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About Gloucester Shire
Gloucester Shire is located in the north-eastern section of the Hunter Region of New South Wales (Manning Sub-region) and borders on five other local government areas: Great Lakes, Dungog, Scone, Walcha and the Greater Taree City Council. The township of Gloucester is the major commercial and urban centre of the area and lies within a fertile valley flanked on the western side by the Bucketts Range and on the east by the Mograni Range. The main retail shopping centre and commercial and light industrial areas are located in Gloucester Township, together with Council's offices, Gloucester Hospital and the main schools. A number of important river systems dissect the region from west to east, rising in the Barrington Tops, a world heritage listed wilderness area and flowing eastward to the sea through the Manning River. The three principal rivers are:
- Avon River
- Barrington River, and
- Gloucester River
- Barrington
- Bundook
- Copeland
- Craven
- Stratford
Barrington to the north-west and Stratford to the south are growing in population and housing numbers. The towns of Wards River and Stroud, although part of the Great Lakes Council, often associate with the Gloucester area for shopping, schools and medical facilities; due to their close geographic proximity.
Climate
- Gloucester is 100m above sea level
- Average rainfall is 985mm per annum
- Average maximum temperature - 24.5 degrees Celsius
- Average minimum temperature - 10.5 degrees Celsius
- Highest temperatures occur generally in December, January, February, when average maximum is around 30 degrees Celsius, and
- Lowest average minimum around 2 degrees Celsius occurs at the end of June.
A Snapshot of Gloucester
A profile of Gloucester Shire has been prepared from an anaylsis of the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Data compared with previous years statistics and those of other localities and regions. Go to Gloucester Profile
Tourism and the Gloucester Visitors Information Centre
The Gloucester Visitor Information Centre deals with an average of 45 phone and email enquiries per day. Information requested covers bushwalking, canoeing, scenic drives, National Parks, farm trails and other activities. A major area of enquiry is local accommodation which ranges from farmstay, bed & breakfast, motels, hotels and country retreats through to luxury resort style accommodation. A free accommodation booking service is available through the Centre. Local art, crafts, souvenirs and maps are also available from the Centre which is open 7 days a week, 364 days of the year! The Centre can be contacted by telephoning 02 6558 1408 or by emailing information@gloucester.nsw.gov.au.
The Gloucester Tourism website be accessed by clicking here.
