GLOUCESTER CWA Evening Branch members held a successful cake and pudding stall on Saturday 13 December. They cooked the usual Christmas favourites, and while most items sold quickly, there are a few Christmas Puddings and some Rocky Road still available. The Branch has donated to the five schools in the Gloucester area to assist with […]

MIDCOAST Council has announced that Scone Road is set to reopen on Wednesday, 17 December after undergoing significant repairs. A number of landslips occurred on Scone Road during the May 2025 flood event, the most significant about 2.5km from Geales Bridge. Due to safety concerns it was deemed necessary to close Scone Road in both […]

FOLLOWING the record-breaking floods which hammered the region in May, impacted residents were instructed by the NSW Government’s Reconstruction Authority to apply for Disaster Relief Grants. According to MidCoast Council, the Authority is now refusing some grant applications due to homes being classified as within a flood zone. Council says this is despite the Authority […]

Thomas McKinlay displays his winning entry. Santa, Mrs Claus and Santa’s helper. THE Gloucester branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) hosted a successful Santa’s Christmas Cave fundraiser on Friday 21 and Saturday 22 November. The idea came from CWA member Sandy Tebbet after she spent Christmas 2023 in New York City. Sandy was inspired […]

GLOUCESTER is set to receive a number of new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations as a result of grants from the NSW Government to both local councils and companies, including Woolworths. MidCoast Council is set to receive 10 more EV charging stations. The State Government has indicated the chargers will be installed along well-known road […]

Gloucester High School Captains Blake Walker and Brodie Taylor address the audience. Gloucester RSL sub-Branch Secretary John Salter and retired RAN submariner Neil Toplis. GLOUCESTER RSL sub-Branch hosted a solemn Remembrance Day commemoration on Tuesday, 11 November, honouring the sacrifices of those who have served in wars and conflicts past. Remembrance Day has its origins […]

A QUIET life in the countryside appeals to nearly half of Australia’s city residents, but concerns about access to health care, housing and jobs are stopping them making the move. Country Australia is on track to become home to 11 million people by 2032, or 40 percent of the population, while 40 percent of people […]

The organising committee at Murrook Culture Centre planning the event. Photo: supplied. THE inaugural Worimi and Birrpai Youth Gathering is being hosted by the Goori-Bugg family later this week at Saltwater, near Old Bar. Activities will include weaving, grass skirt making, emu egg carving, canoe and gunya building, and a Goori song and dance. The […]

DISASTER Relief Australia volunteers returned to the region last week to provide further assistance to flood affected communities. The veteran-led organisation is helping residents continue to rebuild after devastating floods in May this year. More than 500 volunteers deployed for several weeks in June and July at the request of the NSW Government. They will […]

The plan includes extra bus services across the Hunter. Photo: Transport for NSW. The area covered by the Hunter Strategic Regional Integrated Transport Plan. THE Hunter needs more public transport. That’s the key takeaway from the NSW Government’s just-released Hunter Strategic Regional Integrated Transport Plan, which sets out 49 short and medium-term actions across public […]