Great Lakes Council office in Tea Gardens hosted the State Government appointed regional disaster recovery coordinator Brigadier Darren Naumann and representatives from Great Lakes council and Local State Member Kate Washington. Brigadier Naumann was appointed to oversee the Hunter and Central…
Twenty one year old Daniel Evans from Karuah gave up playing rugby league last year to concentrate on his main passion of boxing, which was born from around the age of five from watching UFC fights on television, telling his…
Ten young people are getting their careers off to a flying start with some hands on experience as part of a new traineeship program at MidCoast Water. The group are part of two programs being run by the authority –…
Bitou Busters planted 115 plants at Winda Woppa to replace native bush accidentally removed by council workers. Within two hours on Saturday 9 May, the Bitou Busters team of 15 spread the mulch, then planted and watered the 115 plants…
Tea Gardens Hawks under tens would like to thank the Tea Gardens Masonic Lodge and Stan Davies Excavations for their ongoing support. 2015 marks year three of the Lodge sponsoring this team since they took up the challenge when they…
UPDATE: 13 May 2015 In the aftermath of the April storm event, Great Lakes Council has begun reconstruction of The Boulevarde, Winda Woppa, with assistance from the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Funding scheme, administered by Roads and Maritime Services.…
An annual program to control bitou bush—one of the state’s worst coastal weeds—will be conducted in Myall Lakes and Booti Booti national parks over the next nine weeks. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Great Lakes Area Manager Stephen…
Cherry trees dripping with luscious ripe red cherries were the theme of the day for Galleries in the Gardens (GiG) members when they decorated their new gallery outlet. Ladders and paintbrushes equally to the fore as members painted a cherry tree…
Delivering jobs, growth and opportunity for Paterson electorate The 2015 Budget is a ‘have a go’ Budget that will help local families and small businesses said Bob Baldwin, Federal Member for Paterson. “The big winners in this Budget are families…
Olivia Hurstfield has stood up to be a voice and advocate for her seven year old son Levi, who is non-verbal and has trouble trying to communicate what he is thinking and feeling. In turn, Levi was understandably getting frustrated with…