May 2, 2026
Gloucester Arts and Cultural Council’s new theatrical venture Sandra Harrison and Jasmine Van Aalst in GACCI’s recent production of The Dining Room. Photo: Jools Samerski.
Entertainment

Gloucester Arts and Cultural Council’s new theatrical venture

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 […]

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Council’s mobile ‘Talk About’ service coming to you in July and August Mobile pop-up events are coming to the region.
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Council’s mobile ‘Talk About’ service coming to you in July and August

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 […]

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NAIDOC plaque unveiled at Stroud church Members of the Goori Bugg Family at the unveiling. Photo: supplied.
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NAIDOC plaque unveiled at Stroud church

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, […]

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Unprecedented fish deaths likely a ‘natural phenomenon’
Fishing

Unprecedented fish deaths likely a ‘natural phenomenon’

COUNTLESS numbers of dead fish now line the shores of the Broadwater, Two Mile Lake, Boolambayte Lake and Myall Lake, in what is widely considered the worst such event in living memory. “This is the most distressing and surprising sight I’ve seen since [in the 14 years] I’ve been working around the lakes,” Kerry McIntosh […]

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Winner announced for Naked & Nude Art Prize
Entertainment

Winner announced for Naked & Nude Art Prize

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 […]

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Craven Creek Music Festival returns in September
Entertainment, Event

Craven Creek Music Festival returns in September

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 […]

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The Big Screen
Film

The Big Screen

THIS week brings another major wave of nostalgia for those who grew up in the 1990s, with the remake of I Know What You Did Last Summer coming to screens everywhere. Five friends bound by a terrible secret from their past are stalked by a shadowy killer who constantly mocks them with the film’s title. […]

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Gloucester Gallery to celebrate quilt artist Elizabeth Maxwell
Entertainment

Gloucester Gallery to celebrate quilt artist Elizabeth Maxwell

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 […]

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Countdown is on for this year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations in Gloucester The crowd gathering for last year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations. Photo: supplied.
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Countdown is on for this year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations in Gloucester

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 […]

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The Big Screen
Film

The Big Screen

THIS is the week this particular cinephile has been awaiting, with the all new Superman flying into theatres. While films based on comics owned by Warner Bros. have been a mixed bag (to be generous), the involvement of James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) as writer, director and creative head for films under the “DC […]

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