Rachel and Michael. Photo: supplied. Sculpture meets photography. Photo: supplied. ART lovers are in for a treat with the opening of an exhibition in the Gloucester Gallery, displaying a combination of photographic art and metalwork sculptures. The photo works are by Rachel Saunders and the metalwork is the creation of Michael Kolbe. The exhibition is […]
GLOUCESTER Rugby Union Club will be hosting a charity day for the Cauliflower Club on 1 November, featuring former Wallabies and local players. The Cauliflower Club is a rugby charity dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities and sports-related injuries regain access to life experiences. Their regional charity days are considered a crucial part of their […]
The gallery being prepared for its opening
GLOUCESTER’S already healthy art scene is about to receive a major boost with the imminent opening of a new state of the art gallery and workshop. The venue at 57 Church Street, to be known as Midtown Gallery, will be opened at 2.30pm on Saturday 25 October. The first exhibition at the gallery will feature […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
