Parents from the Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest area have invited Member for Port Stephens Kate Washington to meet with them and voice their concerns about school bus safety. Parents have outlined their concerns about their children travelling to school along…
Bulahdelah Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA) is in danger of closing after 36 years of operation. With only four accredited members remaining, there are simply not enough volunteers to attend emergency call-outs. Bulahdelah Volunteer Rescue Association Commander Mr Peter Mostyn, said…
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…
Pindimar business owner and resident Jan Goroncy has received a Gold Award for his “Italian Pink” garlic at this year’s prestigious Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards. Jan and his wife Lesley, are the owners of an import/distribution business in the Tea…
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…
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…
Rachel Kempers, Ranger, National Parks & Wildlife Service (NP&WS) will be giving a presentation at the next Hawks Nest / Tea Gardens Progress Association meeting. Ranger Kempers will speak on issues associated with the Dark Point sand dunes which are…
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…
The Grey and Thespian Mardi Gras and Myall U3A request your company at the hippest new theatre in town, the Best Exotic Hawks Nest Community Hall. Grey and Thespian? Well nobody needs reminding of those ‘silver threads among the gold’…