MidCoast Water and Great Lakes Council recently met with concerned Hawks Nest residents regarding the irrigation upgrade of Myall Park in Yamba Street, Hawks Nest. The proposal has been met with mixed reactions however Great Lakes Council and MidCoast Water feel…
The Wildside Festival is on this weekend. And as part of the many activities and information sessions throughout the weekend, one lucky child has the opportunity to win for their family a special Family Pass to the Taronga Western Plains Zoo.…
Extemsive work to rehabilitate Wallamba Island on the Wallamba River is now complete. Following a century of agricultural use of the Island, Great Lakes Council ultimately acquired the island in 2011 as part of the water quality improvement program. By that…
Police have recovered the bodies of two men at Birubi Beach this afternoon. About 2pm yesterday (Thursday 3 September 2015), two men, aged 71 and 77 departed Brooklyn on a yacht en route for Port Stephens. The pair were expected…
A man will undergo emergency surgery after a reported shark attack this morning at Black Head Beach just north of Forster. About 11.45am (Friday 4 September 2015) emergency services were called to Black Head Beach after reports of an injured man…
Tea Gardens will see the return of the iconic Myall Classic Canoe & Kayak Race on Saturday 12 September. The Myall Classic is firmly established as a major ultramarathon race on the NSW Paddlers Calendar. It is held on the Myall…
Tea Gardens Women’s Bowls news around the Women’s Triples competition. TUESDAY August 25: The first round of the Club Triples Championship was played today. Unfortunately, one team withdrew owing to ill health, giving Loretta Baker’s team a walkover. There were…
Letter to the Editor from Stephen Bromhead MP Member for Myall Lakes regarding the Petition for vital hospital upgrade story recently published. Dear NOTA, I read with interest the item in Myall Coast News (27 August 2015) “Petition for vital hospital upgrade”. I want…
By Len ROBERTS Deputy Mayor, Great Lakes Council Council has received conflicting requests for the naming of Tea Gardens Slipway. The first request was for it to be named after an early family involved in boating on the Myall River, the Korsman’s. The…
Port Stephens MP Kate Washington has launched the Alzheimer Australia’s discussion paper “Dementia in Retirement Villages” in her role as Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Dementia. The Parliamentary Friends of Dementia is a bipartisan group which was formed to…