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…
MANY people in our district who have Parkinson’s Disease (PD) may not be aware that an active support group, known as the Myall River Tea Gardens Parkinson’s Support Group, exists in this area. The objective of the Group is to…
PROVIDING leadership that continues a focus on strong governance, financial management and a commitment to the environment will be the main aims of new MidCoast Water chairperson, Cr Tony Summers. Cr Summers, who is one of two Great Lakes Council…
DEMOCRACY was in action at a North Arm Cove Residents Association (NACRA) meeting last Saturday. Kate Washington, Labor candidate for Port Stephens and Craig Baumann, the sitting Liberal member, attended the meeting. Residents asked questions of the visitors which covered…
Michal Grose recently wrote about the secret to raising happy, confident kids and from a school perspective a significant part of children’s positive mental health comes from having happy and confident students. In the article Michael writes about the necessity to…
Daniel Brauer from Midcoast Water was invited to the recent Hawks Nest/Tea Gardens Progress Association meeting after having addressed the Association in September last year regarding the proposed use of recycled effluent on Myall Oval. Mr Brauer provided information about…
Sneak thieves who stole hay bales used to stabilise sand dunes near Winda Woppa Hawks Nest, have been slammed as thoughtless and antisocial. The thieves stole 14 hay bales laid by local Bitou Busters volunteers on sand dunes on Jimmy’s Beach…
THIS Saturday Tea Gardens is set to host the towns flagship festival of the year, the 2014 Myall River Festival has been condensed to a one day event, planned to be jam-packed with festivities. Owner of Greenpaws, Sharon Beatson is…
The 2014 Myall Masters Swimming season has started on a high note with an open water swim on Myall Lake over a 500 metre course on Sunday 12th October which was very well received by all competitors who are keen…
THE intermittent weather didn’t stop the 110 starters for the recent Police Variety Fundraiser event, held at the Hawks Nest Golf Club. The success was attributed to the generosity of local businesses according to Police Office Senior Constable Dave Coyle.…