SIX Upper Hunter electorate women are among the 80 outstanding regional women volunteers named on the 2025 Hidden Treasures Honour Roll. In his State Matters newsletter, Upper Hunter MP Dave Layzell congratulated Winifred Wilson of Limeburners Creek, Rosslyn Sherlock from Lorn, Singleton’s Lyn MacBain, Carol Johnstone from Clarence Town, Joan Hart of Bolwarra and Dungog’s […]
GLOUCESTER electricity and gas consumers, including small businesses, might be eligible to take part in a new study which could help them reduce their power costs as well as providing direction for the smoothest and most equitable path for the transition away from fossil fuel power generation. Energy prices are a significant expense for many […]
THE deadly H5 bird flu has been detected in Australia, the Australian Government confirmed on 20 June, 2026. A detection of H5 high-pathogenicity avian influenza (bird flu) was confirmed by the CSIRO Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) in a single brown skua (migratory seabird) in an isolated area in southern Western Australia. This is the […]
Some of Wilma’s many crochet animals.
Wilma with her gifts of love. Some of Wilma’s many crochet animals. YOU never know what happens when you hand over a gift to someone. Will it be appreciated, loved, packed away, passed onto someone else or – worse – sent to the Op Shop? Wilma Whysall, a retired bank teller who had relocated to […]
WHEN it comes to the study of English, Gloucester teacher Theresa Lloyd, not only talks the talk – she writes it. Ms Lloyd graduated as an English and Drama teacher from the University of Newcastle. But it was her own experience of reading as a child that inspired her to write. Ms Lloyd told News […]
COMMUNITY groups, artists, volunteers and event organisers across the MidCoast will benefit from more than $140,000 in funding announced by MidCoast Council. The funding will support a wide range of projects designed to strengthen communities, encourage cultural participation and deliver events throughout the region. Council’s Manager Libraries, Community and Cultural Services, Alex Mills, said the […]
A MOTORCYCLE rider died following a crash west of Gloucester on Sunday 14 June. Emergency services were called to Bundook Road, Bulliac, about 14km west of Gloucester, just after 1pm following reports of a crash. Officers attached to Manning/Great Lakes Police District attended and found a motorcycle and a utility had collided. The motorcycle rider, […]
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 […]
The initial market stall fundraiser.
The initial market stall fundraiser. Donated produce for the stall. IT WAS a dark day for Afghan women and girls when the Taliban poured into Kabul on 15 August 2021, with universities and high schools quickly closed to females in the aftermath of the government overthrow. More than 11,500 kilometres away, the […]
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has unveiled his economic vision in a budget reply. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS.
AUSTRALIA’S tax system would be overhauled, welfare restricted to citizens and immigration slashed under a future coalition government. In his first budget reply speech, Angus Taylor has conceded the Liberals and Nationals still have a long road to win back the confidence of voters, but asked Australians to “begin to believe again”. The opposition leader […]
