Three Bulahdelah Central School students have been selected to compete at zone level this weekend in Medowie as part of the Lions Youth of the Year Quest. This year, seven great young people from Bulahdelah Central School had the courage to…
MYALL River Action group is calling for a single authority to manage issues within Port Stephens waterways such as the dredging of the Myall River and the retention of Jimmys Beach. Great Lakes Deputy Mayor, Len Roberts, gave a presentation…
Indian and Nepalese flavours are coming to Hawks Nest as Amrit and Rachana Poudyal get ready to open the doors of their new restaurant, Curries and More. Chef Amrit, already has a strong local fan base who have been enjoying his…
On 30 January Bulahdelah Central School held the Secondary Swimming Carnival. Even though it had rained all week the sunshine was out for the carnival. Looking out over the pool area it was a sea of green, yellow, blue and red.…
Clean Up Australia Day inspires thousands of Australians to take to their local park, beach, bushland and streets to clean up their local environment. Volunteers are being called for in Karuah and Tea Gardens on Sunday 1 March to help keep…
Rickshaw taxis could be coming to Hawks Nest with the Great Lakes Council allowing a development application to be put forward for the three wheeled bicycles to come to town. The applicant already has a Newcastle-based business but is wishing…
Michael Groth filed this report about his great fishing adventure: I was fishing with my partner, Cindy out around the 21 reef, east of Broughton Island hoping to catch snapper. We had caught a few other fish from the bottom…
Taekwondo has come to Tea Gardens with classes on offer for both children and adults. Toogee Taekwondo which has been operating in Karuah since 2013 has now come further north. “Master Robert Frost wanted to branch out up this way…
Liberal candidate for Port Stephens in the upcoming state election, Ken Jordan, said he was “absolutely gobsmacked” to learn of Labor’s support for newsagencies. It comes after Port Stephens Labor candidate, Kate Washington, met with newsagent owners to throw her…
A formal report with concrete plans on how to revitalise the commercial side of Hawks Nest will be assessed by Great Lakes Council in March before being put on display for public comment. A taster of what is to come…