THE Sawtell/Toormina Saints Under 18s have gone back to back, successfully defending their AFL North Coast premiership with an 11.6 (72) to 6.7 (43) win against Northern Beaches/Nambucca Valley at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium. The Saints led by eleven…
RECENT arrivals on the Tomaree Peninsula would not recall the fantastic old Nelson Bay High School opposite the Nelson Bay Rugby Club. Previously a Central School until 1975, the old buildings were falling down due to gravity and white ants.…
101a Tallean Road, Nelson Bay New price: $439,000 THIS exceptional vacant lot offers a flat, prime building parcel perfect for your dream home (subject to council approval). Perched atop a scenic hill, you’ll enjoy breathtaking views of the surrounding hinterland,…
DEAR News Of The Area, SHOAL Bay and Fingal Bay are one East Coast Low away from a catastrophic period of isolation. There is only one way in and one way out of Shoal Bay, and the recent storms have…
BIRUBI Point Surf Life Saving Club’s (SLSC) ‘Dusk Patrol’ program took out the Innovation Award at the Surf Life Saving NSW Awards of Excellence event in Sydney on Saturday. “The dusk program is an initiative that the club started after…
PORT Stephens and the Myall Coast plays host to a range of migratory shore birds each year, with residents asked to support their survival by being considerate during nesting season. “We live in a special part of the world where…
UKULELE lovers united for a special day of good vibes and learning at a joint jam session held at the Tea Gardens Hotel’s Dolphin Room on Friday 23 August. As spring sprung and the local weather warmed up considerably, some…
HUNTER Surf Lifesaving volunteers led a morning of education and drone-flying familiarisation for the youth of the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) at Hawks Nest’s Bennetts Beach on Saturday 24 August. The air around the SLSC…
THE Hunter Joint Organisation (HJO) has been awarded a $349,000 Local Government Waste Solutions Fund (LGWS) grant to address barriers to circular waste solutions. The HJO is made up of the ten local governments that cover the Hunter region, including…
ANOTHER great year was had by the Tea Gardens Hawks, with the Men’s team bowing out in the elimination round of finals, and the Women’s Tackle side farewelling their inaugural season. Hawks Men’s coach Ryan Saunders, in his first season…