Gloucester history buff named Australia Day ambassador Gloucester District by News Of The Area - Modern Media - January 2, 2025 Lyn Stewart. LYN Stewart has been announced as Gloucester’s Australia Day Ambassador for 2025. 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 Lyn has called herself a local Gloucester and Barrington resident for the past 14 years. Having purchased land at Barrington 20 years ago, her ambition was to retire and settle in a semi-rural location and enjoy developing her block of land. She has since done that and more. Writing two books in her retirement, both based on family history, it’s the research that has captured her interest. History is her love and her passion and writing about history is her way of expressing that love. Lyn has just finished a year as president of the Gloucester District Historical Society and is keen to encourage locals to reflect on their history, including pre-colonial, colonial and more recent.