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Sophie Emerson awarded for teaching excellence

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 […]

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Gloucester bushwalkers head to Tomaree Coast

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, […]

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Gloucester wins Silver in NSW Top Tourism Town Awards

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 […]

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Confidence in justice system has declined since 2019

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 […]

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3M to fight lawsuit over ‘forever chemicals’ at defence sites including Williamtown

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 […]

Local News

Gloucester Library features true crime writer, Alan Leek

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 […]

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Special year for Stroud’s brick and rolling pin competition

IT’S time to start practising for the 2026 Stroud Brick and Rolling Pin Throwing Competition. This unique celebration of the town’s heritage and community spirit will be held at the Stroud Showground on 11 July. Started by the brick-making towns of Stroud in the US and UK in 1961, the competition spread to Canada and […]

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Grant program to support Land Councils to care for landholdings

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) from 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 […]

Community

Expansion of community transport to be trialled

A NEW trial is rolling out in regional NSW to test expanding community transport eligibility to help transport disadvantaged people access education, training and employment. Currently, community transport is a service available to transport disadvantaged people such as eligible seniors, pensioners, those with accessibility needs or those who have limited access to public transport. Under […]

Regional

CWA branches debate record number of motions at state conference in Forster

Delegates at this year’s conference. Doreen Burns, President of CWA Wauchope accepting items from the Hospital Support Committee. Just under 500 entries for Land Cookery were judged at the conference. THE COUNTRY Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW held its 104th annual State Conference in Forster 3 – 7 May, hosted by the Mid North Coast […]