NAIDOC week was celebrated at Bulahdelah Central School on 24 June with eating and dancing. The students attended a workshop with Steph Callaghan – Buudja Murrung, from Karuah which involved trying many different bush foods. The students experienced lemon myrtle…
The Company of Voices will awe their audience again at Great Lakes Council’s Forster Library on Monday 10 August from 7pm. Songs of War and Peace is the theme this year and we can be guaranteed of another standout performance by…
Great Lakes Council’s Forster Library will be opening its doors after-hours to provide a safe study environment for HSC students, away from the distractions at home. “Each year we meet with the Student Representative Council and confirm dates that we think…
The community will have noticed Great Lakes Council’s increased efforts to engage with residents in the past few years. Council has now stepped up its community engagement effort, dedicating more resources to this important role. This was made possible through an…
THIS is the theme of NAIDOC 2015 (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) and gives us all the chance to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements. NAIDOC week is held from 5-12 July but with…
Shortly before 10am today (Wednesday 24 June 2015), emergency services were called to a section of the Pacific Highway at Nerong after a head-on collision between two cars. Initial inquiries indicate a northbound Mazda CX3 crossed to the wrong side…
Hunter Surf Life Saving Awards of Excellence took place recently with the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club (TGHN SLSC) taking out three of the major awards. The club, which is one of the smallest in the state,…
Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Men’s Shed has come to the aid of Tea Gardens Public School with a work project that stemmed from a School Parliament sitting. Trolleys used to move chairs around the school had fallen into disrepair with basically…
Everyone in Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest knew it, but now it’s official… The Ice Cream Shack has been recognised as a ‘must do’ on worldwide website ‘tripadvisor’. Tea Gardens business owners Jim and Anne Rutter took over The Shack almost five…
The Rotary Club of Myall Coast and Burton Family Toyota have initiated what is hoped to become one of the largest fundraising events in our area thanks to some forward thinking and great support from one of the region’s largest…