DISASTER recovery assistance is now available in the Armidale, Bellingen, Central Coast, Cessnock City, Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour City, Dungog, Kempsey, Lake Macquarie, Maitland City, Mid-Coast, Nambucca Valley, Newcastle City, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Port Stephens, and Tenterfield local government areas…
UNFORTUNATELY not much to report on, regarding lawn bowls this week. On Tuesday 16 March Grade 4 Blue played against Nelson Bay. One team having a win the other a loss ultimately a side win Tea Gardens 43 v…
17 MARCH There was rain around, but 54 players celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on the greens. With all the rain we had experienced over summer I thought the grass green was going to be a touch heavy, but Steve…
THE Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Motor Club held a Members Car Show on Saturday March 13, the day previously reserved for their Annual Community Aid Motorfest. This popular event was unfortunately cancelled due to uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.…
MORE than 1,000 General Practices, including those across the Hunter Region will join the COVID-19 vaccination program from this week. Federal Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie said services supporting the Phase 1B Vaccine Rollout would come online from…
PORT Stephens is about to see the best of the best in our young speakers at the annual Celebration of Words – better known as the COWS event. Last year the Lions Club of Raymond Terrace who organise the…
ONCE considered a sacred bird by the ancient Egyptians the ibis is now something of a pest. You see, it was drought that sent them from their natural habitat of the inland marshes to take up residence in coastal…
IT doesn’t take a meteorologist to realise the Myall Coast and Port Stephens regions saw a lot of rainfall in the past week or so, but how much did we actually get? Tea Gardens resident Geoff True’s rain gauge…
Plans for new buffer at Jimmys BeachCONTINUED storm conditions have taken a toll on Jimmys Beach and MidCoast Council will work next week to establish a new sand buffer before the winter storm period begins. Council has continued to…
CRIME in the Port Stephens area is at a high, particularly in regards to stolen motor vehicles. Since 1 January 2021, there have been over 140 incidents reported relating to motor vehicles, with 64 in January, 47 in February…