Mckelty Searle receives Great Lakes Education Fund scholarship MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - December 30, 2016 Mckelty Searle’s plans to study at University next year have been boosted after being awarded a $2,500 scholarship from the Great Lakes Education Fund (GLEF). GLEF Chairperson Stephen Nicholas said 11 students in the Great Lakes region were awarded scholarships this year, sharing a total of $22,000 in
Great Lakes Aged Care offers free respite in Bulahdelah Bulahdelah, Wootton, Nerong by NOTA - November 29, 2016 Great Lakes Aged Care in Bulahdelah is once again offering free respite care from now until the end of January 2017. This offer is available to any resident requiring short term care including those recuperating following a hospital stay or members of the community waiting placement in an Aged Care facility. Or
Great Lakes plays the very popular Pokemon Go FEATURED MidCoast LGA (overall news) by News Of The Area - Modern Media - August 17, 2016 HAVE you met Jigglypuff at the Tanks? Or spotted Charmander hiding in the bushes at Cape Hawke Lookout? What about Eevee or Clefairy? Those two are roaming our streets waiting for the inevitable "Poké balls" that will be thrown their way. If you’ve been living under a rock recently and are not
Neumann Dredging to clear the Dog Leg FEATURED Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - April 14, 2016 Great Lakes Council has announced the appointment of Neumann Dredging to conduct a program to clear the sand blocked navigational channel near the area known as the Dog Leg. The dredging program is expected to begin shortly after 1 May with the dredged sand to be used to restore the beach
Bulahdelah Social Fishing Club take on Mungo Brush FEATURED Sport by NOTA - March 24, 2016 Bulahdelah Social Fishing Club members baited their rods and wet their lines at their monthly club competition held last weekend. With competitors taking up positions on the waters around the Mungo Brush area, the weekend competition had a decent turnout of anglers landing more than 85 fish between them. Rough water conditions
Grey and Thespian Mardi Gras Market Day in Hawks Nest Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - March 22, 2016 Hawks Nest is about to explode with an extravaganza of entertainment. Saturday 9 April 2016 is the Grey and Thespian Mardi Gras Market Day and it may well change your life. By signing up to a new club, organisation, sporting or interest group you will meet new people, get out and about and
Let’s Ride Program introduced in Great Lakes FEATURED MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - March 20, 2016 There will be a new cycling program for children launching in the Great Lakes this autumn after a Cycling Australia report revealed that parents spend 50% less time teaching safety on two wheels verses time in the water. The Let’s Ride program, specifically designed to teach children how to ride safely
Disaster Recovery Funding Granted to Great Lakes Council Forster, Tuncurry by NOTA - March 11, 2016 Member for Myall Lakes Steve Bromhead and Federal Member for Paterson Bob Baldwin today announced funding of $243,254 recovery assistance to Great Lakes Council for communities impacted by the January and February 2013 storms and floods. Mr Bromhead said the assistance was being provided through the jointly-funded Commonwealth-State Natural Disaster Relief
Great Lakes Council merger surprise MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - March 9, 2016 Great Lakes Council is surprised that a late submission by Gloucester Council which recommends the merging of Greater Taree City Council, Great Lakes Council and Gloucester Council will now be considered by the NSW Government. “We note that Gloucester Council’s submission expresses a first preference to stand alone, but, if that option
Community Organisations in the Great Lakes Area urged to apply for funding through ClubGRANT FEATURED MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - March 9, 2016March 9, 2016 Funding is now available for community organisations in the Great Lakes area through the ClubGRANT program which is administered for Clubs NSW by Great Lakes Council. Last year’s process in the Great Lakes resulted in 62 applications for Category One funding and more than $100,000 in grants being handed out to