Federal Member for Paterson, Bob Baldwin this week has said that local Men’s Shed’s throughout Paterson would benefit from the Abbott Government’s Father’s Day announcement to secure funding for the organisation until 2019. Mr Baldwin said Round 11 of the National Shed…
MidCoast Water and Great Lakes Council recently met with concerned Hawks Nest residents regarding the irrigation upgrade of Myall Park in Yamba Street, Hawks Nest. The proposal has been met with mixed reactions however Great Lakes Council and MidCoast Water feel…
Police have recovered the bodies of two men at Birubi Beach this afternoon. About 2pm yesterday (Thursday 3 September 2015), two men, aged 71 and 77 departed Brooklyn on a yacht en route for Port Stephens. The pair were expected…
Letter to the Editor from Stephen Bromhead MP Member for Myall Lakes regarding the Petition for vital hospital upgrade story recently published. Dear NOTA, I read with interest the item in Myall Coast News (27 August 2015) “Petition for vital hospital upgrade”. I want…
Port Stephens MP Kate Washington has launched the Alzheimer Australia’s discussion paper “Dementia in Retirement Villages” in her role as Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Dementia. The Parliamentary Friends of Dementia is a bipartisan group which was formed to…
Bob Baldwin MP and Minister for Communications, Malcolm Turnbull have announced that funding of $827,690 has been secured from the Federal Government and Regional Broadcasting Australia Holdings (RGBH) to improve terrestrial coverage in the Paterson electorate. “Digital television reception has been…
Myall Lakes MP Stephen Bromhead has welcomed the NSW Government Bin Trim grant of $280,000 to HunterNet, a Newcastle-based company that services a wide area including the Port Stephens and Great Lakes local government areas. Mr Bromhead said the Bin Trim grants help small-to-medium…
Member for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead and Deputy Premier and Minister for Justice and Police Troy Grant and Attorney General Gabrielle Upton have launched Graffiti Removal Day, which will be held on Sunday, 18 October 2015. Mr Bromhead said the community is…
The NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) has declared an early start to the Bush Fire Danger Period (BFDP) in the Great Lakes area due predicted to hot and dry conditions. NSW RFS Superintendent Jim Blackmore said the BFDP will commence…
Following last week’s story on Where’s William, a reader has made contact with the NOTA to take up the challenge and help with an event. Jenny George from Limeburners Creek has made contact with Bravehearts and registered an event to coincide…