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 […]
Hundreds came out to support the golf club.
Hundreds came out to support the golf club. Hundreds came out to support the golf club. MORE than 300 people packed into the Gloucester Golf Club for a high-energy performance by the Bowden Brothers on Saturday, June 14. The concert served as a fundraiser for the club. “The Golf Club was full,” said Phil Bowden. […]
Anne and John Andrews, and Kathy Baxter.
THE “Colours of Waukivory”, an exhibition showcasing local Waukivory artists, was originally set to open over the long weekend. However, it was postponed due to wet grounds caused by recent rains. Additionally, because of the weather, the exhibition scheduled to take place at the Gloucester Gallery was also cancelled, as the artists were unable to […]
The Bowden Brothers: Phil, Matt, Will, Murray and Grant. Photo: supplied
PHIL, Grant, Murray, and Matt Bowden, known collectively as the Bowden Brothers, love golf and music. “The Gloucester Golf Club was our second home when we were kids,” Phil and Matt shared with News Of The Area. “We were also surrounded by music growing up,” Matt added. “Our mum and dad, along with our aunts […]
The Comedy of Errors cast members (L-R front row) Charlee Bournes, Tyler Blake, Kaylan O’Keefe and Amy Ferry.
MIDCOAST Community Theatre brought Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors” to life at Taree Universities Campus on Friday 16 May. “My love of Shakespeare began in 1993 while studying Othello and I continued studying him at university in literature and acting studies,” said Director and Producer Catherine Watson. “I also played The Abbess and Merchant One […]
Stroud butcher Mick Henrickson.
STROUD butcher Mick Henrickson has proven his skills on the national stage, placing seventh in the prestigious Australian Butcher Wars competition held in Sydney earlier this month. Representing Stroud Butchery, Mick competed against some of the most talented butchers from across the country in a fast-paced showdown of precision, creativity, and craftsmanship. The event, part […]
