Local News
10 Mar 10 | National Party candidate for the seat of Lyne David Gillespie has started to hit the hustings, in the lead up to the yet to be called Federal election.
10 Mar 10 | Three hundred kilograms of rubbish, including four shopping trolleys, was collected as part of the local haul for Clean Up Australia Day.
10 Mar 10 | Stroud residents now have until April 16 to lodge submissions with Great Lakes Council in relation to draft development control plan.
10 Mar 10 | It’s amazing what a building project and a cuppa can do.
Or so say the committee behind Gloucester’s Men’s Shed.
Up to 15 men regularly gather at the Community Workshop in Britten St, home to the Men’s Shed, among other facilities.
10 Mar 10 | NSW Health is moving ahead with plans to transfer nursing home beds at Hillcrest and Kimbarra to the private sector.
10 Mar 10 | Common sense needs to prevail.
That’s the opinion of Gloucester Shire Council’s general manager Allan Young surrounding the current push by the NSW Ambulance Service to introduce volunteer drivers at five stations in the Hunter region, Gloucester, Stroud, Bulahdelah, Merriwa and Murrurundi.
10 Mar 10 | Stroud residents are up in arms over the State Government’s proposal to use volunteer drivers for the ambulance service in their town.
10 Mar 10 | There was silence in the crowd of around 100 as Mark Westley told his family’s story on Saturday, a story he felt bound to tell after his dying daughter Sarah asked that the story be told.
10 Mar 10 | Two Gloucester High School students have joined more than 30 senior high school students across the region in signing up to complete a Certificate III in Health Services Assistance (Acute Care) as they study for their Higher School Certificate.
03 Mar 10 | Interest is building in Gloucester Rotary Club’s community relay.
03 Mar 10 | Barrington Street Preschool and Long Day Care Centre is celebrating after receiving one of the highest ratings possible from the National Childcare Accreditation Council, placing it in the top level of centres across Australia.
03 Mar 10 | The Mid North Coast Group of Council’s (MIDOG) will write to the Minister for Local Government to express its concern after the State Government’s decision to limit rate increases in the next financial year to 2.6 percent.
03 Mar 10 | Sarah’s Last Wish will be launched in Gloucester on Saturday.
03 Mar 10 | A “humbled and honoured” John Bowen got the shock of his life when he was asked to unveil the plaque officially opening the extensions to Stroud Community Lodge on Saturday.
03 Mar 10 | Gloucester’s Samantha Ratley has been named as one of two zone finalists in The Land Miss Showgirl competition.
Samantha and Kempsey’s Georgina Lawrence will represent Zone 1 at the state judging of the competition at this year’s Sydney Royal Easter Show.
03 Mar 10 | Gloucester to host 2011 NSW Women’s Gathering
Gloucester has won the right to host the 2011 NSW Women’s Gathering.
24 Feb 10 | Gloucester Rotary Club has hosted a visit from an American group study exchange, part of a tour of ten different Rotary cluster areas by the US team.15
24 Feb 10 | Gloucester Shire Council has completed the first stage of work in the Billabong, cleaning out weed growth and sediment buildup, in a bid to improve water flow through the water course.
24 Feb 10 | Gloucester’s Westpac Rescue Helicopter Support Group has had another record breaking year.
Their activities in 2009 have raised $90,000 to help keep the service flying.
24 Feb 10 | Gloucester’s Drifta Kitchens will ship its first products to the United States this week, marking a significant milestone for the company.
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