Trail, Barrington Tops. Photo: Supplied. FEW walking tracks in NSW have a reputation quite like The Corker. Rising steeply from Lagoon Pinch to the Barrington Tops […]
Ray Vale, from Gloucester U3A, with Laurene Mulcahy, President U3A Network NSW, and Jennie Wright, Mid North Coast Regional U3A representative. Photo: Pauline Cain
REPRESENTATIVES of mid north coast branches of the University of the Third Age (U3A) gathered in Port Macquarie recently to share procedures and practice with each other. U3A is an international organisation founded on the belief that people in their third age of life still have much to learn and contribute. Each U3A offers a […]
ONE Nation leader Pauline Hanson has failed to overturn a court ruling that she made a racist remark when she told a fellow senator to go “back to Pakistan”. After spending much of her decades-long career rejecting accusations of racism, One Nation founder Pauline Hanson has failed to quash a court ruling that she made […]
