This Sunday 22 February Great Lakes Council will provide local residents in Stroud, Bulahdelah and Tea Gardens with a free, safe and easy disposal method for any unwanted or out-of-date household chemicals. Hazardous household chemicals eligible for this free collection…
Port Stephens Greens candidate for the upcoming state election, Rochelle Flood, has paid a visit to the Myall Coast. The 23-year-old University of Newcastle graduate has been actively involved in several community movements, including GetUp! and Amnesty International. Ms Flood…
Tea Gardens local, Shane Harvey, has taken out the top place for his ute “Grunta” at Australia’s most famous car festival, Summernats, in Canberra. Shane’s old school 1978 HZ Holden which was unveiled at the show not only surpassed thousands…
Auditions are about to get underway for two plays to be staged by the Myall Coast Entertainers in May. Publicity officer for the community-based theatre group, Phil Hoare, said the auditions were being held to “try and tap into the…
For those who are deaf or hard of hearing, house fires are a very real risk as standard audible smoke alarms are ineffective. This is particularly relevant for those with cochlear implants and hearing aids when these devices are not…
Apart from a light shower on Monday, Hawks Nest Golf Club dodged the rain all week resulting in 1146 rounds of golf being played by visiting veterans from 71 clubs across NSW and Queensland, including a contingent from Townsville. The major event…
On Sunday 15th February 12 of our locals went to the Maitland Art Gallery to view the fabulous Archibold Art Exhibition. A 20 minute ‘guided tour’ to give us some insight into the amazing portraits served as a springboard into debates…
Myall Masters Swimming Club hosted Round 2 of NSW Pointscore at Tea Gardens Pool last Saturday 7th Febuary. There were a total of 27 clubs competing with nearly 200 swimmers with Myall Masters for the second year running winning their…
Great Lakes Council, with the help of 800 local school students, has produced an electronic 2015 calendar for free download from the Council website. As part of Australia Day celebrations each year, Council runs an e-calendar competition for local primary school…
Investigations are underway to assess the possibility of Great Lakes Council merging with Gloucester Council. As part of the NSW government’s Fit for the Future plan for local governments are being offered significant financial incentives to amalgamate with neighbouring councils.…