Ronald Wood, Alexis Apfelbaum, Michael O’Hara, Jasmine Van Aalst, Christine Dodd and Jym McPhee.
Ronald Wood. Ronald Wood, Alexis Apfelbaum, Michael O’Hara, Jasmine Van Aalst, Christine Dodd and Jym McPhee. MUSIC has been an integral part of Ronald Woods’ life from a very young age. Now a resident of Gloucester, Ronald shares his passion for music with a group of musicians every second Saturday at Gloucester Creatives. Originally a […]
Work underway on the new stage.
Work underway on the new stage. The completed stage hosting the new piano. MUSICIANS playing the Craven Creek Music Festival on 13 and 14 September will ply their trade on a newly built stage. News Of The Area reported last month that this year’s festival will feature piano music for the first time, after the […]
Elisa Kate’s music video image taken on the farm they grew up on near Bulahdelah. Photo: supplied, August Peridot Photography. Elisa Kate and one of her preferred instruments. Photo: supplied, August Peridot Photography. BULAHDELAH’S own singer/songwriter Elisa Kate has had her music picked up for a Netflix movie production, in yet another win for Myall […]
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 […]
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 […]
Elizabeth Maxwell. Photo: supplied. Spotty Quilt by Elizabeth Maxwell. Photo: supplied. THE Gloucester Gallery will host an exhibition titled “Collage In Cloth” featuring the quilts of Elizabeth Maxwell from July 16 to August 10. The exhibition is curated by her close friend and fellow artist Kylie Goldthorpe. Before retiring to Barrington, Elizabeth Maxwell worked as […]
