Nerong boys were burnt after playing with petrol and it exploded. About 7pm on Tuesday 24 March 2015, triple-0 (000) was called to a Curlew Crescent Nerong home, near Bulahdelah, after an explosion occurred from four young boys playing with…
Myall Coast News, the local paper, is giving away not one, but two family passes to Taronga’s Western Plains Zoo, There are plenty of new faces to see at Taronga Zoo these Easter holidays, including the Zoo’s first ever Bilby joeys,…
Last week Myall Coast News sent a team of Display Advertising experts throughout the region to talk to businesses about the upcoming large A2 glossy map (folded to DL size) which is scheduled to hit the towns just before Easter and…
Port Stephens Labor candidate Kate Washington stopped distributing a campaign brochure after a complaint from a Tea Gardens resident who appeared on it without her prior knowledge. The photo ran as part of a story in the Myall Coast News where…
Independent Candidate for the seat of Myall Lakes, Steve Attkins is concerned for education prospects in the region. “It’s so disappointing to see an institution such as TAFE be politicised,” said Steve. “It has already had devastating consequences in our Manning…
Funding is now available for community organisations in the Great Lakes area through the ClubGRANTS Grants program, administered by Great Lakes Council. Under the program, NSW clubs (that earn over $1 million annually in gaming machine revenue) give money to community…
Member for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead met with Minister for Resources and Energy Anthony Roberts last week to announce the cancellation of Petroleum Exploration Licences (PELs) 437 and 476 following buy-backs from resources company Pangaea. PEL 476 covered 1,009,357 hectares north…
Great Lakes Council is exhibiting a Planning Proposal to amend the current controls for Medium Density Residential Zones. The details of the proposal can be viewed on Council’s website or in person at Council’s Forster or Tea Gardens Administration offices during…
Great Lakes Council’s 2014 – 2015 Community Grants Program will deliver $30,000 in funding to 34 non-profit organisations across our region. “Council is pleased to be able to offer this important grants program to non-profit community organisations for projects that improve…
The State elections are just around the corner with Myall Coast residents to take to the voting polls on Saturday 28 March. Here are your Myall Lakes State Candidates. See what they say below, but VOTE in the POLL first and VIEW the…