CALLS of “wow!”, “ooh!” and “ahh!” echoed through the Gloucester Seventh-Day Adventist Hall on Sunday, 28 September, as 92-year-old Marie Laurie captivated the audience at Ladies’ Time Out with her remarkable lacework and heartfelt storytelling. Marie grew up on the Maslen farm on Jacks Road, Gloucester. Her dreams of becoming a nurse led her down […]
THE Gloucester Uniting Church raised $1,500 for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service through a charity auction last month. The auction was organised by the church’s lady parishioners, with their husbands’ support. “Our church is very committed to supporting the Gloucester community,” said auctioneer Bob Tebbet, noting the vital nature of the helicopter service. “Whilst auction […]
OCTOBER is Mental Health Awareness Month and Barrington’s Adrian Rovere is on a mission to lift the burden of mental health for young men. Known locally as “the Sheriff”, Adrian is taking on the “Lift the Load Challenge”, an annual fundraising campaign run by the Top Blokes Foundation – a youth mental health charity founded […]
The 2023 CWA Breakfast team.
AFTER a year off, CWA Gloucester Evening Branch is once again inviting the local community to start their week with kindness, as well as a delicious cooked breakfast, when the club hosts its annual fundraiser for local cancer support organisations. The event will be held on Monday 20 October from 7:30am to 10:30am at the […]
Alison Gorman jotting down the children’s ideas The children hard at work creating their stories ANYONE wanting to find another word for “went” might head for Google or Chat GPT where they might find 20 to 30 synonyms , but few people are likely to think of asking a group of Gloucester primary school students. […]
Architectural drawings of the new centre. Photos: supplied. Architectural drawings of the new centre. Photos: supplied. THE 2025 review of childcare by the Australian Healthcare and Social Infrastructure Group highlights the urgent need for more high-quality childcare centres. It found that the demand for childcare services has surged, far outpacing the development of new facilities. […]
Pastor Luke Hester with one of the crocheted beanies.
THURSDAY 25 September was the end of term for the Craft Group at the Gloucester Baptist Church, a community program that has been running for 31 years. Turning 32 in October, the group began with members making Christmas decorations, cookies and cakes. New member Jasmine Wong walked into the Craft Group soon after the second […]
Volunteer Juanita. Glenn and Amber. Donated food. Jamie with donated vegetables. THE International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW) was observed on September 29, 2025. Organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the day highlights the critical need to reduce food loss and waste to […]
THE Country Women’s Association (CWA) awareness week held earlier this month promoted the benefits of seasonal eating. It highlighted the importance of reducing food waste and advocated for the introduction of a national “Food Donation Tax Incentive”. Gloucester CWA President Anne Williamson said seasonal food is “often fresher and harvested at its peak”. “The fresher […]
Wind players on stage. Photo: supplied
Bernadette Harvey, Dimity Hall and Julian Smiles. Photo: supplied. Wind players on stage. Photo: supplied A gatecrasher enjoying the music. Photo: supplied. THOSE organising a chamber music concert in an old tin shed in a cow paddock adjacent to a creek might be ready for some flooded crossings, or for the occasional snake, possum or […]
