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Awarded for teaching excellence By Wendy BUSWELL THE Catholic Schools in the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese have an annual celebration to acknowledge excellence in education. This year, local St Joseph’s Primary School teacher Sophie Emerson was awarded the prestigious Emmaus Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to education in her first five years of teaching. Recipients of the Emmaus Award are nominated by peers and school communities and according to the Diocese, the award reflects the respect and admiration
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GLOUCESTER has been recognised as an outstanding tourist destination. On 27 May, NSW Tourism Association announced the
Jacqui Wilkinson Director of Schools, Sophie Emerson of St Joseph's Gloucester and Bishop Michael. Photo: supplied.
winners of the 2026 NSW Top Tourism Town Awards and Gloucester was awarded Silver in the small tourism town category.
The small town category is for towns with a population of between 1,500 and 5,000. The 2026 awards were announced at the Local
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Gloucester tourism a winner in NSW awards
Government NSW Destination and Visitor Economy Conference in Maitland. According to Destination NSW, the awards are designed
to celebrate the outstanding regional destinations across NSW that deliver exceptional CONTINUED Page 3
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