ALMOST 2,000 entries and exhibitions were on show at this year’s local Gloucester Show, which ran from 21-22 March. Over 1,000 entries were entered across the pavilion halls, ranging from flowers, farm and garden produce, handicrafts and the arts. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for

THE eve of the 60th anniversary of the Gloucester Quota Club has Quotarians reflecting on their community efforts. The objectives of Quota are to “serve country and community, promote high ethical standards, emphasise the dignity of all useful occupations, develop good fellowship and friendship, and advance the ideals of righteousness, justice,

MIDCOAST Council hosted a fundraising workshop for Gloucester community groups in December 2024. During the workshop, attendees suggested the idea of organising a community group networking session. 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 In

GLOUCESTER’S Steve Parkin is on a mission to raise over $20,000 with his Alice in Wonderland-themed Ford Falcon in this year’s Mystery Box Rally. The event, a five-day return trip from Broken Hill on a mystery route, combines adventure and fun with raising critical funds for the Cancer Council. Advertise

THE Gloucester community will soon see the restoration of the Billabong Park playground, with work beginning on 24 March to replace the damaged softfall, a key feature of the playground, which was affected by the 2021 floods. The replacement of the softfall is funded under the Community Local Infrastructure Recovery Package

WHEN driving through country towns across Australia, you often encounter buildings with "School of Arts" inscribed on their façades. Historian Joan Beddoe notes that the first Australian School of Arts was established in Sydney in 1833. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us.

GLOUCESTER Flowers has been awarded second place in this year’s Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers Wedding Industry Awards. “[The] awards are dedicated to recognising, supporting, and rewarding wedding businesses that operate in regional areas of Australia,” the awards website states. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it

FOR three performances on 20, 21 and 22 March Gloucester residents, at least those who were lucky enough to secure a ticket, will be treated to a fascinating performance of A R Gurney’s ‘The Dining Room’. This production is being staged in the intimate surroundings of the Gloucester Gallery by Gloucester

THE Waukivory Hall is being cared back to life on the 90th anniversary of it being built. On 5 April 1935, local news reported that the “Hall would be a big advantage to the locality”, having been built with various grants and completed a week prior to the article. Advertise with News

TWO years ago Amanda Marsh and Kelly Pickett recognised the need for increased community engagement at the Stratford Community Hall. They began organising an event to appeal to a wide range of community members while raising funds for local breast and prostate cancer support groups in Gloucester. Advertise with News of The