ALMOST 2,000 entries and exhibitions were on show at this year’s local Gloucester Show, which ran from 21-22 March. Over 1,000 entries were entered across the pavilion halls, ranging from flowers, farm and garden produce, handicrafts and the arts. The photography section received record entries this year, said steward Adele Compton. “The judge was very […]

GLOUCESTER’S Steve Parkin is on a mission to raise over $20,000 with his Alice in Wonderland-themed Ford Falcon in this year’s Mystery Box Rally. The event, a five-day return trip from Broken Hill on a mystery route, combines adventure and fun with raising critical funds for the Cancer Council. Over 300 people are expected to […]

THE Gloucester community will soon see the restoration of the Billabong Park playground, with work beginning on 24 March to replace the damaged softfall, a key feature of the playground, which was affected by the 2021 floods. The replacement of the softfall is funded under the Community Local Infrastructure Recovery Package (CLIRP), as part of […]

WHEN driving through country towns across Australia, you often encounter buildings with “School of Arts” inscribed on their façades. Historian Joan Beddoe notes that the first Australian School of Arts was established in Sydney in 1833. It provided library facilities and hosted activities such as lectures, debates, and essay writing, as long as the topics […]