TOY stories are playing out in the Myall Coast Toy Library at the Tea Gardens Uniting Church Hall every third Thursday and Saturday of the month. News Of The Area was invited to witness the Toy Library brimming with life…
SURPRISE met many Myall Way motorists when significant resurfacing works began last week on their arterial in-and-out-of-town road. The towns of Hawks Nest, Tea Gardens, Pindimar and Bundabah all rely on this singular road to reach the rest of the…
FOR more than 60 years, the Hunter River in Raymond Terrace has been the location for annual Power Boat races hosted by the Raymond Terrace Aquatic Club. The latest event ran at Riverside Park on October 21 and 22, with…
PICKLEBALL grows from strength to strength in the Myall Coast and Port Stephens regions, with the ‘Across the Ditch’ Pickleball challenge hosted by Myall Park Tennis Club in Hawks Nest on Sunday, 15 October. Picklers numbering 31 attended this inaugural…
FRESH from their success at this year’s Netball NSW Senior and Junior State Championships, the Nelson Bay Netball Association have identified their junior talent for the 2024 version. Some of the best young netballers in the Port Stephens region will…
THE Blowes Shield is Nelson Bay Croquet Club’s annual Golf Croquet Doubles Handicap competition, played as thirteen-point games with a one-hour time limit. Twelve pairs contested the Shield in 2023 and were divided into four blocks of three pairs each…
ON Saturday 4 November from 9am to 2pm, the Sustainable Living Festival (SLF) comes to Ferodale Oval, Medowie. Get involved for a community day full of workshops, activities, live entertainment, local community groups, a huge market, street food, live tunes,…
NELSON Bay Hockey Club have unearthed three outstanding junior prospects from their burgeoning talent pool. Promising colts Kellen Royes, Finn Jones and Charlie Williams created history for the Bays this season with selection in NSW representative squads. It was the…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE buildup of sand in the lower Myall River estuary from Corrie Island upstream to north of Tea Gardens is increasing noticeably. Our local ferry operators are reporting daily groundings of their ferries on shallow…
PORT Stephens Pythons returned to the winners list in the Newcastle District Cricket Gilmore Cup Masters Twenty20 series with an emphatic seven wicket triumph over Belmont Whips at King Park. In a dominant team performance, the Pythons outfit outclassed their…