Michael O’Hara, Major Prize Winner. Photo: supplied.
Michael O’Hara, Major Prize Winner. Photo: supplied. All category winners and runners-up. Photo: supplied. THE winners of the annual Gloucester Arts and Cultural Council (GACCI) photography competition, “Pix From The Stix”, were announced on Saturday, 16 August. Now in its 26th year, Pix From The Stix continues to attract both novice and experienced photographers from […]
MAUREEN (Mo) Hjorth knew from a young age that she wanted to be a performer. “When asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer was always the same – ‘I’m going to be an actress’,” she told News Of The Area. Her life as an actress is detailed in her recently […]
The Greater Good team behind Good Intent. Photo: Billy Zammit. Past Greater Good winner Fool Nelson, performing in Coffs Harbour recently. Past Greater Good winner Fool Nelson, performing in Coffs Harbour recently. GREATER Good, a massive multi-discipline support package worth $30k for independent music artists, is back for a fifth year, with applications open now […]
Sandra Harrison and Jasmine Van Aalst in GACCI’s recent production of The Dining Room. Photo: Jools Samerski.
Sandra Harrison and Jasmine Van Aalst in GACCI’s recent production of The Dining Room. Photo: Jools Samerski. John Galagher. Photo: supplied. GLOUCESTER Productions, the performance wing of the Gloucester Arts and Cultural Council (GACCI), is embarking on a new theatrical venture – a showcase of solo performances. The project will see actors step out of […]
Mobile pop-up events are coming to the region.
MIDCOAST Council’s “Talk About” pop-up events will be out and about across the region during July and August, helping people connect with Council services and have their say. Council’s Director of Liveable Communities, Paul De Szell, said the pop-ups are a great way for locals to chat with Council staff and find help close to […]
Members of the Goori Bugg Family at the unveiling. Photo: supplied.
Members of the Goori Bugg Family at the unveiling. Photo: supplied. The plaque positioned at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Stroud. A NEW plaque has been unveiled at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church in Stroud to mark NAIDOC Week. Following the successful gathering of the Goori Bugg family in Gloucester from 28-30 March, […]
COUNTLESS numbers of dead fish now line the shores of the Broadwater, Two Mile Lake, Boolambayte Lake and Myall Lake, in what is widely considered the worst such event in living memory. “This is the most distressing and surprising sight I’ve seen since [in the 14 years] I’ve been working around the lakes,” Kerry McIntosh […]
TAMARA Dean has won the Naked & Nude Art Prize 2025 for her work “Genesis”, announced at Saturday evening’s exhibition launch at the Manning Regional Art Gallery. Announcing Genesis as the winner, guest judge Susi Muddiman OAM (Director of Ngununggula) said she was delighted to select the winner. “I have been following Tamara’s work for […]
EACH year some of Australia’s most outstanding classical musicians make the journey up The Bucketts Way to Gloucester and beyond to Rookhurst, then down a dirt road to perform in a near-century-old tin farm shed. It’s been happening since the Craven Creek Music Festival first kicked off in 2013, each year playing to a packed […]
THIS week brings another major wave of nostalgia for those who grew up in the 1990s, with the remake of I Know What You Did Last Summer coming to screens everywhere. Five friends bound by a terrible secret from their past are stalked by a shadowy killer who constantly mocks them with the film’s title. […]
