Great Lakes Library volunteer Felicity Carter has been elected as the ‘Library Champion’ for 2014 because of her dedication and passion toward supporting literacy in the community. Felicity is a volunteer literacy tutor and spends tireless hours in the community, networking…
Come along to Forster Library on Monday 25 May at 10:00am to hear readings by renowned Bush Poet, Dennis Scanlon. Dennis has recently returned from Canberra after being selected to read from seven of his original Anzac themed poems during…
A Federal Government allocation of up to $9.6 million to the Nabiac borefield and water treatment plant project has been welcomed by MidCoast Water. The funding for the project, which has been allocated as part of the $1 billion National…
UPDATE: 13 May 2015 In the aftermath of the April storm event, Great Lakes Council has begun reconstruction of The Boulevarde, Winda Woppa, with assistance from the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Funding scheme, administered by Roads and Maritime Services.…
An annual program to control bitou bush—one of the state’s worst coastal weeds—will be conducted in Myall Lakes and Booti Booti national parks over the next nine weeks. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Great Lakes Area Manager Stephen…
There were 160 men and women who took part in the 2015 Ron Franks ANZAC Memorial Golf Day. It was a 4 person Ambrose competition. The event was originally postponed due to the inclement weather and was played on the Thursday of…
Len Roberts: I would like to pay tribute to the State Emergency Service volunteers, Rural fire Service, Police Council workers, and others who so efficiently and competently worked through our area during the recent storm events. It appears that Hawks Nest…
Cherry trees dripping with luscious ripe red cherries were the theme of the day for Galleries in the Gardens (GiG) members when they decorated their new gallery outlet. Ladders and paintbrushes equally to the fore as members painted a cherry tree…
Members of Hawks Nest Bridge Club recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the inaugural meeting of the club. The first meeting was held at the Hawks Nest Golf Club on 1 May 1995. The anniversary celebration, on Friday 1 May 2015,…