Myall Coast News edition 4 February 2016
Doug Connor
Tea Gardens local citizens awarded
At last week’s Australia Day Celebrations, long time Hawks Nest resident, Ian Dunlop was awarded Citizen of the Year within the Hawk Nest Tea Gardens communities. Dale Stubbs took the local Young Citizen of the Year Award. Mr Dunlop, a…
Bulahdelah Cricket youngsters hit out at the SCG
The Milo Bulahdelah Cricket Team got the chance of a lifetime and won the privilege of playing on the SCG recently. The opportunity to practice their skills at the lunchbreak during a test match was organised by one of the coaches,…
Swim and Survive at Tea Gardens Swimming Pool
The Tea Gardens Public Swimming Pool was busy from the 11-21 January as the NSW Sport and Recreation held its annual Swim and Survive classes. These classes are an initiative of Royal Life Saving and teaches a range of skills…
Regular visitor to Hawks Nest becomes permanent resident
Wendy Earnshaw, a retired school teacher, made a change late last year, moving from the hustle and bustle of Sydney, to enjoy a more relaxed and slower paced lifestyle in Hawks Nest. “I’ve been holidaying in Hawks Nest for over…
Rebekka Cunningham talks about our great Aussie home
As soon as I was old enough to leave home and travel the world, that was exactly what I did. I applied for an Australian passport and booked a flight overseas. From the age of 18 through to 24, I…
Ruby Keys is Great Lakes 2016 Young Citizen Of The Year
Ruby Keys’ concern about homelessness and the plight of those less fortunate than others has been recongnised in the awarding of Young Citizen of the Year. Ruby collected food and other goods to distribute to homeless people when she was in…
Myall Coast News edition 28 January 2016
Girl, 15, approached by naked man at Boat Harbour, Nelson Bay region
Police are appealing for witnesses after a naked man approached a teenage girl near Port Stephens yesterday. About 2.30pm (Thursday 21 January 2016), two 15-year-old girls were at Boat Harbour beach, 15km south of Port Stephens, when one of the…
Weed at Pindimar makes its return
Pindimar has beautiful scenery and is a lovely place to live with its waterside residences and nature surroundings, but over the last few years there has been a loss to the fragile environment with its deterioration of sea grass. Don…