Enjoying the movie while downing the popcorn. Photo: supplied.
FIFTY-FIVE people gathered for a fun-filled movie night fundraiser for St Joseph’s Primary School on Saturday, 26 July. The event, which was open to the whole community, offered an opportunity for families to come together in support of the school. Attendees enjoyed a screening of The Wild Robot while munching on popcorn, with plenty of […]
Loneliness is an important public health issue.
LONELINESS is recognised as an important public health issue, although it is something that is not often openly discussed. This week, 4-10 August, is Loneliness Awareness Week. “Loneliness Awareness Week shines a spotlight on the shared experience of loneliness and calls on all Australians, including individuals, communities, workplaces, education and government to take action to […]
Signage at the monastery.
LOCALS will have a unique opportunity to explore one of Stroud’s best-kept secrets at a special three-part open day event at the mud brick monastery on Saturday 30 August. Nestled in the bush beside the Stroud Golf Club on Bucketts Way, down St Claires Road, the monastery, often dubbed the “Assisi of the South”, will […]
The newly reopened footbridge.
THE Billabong Park Footbridge has finally been reopened, having been damaged during a flood event in 2021. In the years that followed, there was a lengthy delay with the insurance process. The tender for the replacement of the bridge was awarded late last year to Jacobs Building who have now completed the work. MidCoast Council’s […]
RURAL Aid has launched the sixth annual Spirit of the Bush Photo Competition, inviting Upper Hunter residents to share striking images that capture the strength, resilience, and beauty of life on the land. Running from 14 July to 31 August 2025, the much-loved competition provides a powerful platform for rural and regional Australians to tell […]
Karly at the controls.
ANY Gloucester local catching a Qantas Airbus 330 out of Sydney to Tokyo, Manilla, Singapore, Hong Kong or Bangalore might recognise the familiar voice of Second Officer Karly Hawkins. Both of Karly’s parents grew up in Gloucester, and although Karly was born in Newcastle in 1993, the family moved back to this area when she […]
NEW Gloucester resident Alison Gorman has released her first collection of poetry, titled “A Woman Speaks To Her Tongue”. Alison has previously had poems published in journals including Meanjin, Cordite Poetry Review, Contrapasso and Southerly. In 2016, she won the Dorothy Porter Poetry Prize, and in 2023 was awarded a Varuna Residential Fellowship. “Spectacular” was […]
TELLING the incredible stories of Gloucester is what News Of The Area (NOTA) is all about. The independently-owned NOTA is proud to keep locals up to date with the happenings of the area. Now, NOTA is seeking more enthusiastic locals with a background in writing to join the team in Dungog Shire. “If you have […]
WINC volunteers help care for recovering wildlife like this feather-tailed glider.
AS any pet owner will tell you, with no government subsidies such as Medicare, treating injury and illness in companion animals can be an expensive prospect. What hope is there, then, when native animals are struck by cars, or traumatised by bushfires? That’s where the volunteers of Wildlife In Need Of Care (WINC) get involved. […]
Traffic queuing to turn from Bucketts Way onto the Pacific Highway.
BOORAL resident Kieran Fraser has expressed concerns that traffic issues on Bucketts Way are likely to become much worse if the proposed Hillview Hardrock Quarry in Maytoms Lane, near Booral, is approved. According to the application, when operational, there will be 272 two-way truck movements, six days per week, over an eleven-hour day due to […]
