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

IT was a beautiful warm evening, crowned with a magnificent full moon, as many families gathered for Carols by Candlelight at the Gloucester Showground on Sunday, 15 December. Carols by Candlelight is organised each year by the Combined Churches of Gloucester, and was simulcast via Bucketts Radio. Advertise with News of The

GLOUCESTER Public School has been recognised for its outstanding NAPLAN results. "Our school was one of three standout schools in the Hunter Region," Principal Leanne Wakefield told News Of The Area. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981 8882.

AN open mic night held at Gloucester Golf Club on Saturday, 16 November raised key funds for local breast and prostate cancer awareness groups. Holly Bowden from Regional Australia Bank in Gloucester organised the musical event. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us -

DURING the drought of 2019-2020 Gloucester and Barrington ran out of water. The Gloucester water supply is drawn from the Barrington River in a system MidCoast Council calls a “run of the river” scheme - with no weir or off-river storage. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for

KINDERGARTEN students from Gloucester Public School enjoyed an art-filled day out at Gloucester Creatives NSW on Saturday, 7 December. Gloucester Creatives’ Leanne Barrett described the students’ visit as a “fabulously fun time”. “They painted a rock for us to keep and a canvas to take home,” Leanne said. Students also enjoyed

CHRISTMAS is a time to gather and celebrate with family and friends. But eleven years ago, Vicki Harris realised that something needed to be done for those in the Gloucester community who were alone on Christmas Day. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us.

GLOUCESTER’S Eli Soupidis took on the Newcastle Permanent Primary School Mathematics Challenge held in Newcastle on Tuesday 26 November. The Challenge brought together year 5 and 6 students from across NSW who had won or received District Awards in this year’s Newcastle Permanent Primary School Mathematics Competition. Advertise with News

A UNION heavyweight has thrown her support behind striking Woolworths staff, arguing neither consumers nor workers had reaped the benefits of supermarkets' cost-cutting drives. ACTU boss Sally McManus on Friday joined a rally for warehouse workers from the grocery giant as they continue their week-long industrial action for better pay and