WHETHER you’re headed down to the river or hitching up for a trek to the Coast, the NSW Police Marine Area Command is asking fishers from Gloucester and surrounds to complete a check of their vessels before heading out. “A few minutes spent preparing before departure to ensure your vessel is suitable, seaworthy and prepared […]
Leah Veksins is calling for a safer intersection where the Pacific Highway meets the Bucketts Way and Medowie Road. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. The intersection of Medowie Road and the Bucketts Way, where residents are calling for improved safety measures. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. CLOSE to 7,000 signatures have been collected in a renewed push to improve […]
Flying foxes are vital pollinators in Australia. Photo: WIRES.
A MASS starvation event is killing flying foxes across large tracts of NSW. Residents across the state are taking to social media to report uncharacteristic daytime behaviour and close suburban encounters with the flying mammals as they desperately search for food and water. The Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service (WIRES) recently shared news of […]
Environment Group experience the natural beauty of Mid North Coast’s ‘hidden gem’.
Environment Group experience the natural beauty of Mid North Coast’s ‘hidden gem’. Environment Group experience the natural beauty of Mid North Coast’s ‘hidden gem’. Environment Group experience the natural beauty of Mid North Coast’s ‘hidden gem’. Environment Group experience the natural beauty of Mid North Coast’s ‘hidden gem’. ON the coastline beyond Bulahdelah is Myall […]
Council preparing to plant the mature Brush box trees at Captain Cook Park. Photo: Supplied. Watering a recently planted tree. Photo: Supplied. Row of planted shade trees. Photo: Supplied. AT its Darwin Convention in 2024, Lions Australia voted to establish an environmental project spanning the nation. The Green Canopy Environment Project will run until at […]
Aqua classes still going strong. Photo: Julie Reay.
Aqua classes still going strong. Photo: Julie Reay. Dance moves in the pool in the 1980s. Photo: Maureen Tiogas. AQUA aerobics classes have recommenced at Gloucester Olympic Pool, much to the delight of those who enjoy their exercise buoyant. Health researchers explain that exercising in water comes with several benefits. Standing in waist-deep water reduces […]
President Judy, right, welcomes new members. Photo: Supplied.
LACK of educational opportunity is often associated with poverty, and education plays a significant role in breaking the poverty cycle, research has shown. It’s a fact recognised by organisations such as the Smith Family, which had its genesis at Christmas in 1922. Five businessmen delivered sweets and toys to an orphanage. When the matron asked […]
Yama owner, Jules Kitchener and Forest of Play owner, Anna Watts celebrate the opening of their neighbouring stores at 51 Church Street, Gloucester. Photo: Sonja Duncan. Forest of Play owner Ana Watts in the shop’s new space, designed as a nostalgic and magical experience for children and adults alike. Photo: Sonja Duncan. Yama’s eclectic range […]
AFTER a horrific couple of days of motor vehicle accidents on Bucketts Way south of Gloucester, a recent NSW Parliamentary report seems more than timely. The worst of the accidents occurred when, according to police, a utility pulling a horse float rolled over, crashing into two motorcycles, killing one of the riders and critically injuring […]
Tommy before visiting the barber. Photo: Supplied. A new-look Tommy holding his shorn locks. Photo: Supplied. A YOUNG child’s first haircut is usually quite a significant, sometimes traumatic occasion. And not just for the child, but the parents too. However, almost four-year-old Tommy Mowbray’s first haircut on 25 September had a much wider impact because, […]
