A DOZEN members of the Gloucester Environment Group (GEG) volunteered for the first of this season’s Koalaways plantings on 3 April. Koalaways, initiated by GEG several years ago, is an on-going effort to build corridors of native plants suited to…
LAST month the Gloucester Environment Group Bushwalking Club headed back up to the cool of the Barrington tops to experience three of its real gems. The first walk of the day was on the Honeysuckle Forest Track. Advertise with News…
GLOUCESTER artist Jean Buettel has been drawing and painting since childhood. Her latest exhibition, “Brushwork Now and Then”, marks her sixth solo show at the Gloucester Gallery and showcases her artistic journey over the past 10 years. Advertise with News…
THE Men’s Shed movement began in the small town of Tongala in 1988. In the book “The Men’s Shed Movement”, author Barry Golding notes, “The shed was based on the philosophy that men in retirement needed somewhere to go, something…
THERE was not a spare seat in the house at the Uniting Church Hall for the Gloucester Meet-the-Candidates event. Six of the seven candidates came to tell the gathering why they should be elected to become the Member for Lyne…
OVER two million Australians experienced card fraud and 675,000 responded to a scam in 2023-24, according to new results from the Personal Fraud Survey (PFS) released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). William Milne, ABS head of crime statistics,…
ALMOST 250 Bugg family members gathered at the Gloucester Showground from 28-30 March to celebrate the theme “Connecting Kin, Culture and Country”. The gathering sought to celebrate the lives of James and Charlotte Bugg and their eight children. Advertise with…
MIDCOAST Council Mayor Claire Pontin has called on all candidates for Lyne in the forthcoming Federal election to commit to sustainable funding for local Councils. Mayor Pontin said Councils are now receiving around half of the level of Financial Assistance…
OFFICIAL fire season has ended for most of NSW, including Dungog Shire. Fire permits are no longer required for those in areas outside the Bush Fire Danger Period, however, there are some regions across the state where the danger period…
TWENTY new paramedic interns have arrived in the Hunter ambulance zone to begin the on-road portion of their 12-month internships. Across the state, NSW Ambulance has welcomed 157 new paramedic interns and 17 trainee emergency medical call takers, after they…