Senior will continue to have free access to computers and internet training to ensure they are not left behind in the digital age, thanks to a $1.3 million Abbott Government investment. The Abbott Government has invested $1.3 million to assist more…
In the wake of the devastating fire that destroyed the North Arm Cove home of the Hunter family, a group of friends have come together to help rebuild their lives. Jenny Hyde, Jess O’Brien, Nicole Jacobsen and Rachel Vaughan have…
Two lucky winners were notified they had won the Myall Coast News colouring-in competition. Aaris Hunter from Pacific Palms and Jack Browne from Tea Gardens each won a Family Pass to Taronga Zoo. The competition involved colouring in a picture…
Great Lakes Council Mayor, Cr Jan McWilliams says the Great Lakes community owes a debt of gratitude to several individuals who risked their lives to save others in Stroud during a flash flood that wreaked havoc in the pre-dawn of Tuesday…
Police have released CCTV as part of a renewed appeal for information into a series of break and enters at post offices across Sydney. Strike Force Ingram was established by detectives from Redfern Region Enforcement Squad to investigate 23 break-ins…
Two men have been charged over an alleged attempt to rob a hotel in Lake Macquarie overnight. Three men entered the hotel on Main Road at Cardiff about 11.40pm (Tuesday 5 May 2015), allegedly armed with a knife and sledgehammer.…
Great Lakes Council’s Forster Library plays host to an independent group called “Knit and Knatter” which on the surface would appear to be a pleasant little social group. But scratch the surface and you find that just a few people can…
A senior member of the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang and numerous associates have been arrested following a Gangs Squad operation on the Central Coast and Hawkesbury. In January of this year (2015), the Gangs Squad formed Strike Force Badminton to…
Police have delivered another blow to illegal street-racing in the Hunter Valley by blocking off all known “hoon” hot spots in Newcastle. Officers from the Newcastle City Local Area Command and the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command are conducting a…
The old Australian Agricultural Company Road from Karuah to Tahlee dates from around 1826 when the AA company was first established at Port Stephens north of Sydney. This site contains a copy of portion of the 1845 map drawn by Phillip…