‘Bird’. Photo: Julie Slavin.
‘Bird’. Photo: Julie Slavin. Gemma Cross and her creations. Photo: Julie Slavin. WINGHAM artist Gemma Cross has been practising the art of needle felting for over 15 years. Needle felting is a relatively new practice; originating in the 1980s when American artists David and Eleanor Stanwood adapted industrial felting techniques. They used a single barbed […]
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 […]
THE Gloucester Mountain Man Tri Challenge, which was to take place on 14 September, has been cancelled. “With all the rain the organising committee really had no choice but to cancel this year’s event,” said Race Director Sam De Witte. “It was a reluctant decision and very disappointing, but there were a whole range of […]
AFTER the stress of the Higher School Certificate (HSC), many Year 12 students are keen to head off to one of the well-known “schoolies” locations, such as the Gold Coast or Byron Bay. But five Gloucester High School students have chosen a less-trodden path for their 2025 end-of-school adventure. Selina Denyer, Sam Collie, Xavier Soupidis, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
The crowd gathering for last year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations. Photo: supplied.
NEWS_Countdown is on _JW_PY1 NEWS_Countdown is on _JW_PY2 THE countdown is on to Gloucester’s 5th Annual New Years Eve community celebration. According to event organisers, the event has blossomed into a vibrant gathering that has helped rekindle community spirit, social connection, and regional pride after a challenging few years of drought, COVID-19 and floods. Since […]
Hailee Ladbry and Mackenzie Hardy. Eli Marsh with a crocodile at the reptile show at last year’s NAIDOC Family Fun Day. GLOUCESTER is coming together to celebrate NAIDOC Week 2025 with a week of vibrant, inclusive events that honour the history and culture of the local Aboriginal community. This year’s theme, “The next generation: strength, […]
