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 […]
Gloucester Evening Branch members with thespian’s Jo Cadden and Wendy Morris at ‘Twice the Drama’. Photo: supplied, Barbara Reichert.
Gloucester Evening Branch members with thespian’s Jo Cadden and Wendy Morris at ‘Twice the Drama’. Photo: supplied, Barbara Reichert. Shayne Goode assisting some crafty kids. Photo: Anne Williamson. GLOUCESTER’S day and evening CWA branches have had a busy April. In the second week of the recent school holidays, Gloucester Branch again held a Kidz Crazy […]
Veronica Frost speaks to the group at the Stroud Country Club. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.
Veronica Frost speaks to the group at the Stroud Country Club. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Quambi House, one of the oldest restored structures in Stroud. Photo: supplied, Emma Mellows A HOST of commemorative activities are being planned for Stroud’s 200th birthday celebrations in November. Settled less than 40 years after Sydney Cove, Stroud’s long history has […]
Settlement Point Road, Port Macquarie during the May 2025 floods on the Mid North Coast. Photo: Port Macquarie SES.
AUSTRALIANS are counting the ballooning cost of extreme weather events after they caused almost $5 billion in insured losses in 2025, more than 700 percent up on the previous year. And the financial toll is only expected to get worse, with independent analysis indicating it could blow out to $35 billion annually by 2050. The […]
Sue Salter, Irene Blencowe, Sue Heard and Charlie Wood.
VOLUNTEERS from the Gloucester RSL sub-Branch did a brisk business selling ANZAC-themed items on Friday, 17 April. Offered in the fundraising sale were pens, jewelry, badges, scarves, tea shirts, drinking cups and bottles, shopping bags, caps and more. RSL sub-Branch Wellbeing Support Officer Sue Salter told NOTA all funds raised stay in the Gloucester region […]
