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GLOUCESTER DISTRICT Local Community News ~ Proudly Independent ~ Family Owned
Wednesday, 24 December 2025
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Sonja and Richard’s motor bike odyssey By John WATTS WHEN most people think of “roughing it” in Africa their thoughts might extend to a bumpy four-wheel guided tour through a wildlife reserve, or perhaps sitting on a log by a fire sipping wine before retiring to a comfy bed in some fully catered glamping resort. But for Gloucester locals Sonja Duncan and Richard Birdsey such a trip would be the height of luxury compared to their recent 311-day motor bike odyssey from the bottom of Africa to the top of Norway. Since 2020 Sonja and Richard have lived on a few acres at Upper
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Sonja ready to start her journey. Photo: supplied.
questions about the reliability of provides real-time information Accident sparks concerns over By John WATTS about incidents and changes in the NSW Live Traffic app. According to information reliability of NSW Live Traffic App A RECENT accident has raised on the App, “Live Traffic NSW CONTINUED Page 2
Wishing you and your family a safe and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. My offices in Taree and Wauchope will close Wednesday 24 December 2025 and reopen Monday 5 January 2026. WAUCHOPE OFFICE
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