A teenage boy, 15 has died following a lightning strike at One Mile Beach, Port Stephens. About 5.10pm (Saturday 1 November 2014), emergency services responded to reports of a boy hit by lightning at Hannah Parade, One Mile, Port Stephens. Officers from…
AFTER the success of the inaugural event in 2012, organisers are happy to announce the return of the ‘Step Up’ exhibition at the Bulahdelah War Memorial Trust Hall. Step Up 2014 is a major exhibition of artists and artisans from…
Disputes between Neighbours – Dividing Fences The rights and obligations of neighbours relating to dividing fences are governed by the Dividing Fences Act (‘the Act’). Liability for Fencing Work Under the Act, an adjoining owner (ie a neighbour) may be…
2014 was a successful Myall River Festival on the Tea Gardens riverfront with the new one day format delivering a jam packed event. Thousands of locals and visitors took advantage of the fabulously sunny day in this beautiful location and enjoyed…
Craig Baumann Member of Parliament for Port Stephens wrote this for the Myall Coast News of the area DEAR Myall Coast News, I am pleased to serve the community as the Member for Port Stephens. Last Monday I was involved in interviewing…
The Fifth Annual Mornington Peninsula Golf Classic was a huge success over the week of 5th to 10th October with one of our local Hawks Nest golfers taking out the competition in a highly competitive field. Almost 220 players traveled from…
Members of the Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest community took the opportunity to find out a little more about the area’s water supply last week. Marcelle Boyling from Midcoast Water said, “Almost 30 members of the community toured MidCoast Water’s…
THIS is possibly one of the finest private estates on the Mid North Coast, complete with six eco cabins and infrastructure. Situated adjacent to the Myall Lakes National Park and scenic waterways. Set high on the hill with views to…
LOCAL historian and author Janis Winn, launched her latest book, ‘The Pioneers and History of the Myall River and Lakes’, last Saturday at the Baptist Church, Tea Gardens. With approximately 90 people attending the launch it was Betty Bramble, long…
GREAT Lakes Council has welcomed Federal Member for Paterson, Mr Bob Baldwin’s announcement of $4.5 million in Roads to Recovery funding for Great Lakes. Outlined on page 5 of the Myall Coast News. “The funding equates to roughly $750,000 per…