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 […]
ROGER Pengelly’s new exhibition, “My Father’s World” at the Gloucester Gallery, highlights the unique beauty of the natural world. Pengelly does not view himself as a photographer but rather as an artist who uses photography as a medium to create art. “There are stories in the natural environment; stories of flood and fire, growth, and […]
An endangered Manning River Turtle being released into the Barrington River by Aussie Ark in February. Photo: Aussie Ark.
NEW research indicates Manning River turtles are being recorded at pre-flood numbers, 12 months after one of the region’s worst floods on record. Gloucester and its nearby waterways were battered in the floods of May 2025, with serious concerns held about the long-term effects on fish and animals living in the rivers, particularly on the […]
Vehicles queueing at the Bucketts Way/Pacific Highway intersection in early 2026.
A SERIOUS accident on Friday 15 May has brought safety issues at the Bucketts Way/Pacific Highway intersection into sharp focus once more. In April, News Of The Area reported on the strong concerns held by former Roads and Traffic Authority senior engineer Gordon Chirgwin about the dangerous state of the intersection. “I believe that the […]
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Attendees at a Sydney Writers’ Festival session. Photo: Jamie Williams.
THE Sydney Writers’ Festival is a celebration of books, writing, and ideas that sparks conversation across Australia. Through the Live and Local program, the festival reaches far beyond Sydney. It invites communities to experience the diverse program in libraries and community centres, offering regional Australia the opportunity to hear new ideas, stories and voices. Since […]
Michelle Gow (front) with her proud brood of imperfect painters.
“HAVE a good weekend” is a sentiment that rang true for a group of painters who gathered in the Gloucester Seventh-day Adventist Church Hall. “What a lovely afternoon,” said attendee Kim of the Sip and Paint event. “We learned to layer colours to create a textured background and to let go of perfectionism.” Letting go […]
Lone Rider making good progress on Barrington Tops Forest Rd. Photo: Outer Limit Collective.
Olivia Gollan and Margaret Hemsley celebrate finishing the Women’s Monument in equal 3rd place. Photo: Outer Limit Collective Lone Rider making good progress on Barrington Tops Forest Rd. Photo: Outer Limit Collective. The numerous creek crossings along the course challenge both the body and the bike. Photo: Outer Limit Collective. WHILE the Anzac Day weekend […]
Warrant Officer Mark Cooper and Gloucester RSL sub-Branch Honorary Secretary John Salter.
Warrant Officer Mark Cooper and Gloucester RSL sub-Branch Honorary Secretary John Salter. Cadets Aidan Blanchard, Bohdi Ashby, Isaac McKay and Flynn Pryor. Singer Jess Coombes, cadets and the Catafalque Party guard. PRE-DAWN on Anzac Day saw around 200 Gloucester residents and visitors gather in the gloom before the Memorial Park clock tower to pay their […]
Work by Meg Tulk. Photo: supplied. Work by John Andrews. Photo: supplied. LOCAL artists John Andrews and Meg Tulk are bringing their exhibition, “The Spirit of Nature”, to the Gloucester Gallery, where it will be on show from 22 April. The Spirit of Nature is the pair’s second joint exhibition in the Gloucester Gallery. Andrews […]
