The enthusiastic mosh Pit. Photo: Trudy Schultz The spectacular fireworks display. Photo: Jools Samerski OVERCOMING recent uncertainty about whether the event could proceed, this year’s Gloucester New Year’s music and fireworks celebrations went off with a bang, with attendance exceeding all expectations. Since its modest beginnings with just 2,700 attendees, the festival has skyrocketed in […]
The report provides insights into the unique challenges and opportunities for those involved in music outside metropolitan areas. Photo: MusicNSW.
MUSICNSW has released a new report detailing how to strengthen regional and remote music, setting a map for action for government, industry and communities across NSW. The report gathers insights from 80-plus representatives from across the NSW music sector. The contributors participated in a NSW Roundtable held at the 2025 Regional & Remote Music Summit […]
Ebony Bennett. Photo: supplied. Gallah Cockatoos, painted by Ebony. Photo supplied. WILD Life, an exhibition by Newcastle artist Ebony Bennett, will be on display at the Gloucester Gallery from 3 to 28 December. Ebony said she is looking forward to returning to Gloucester Gallery, following her previous experience. “I love presenting my work in regional […]
The moshpit at the 2024 New Year’s event.
The moshpit at the 2024 New Year’s event. Spectacular fireworks at the 2024 New Year’s event. Photo: supplied AFTER a period of uncertainty, the Gloucester Business Chamber has confirmed that its free New Year’s Eve celebration will go ahead for 2025. Entirely self-funded, the event was at risk of cancellation due to difficulty securing sufficient […]
‘A Grey Day’ by Don Whitten. ‘The Parrot’ by Suzanne Cross. ‘Connections’ 1-3 by Helen Whan. Pamela Cosgrove’s three striking acrylic paintings. APPROXIMATELY fifty patrons and guests gathered at Gloucester Gallery of Art on Friday 10 October for the opening of the 2025 Annual Members Exhibition. Treasurer Jean Buettel welcomed all guests, offering a brief […]
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. […]
DID you know the special silicon-based insulation serving as the primary heat shield for the Space Shuttle orbiter sheds heat so rapidly that one side can be held in bare hands while the other side is red hot? Did you know the International Space Station loses about 25 metres of altitude per day? Every three […]
Rehearsal underway. Carol Bennett plays a woman in love from the late 1950s talking to the audience about a picnic. QUESTION: When is a stage production, with actors performing in front of an audience, not a play? Answer: When it’s a production of “Monologue Project” by Gloucester Arts and Cultural Council (GACCI). This stage production, […]
Selve at Abbey Road: (L-R) Locki, Reece, Creation, Michael, Liam and Scott. Photo: Josh Tate.
Selve at Abbey Road: (L-R) Locki, Reece, Creation, Michael, Liam and Scott. Photo: Josh Tate. Gloucester’s Reece Bowden. Photo: Josh Tate. REECE Bowden has grown up surrounded by music. “Family get-togethers always included someone bringing out a guitar for a sing-along,” he told News Of The Area. It wasn’t until his mid-teens that Reece realised […]
MIDCOAST Council has listened to pleas not to remove a few improvised dirt bike jumps in Gloucester District Park. After the recent floods, Greg Germon, who regularly rides his bike in the park, thought it would be a great idea if some of the loose soil was made into bike jumps to be used by […]
