FOR Rod Zemanek, sealing the remaining gravel section of The Branch Lane could do more than make the weekly drive easier. The long-time resident believes it could give drivers another option for reaching the Pacific Highway, easing pressure on the Twelve Mile intersection at The Bucketts Way. Mr Zemanek, 84, has lived in the area […]
BUCKETTS Radio, Gloucester’s local community radio station, has been looking for ways to engage its membership. Lorna Tomkinson, Bucketts Radio newsletter editor, decided a crossword competition might be the answer. “I wanted to engage the membership and the community,” Tomkinson told News Of The Area. Avon Valley Meats sponsors the quarterly newsletter, and Sally Whatmore […]
WITH few wrinkles, always neatly dressed, and with a bounce in her step, few people would guess Gloucester’s Audrey Gerrard turns 93 this month. Gerrard has practised and taught yoga for many years and still exercises daily to keep her body supple, while her passion for quilting has kept her mind active and clear. She […]
COMMUTERS and other users of Gloucester railway station may notice maintenance or improvement work being carried out between mid-November and mid-December. NOTA has previously reported on the much-delayed plans by the NSW Government to replace the existing XPT trains which service Gloucester, although no date has been announced for the introduction of the replacement fleet, […]
FEW calendar events are as controversial as Halloween, which takes place on 31 October each year. It provides retail outlets with another themed merchandising opportunity, while for children and others who enjoy a party, it’s a chance to dress up and have some goulishly sweet fun. Here, opponents often ridicule Halloween as another commercialised American […]
The new SES headquarters is located on Gloucester Street in Stroud, near Allen Park, and brings volunteers, vehicles and equipment together in one central location. Photo: Supplied by MidCoast Council.
STROUD SES volunteers have a new home following the official opening of their $2.1 million headquarters on Saturday, 17 October. The new headquarters is located on Gloucester Street, near Allen Park, bringing volunteers, vehicles and equipment together in one central location. The new facility is around three times the size of the former building in […]
First place in 2025: Sleeping on Cloud 9, by Kiana Waters. Photo: NFF. 2nd place in 2025: First Load at First Light, by Connor Smith. Photo: NFF. Runners-up, 2025: Harvest 25, by Jack Mckibbin. Photo: NFF. Runners-up: Threads of Gold, by Kellie Craft. Photo: NFF. Runners-up: We Grow Together, by Arlie Becker. Photo: NFF. THE […]
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 […]
