KARUAH has received a grant from the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal’s (FRRR) ‘Strengthening Rural Communities’ Program, receiving $9500 for regional development. The Karuah Progress Association (KPA) applied for the grant, citing the town’s need to develop a unified…
HUNTER domestic and family violence services and Hunter New England Health staff met in Newcastle on Thursday 7 December to discuss domestic and family violence injuries, with a focus on acquired brain injury. The roundtable, initiated by the Hunter Domestic…
EDF Renewables Australia have announced a significant collaboration with Australian Unions aimed at ensuring jobs are kept local as offshore wind projects are developed in Australia. EDF recently applied for a feasibility licence for their Newcastle Offshore Wind project within…
OVER the next couple of months Port Stephens will be experiencing a huge rise in population as visitors from near and far arrive to experience the wonders of this magnificent area. Many, I am sure will be armed to the…
GIVING this Christmas has gotten better, with at least two charity Christmas trees popping up in Tea Gardens as of 1 December. Tea Gardens Veterinary Hospital, on Myall Street, ‘planted’ their Christmas Wishing Tree, this year in aid of the…
ILLUMINATIONS aplenty have been lighting up the town since the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Properties and Lions Club Christmas Lights Competition began on 1 December. “The Lights Competition runs from 1 December to 13 December with the judging taking place…
RECENT roadworks conducted by MidCoast Council upon the Hawks Nest end of the Singing Bridge set up traffic queues, but also offered a chance to reflect on the fundamental utility of the Bridge. Describing the bridge that connects the twin…
THE MYALL University of the Third Age (MU3A) has hosted a wide variety of clubs over the years, bringing fabulous stories and fulfilment for over 30 years for some members. “At Café Providence in Hawks Nest, a wonderful reunion took…
BUSHFIRES remain a genuine threat, one that MidCoast Council and the Rural Fire Service (RFS) wish to remind everyone of, despite recent wet weather. “It may be wet at the moment, but it’s just producing more fuel-load, which is enormous…
THE festive season will be brightened even more around Karuah as free ‘pallet trees’ are being taken by locals to be decorated and placed around the town. Starting from mid-November, the Karuah Progress Association (KPA) has been offering pre-cut pallets,…