DURING the pandemic there was a necessary explosion in the number of people working from home (WFH) and that trend has continued. According to ABS data from 2023, 37 percent of Australians were working from home, which was much higher than pre-pandemic levels. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth

MOTORISTS travelling south from Gloucester will, for the foreseeable future at least, continue experiencing the often-long delays and risks associated with turning right from Bucketts Way onto the Pacific Highway. Responding to questions from News Of The Area, Transport for NSW has confirmed there are presently no plans to fund a

GLOUCESTER VIEW Club held its last meeting for 2024 on 17 December, with members and guests - including friends from other VIEW Clubs - coming together to celebrate Christmas. The theme was “An Australian Christmas”, so a delicious cold lunch was served on a very hot day in Gloucester. Advertise with News

IF you are walking by the School of Arts building on Denison Street, Gloucester on Monday afternoons, you may hear the dulcet tones of recorders. A group of six local musicians come together once a week to play their recorders. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for

GLOUCESTER Country Women’s Association (CWA) wound up the year with a well-attended December meeting, at which reports were received from all office bearers. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981 8882. Email us - media@newsofthearea.com.au “The main topic for

THE “Mini Vinnies” at St Joseph's Primary School are learning the importance of serving others. This group of students selects a charity each term, develops a plan, and organises a fundraising event. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981

MOST people enjoy music of one kind or another, but few will realise what an important role it plays in helping to wire the human brain for effective learning. Music education helps improve language and literacy, as well as numeracy processing. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for

THE Gloucester River Dogs is an informal group of dog lovers who get together every afternoon for a couple of hours on the banks of the Gloucester River near Thunderbolts Bridge. There is no formal membership of the group, although they do have specially designed T-shirts – blue for women and

MADONNA O’Brien and Aldo Razza know how to garden and they know how to create, a fact evidenced by their authentic-looking Mexican cantina complete with desert plants and abandoned vehicles. This cantina is just one of the many different garden “rooms” the couple have on their 80 acre property off Jacks

FORMER Gloucester Mayor and long-time Gloucester resident Julie Lyford OAM, is concerned about the adverse social impacts that resource projects have on rural communities. As a retired nurse and wife of a local GP, Julie is in a unique position to understand such impacts. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's