Gloucester Junior Soccer. Gloucester Junior Soccer. ROUND 5 Match Report Despite ongoing wet weather forcing play indoors once again, Gloucester Junior Soccer players delivered another spirited round of matches in Round 5, held at the Rec Centre on Saturday. Mini Roos – Sponsored by Gloucester Valley Landscape Supplies The youngest players—representing teams Australia Post Gloucester, […]

Why Blues want Newcastle venue to be made permanent
FOR second-rower Yasmin Clydsdale bad weather in the Hunter has more impact than just keeping footy fans away from game three of women’s Origin. The recent deluge on NSW’s mid-north coast has stopped Clydsdale’s husband Adam from being able to cross a creek to get to their cows on their farm in the upper Hunter. […]

Origin enforcer playing for flood-ravaged hometown
AFTER the siren sounds on the State of Origin series opener, Mitch Barnett hopes to roll up his sleeves and lend a hand on NSW’s flood-ravaged mid-north coast. Warriors co-captain Barnett has had to watch from afar as flood waters ravaged the Manning Valley area where he was born and raised, and where his parents […]

Daley reveals moment Origin rookie King won him over
LAURIE Daley has revealed the Max King effort play that convinced him the Canterbury prop was a State of Origin player. The Maitland-educated King was a shock call up for NSW on Sunday night, named as the Blues’ only debutant after Daley’s side suffered a number of last-minute injuries. But the returning Blues coach said […]
Jim Grech named Gloucester Sports Star of the Year
Encouragement Award recipients. Steve Hurworth (Gloucester Bowling Club) accepting the Sport Star of the Year award on behalf of Jim Grech from Ollie Rinkin. The McInnes family accepting Barney’s Local Legend award. JIM Grech is Gloucester’s “Sports Star of the Year” for 2024. He was among the many athletes recognised for their sporting achievements at […]
Gloucester Tennis Club hosts annual Seniors Tournament
ANZAC Day weekend saw Gloucester Tennis Club hosting its annual Gloucester Seniors Tournament, with 72 players from other parts of NSW joining 14 local players for the competition. Seniors tennis is for players over the age of 30, and this event, although organised by the Gloucester Tennis Club, was part of a number of statewide […]

Wallabies eye crucial World Cup seeding amid nasty run
WITH much unfinished business to tend to, Joe Schmidt has detailed the immense challenges confronting the Wallabies as he plots to secure Australia an all-important top-six seeding for the 2027 home Rugby World Cup. The Wallabies have 12 Test matches between July and November in which to claw their way from eighth in the international […]
NRL bunker, review committee split on dangerous tackles
THE NRL’s bunker and match review committee have disagreed on more than a third of dangerous-tackle calls this season, with alarming data showing the great disconnect. The league’s foul-play crackdown reached its zenith at the weekend, with a record 18 players sin-binned and mass confusion from coaches and former players. But perhaps the more concerning […]
Asian Cup agony: Matildas star Fowler has ruptured ACL
MATILDAS star Mary Fowler has ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and is in a race against time to play in next year’s home Asian Cup. Manchester City had been hopeful the brilliant winger had avoided the dreaded injury, suffered when she appeared to wrench her right knee while overstretching for the ball on Sunday. […]
All ages and abilities celebrate Gloucester’s 200th weekly parkrun
AFTER the previous Saturday’s drenching, it was a beautiful sunny, not too hot morning, that greeted the 71 participants in Gloucester’s 200th parkrun event. Many taking part wore tutus or brightly coloured socks to Gloucester District Park on 5 April to celebrate the occasion. After a shaky start back in 2020, Gloucester parkrun has been […]