YEAR six students from around the region had a taste of high school life last week by trying some of the subjects they will study next year. The Showcase Day took place at Tea Gardens Public School with secondary teachers…
IRRAWANG High has a strong tradition of welcoming an international student into their school family each year. This year, that welcome has been extended to seventeen year old Lalie Cornic, a French Exchange student who will be with them until…
“WE had a great year and we’re a family.” That’s how Karuah Roos Grand Final winning Coach-Captain Dwayne Fleming summed up his team’s performance at last Friday’s Presentation night. Players, family, friends and supporters all gathered at the Karuah RSL…
MORE than 300 Paddlers gathered under perfect skies in Tea Gardens last weekend for the annual Myall Classic Ultramarathon. The event, now in it’s 14th year, has become one of the “ must do’s” on the paddlers’ calendar. “There are…
IN 2006, when Lara Bingle emerged from crystal clear water on to an idyllic strip of white sand in Tourism Australia’s “Where the bloody hell are you?” commercial, most people assumed the ad had been filmed in the Whitsundays, Queensland.…
WHAT is the first word that comes to mind when you hear the word SHARK? Fear? Intrigue? Respect? In 2011, Lisa Mondy came off her wakeboard across the Bay just off Jimmy’s Beach. As she swam back to the board,…
A DEVELOPMENT proposal aimed at “rejuvenating Bulahdelah” was the topic of discussion at a community meeting held last week. The proposed project includes a highway service centre, 200 room hotel and a residential subdivision on land adjacent to Bulahdelah Golf…
NORTHERN NSW Football (NNSWF) hosts an awards program that recognises one coach every month for the ‘Newcastle Permanent Community Coach Recognition Program’ . The Newcastle Permanent Community Coach of the Month Award is awarded monthly from March to August to…
THERE is a new app being targeted to the ‘tween’ markets, and experts are warning parents to be extra vigilant with their children’s phones. The app in question ‘Musical.ly’ is under the spotlight, along with many others that are causing…
NEWCASTLE airport at Williamtown is adding another destination to their flight schedule, making another NSW destination just that more time efficient to choose as a short break away for families. From October, Newcastle will be added to flight destinations from…