Karuah IGA donated to community groups FEATURED Karuah, North Arm Cove by NOTA - April 7, 2016 Last month News Of The Area reporter Rachel Reitsma wrote on the generosity of the IGA at Bulahdelah with donations to a few local groups and a school. This week and as part of the annual IGA Community Chest donations, the friendly staff from the IGA at Karuah were proud to
Motorfest 2016 raises funds and cheques presented to beneficiaries Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - March 31, 2016 On Sunday 20 March the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Motor Club Motor Club Executive, represented by Vice President Juergen Seil, Treasurer Graham Kelly and Secretary Phil Hoare presented cheques to representatives of the Motorfest 2016 beneficiaries. Members of the Motor Club, the RSF in Tea Gardens, the Surf Life Saving Club and
Local business gives back Bulahdelah, Wootton, Nerong FEATURED by NOTA - March 15, 2016 Local business is important to the area and it’s great when local business gives back to the community too. The IGA at Bulahdelah generously handed over donated money to three community groups this week. This is an annual donation from IGA Supermarkets named The Community Chest Donation. The donated money comes from the
Kye Richards from Pindimar’s struggle with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy FEATURED Pindimar-Bundabah by NOTA - March 3, 2016 Pindimar boy Kye Richards may look like your average nearly 4-year-old boy, but that could be further from the truth. Sure he plays with his toys, gets into mischief and does what most boys his age are doing. But Kye suffers from an incurable genetic disease, the biggest childhood genetic killer in
Tea Gardens Lions Club joins the support for Mater Hospital FEATURED by NOTA - December 9, 2015 On Wednesday 25 November, Ron Conaghan attended the Mater Hospital, Newcastle together with other representatives from neighbouring Lions Clubs, namely, Medowie, Raymond Terrace, Clarence Town, Soldiers Point, East Maitland, Gloucester and representatives from the Lions Foundation. A cheque for $40,606.06 was presented to the Hospital CEO, Mr. Greg Flint, who advised
Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club with Boobs on the Balcony FEATURED Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - December 3, 2015 On Sunday 15th November 2015, Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club (TGHN SLSC) hosted the charity event “Body Shop for Boobs on the Balcony” to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Mother Nature was not kind to us on the day and I believe the wet
The draw for the National Breast Cancer Foundation raffle FEATURED Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - September 16, 2015 Myall Coast News attended the drawing of the annual Dowling Real Estate National Breast Cancer Foundation raffle. As mentioned in a previous article, Heather Davy and Kim Bright are staunch supporters of the Foundation which receives no Government funding in its search for a cure for Breast Cancer. One in eight women
Curries & More fundraising event update on progress FEATURED Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - August 28, 2015August 26, 2015 Dear NOTA, This is an update regarding fundraising event “for the victims of earthquake in Nepal” which was held on 17 May 2015 at CURRIES & MORE restaurant. It was really great support from locals of Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest and all around these areas, the organisations, businesses and every individual. We are sorry
Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Mens Shed thanks supporters Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - August 26, 2015 Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Mens Shed recently held a ‘thank you’ Barbeque for those organisations who have assisted the Shed either financially or with the supply of materials in their quest to build anything and everything for groups and individuals in our community. Secretary Grant Hickey said, “On Wednesday 19 August we
Bulahdelah Social Group Daffodil Day Bulahdelah, Wootton, Nerong by NOTA - August 26, 2015 Everybody needs to feel a part of the community or to have a friend and this is where Neighbour Aid, a service provided by the Great Lakes Council, help out a number of older people in Bulahdelah. There are volunteers who provide an opportunity for companionship and conversation on a fortnightly basis