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Gloucester Rotary celebrates its 75th anniversary By Wendy BUSWELL THE Gloucester Rotary Club is proudly celebrating a significant milestone this year - 75 years of service to the local community. Since receiving its charter in 1950, the club has promoted the values of Rotary International, including service above self, fellowship, integrity, diversity, and leadership. “Rotary is a community-binding organisation,” said Denver Webb, who was the Rotary President back in 1997. “Gloucester Rotary was established to serve
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Historic mine sites reveal critical minerals and high-tech metals
FOLLOWING a sampling project, 28 current and historic mine sites in NSW have been identified as
potentially having critical minerals and high-tech metals deposits hidden inside their old waste,
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including Stratford. For mines that have closed, the NSW Government says the results could
mean new opportunities for production, bringing more jobs and investment opportunities to
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Free independent newspaper launches in Port Ma cquarie
A FREE weekly newspaper today in Port Macquarie. launches Independent media company News Of The Area (NOTA), who operate newspapers across the Mid North Coast and Hunter regions, welcome an eighth community to the fold with the launch of Port Macquarie News Of The Area. NOTA Director Mick Wright is excited to bring a quality, independent printed news the Port Macquarie-Hastin source to gs “We are strong believers region. in the value of community news; there are lots of incredible stories to be told here,” he said. “We have been overwhelmed by the response from the community and are very excited about the journey ahead.” The Port Macquarie NOTA will hit news stands across the region each Friday morning, providing locals with a dedicated source of accurate and entertaining local news and sport. “We are going to take what we have learnt from operating our seven existing papers, while making the paper as specific to Port Hastings as possible,” Macquariesaid NOTA Group Editor Douglas Connor. Mr Connor said independent CONTINUED Page
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