Stinker’s Fishin’: No place like home
A CHANGE in the pace of life has led me to spend the last couple of weeks on the Terranora Lake system, just west of Tweed Heads. I have mentioned that Tweed Heads is my hometown and I do enjoy…
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Myall Coast Radio to broadcast special Remembrance Day programs
BROADCASTING to locals via the internet from its new location in Bulahdelah, Myall Coast Radio has some special commemorations for Remembrance Day on 11 November. “Since the relocation, Myall Coast Radio hopes to clear up apparent confusion regarding how to…
Stinker’s History: The airfield that could have been
FEW are aware that an air strip was planned on Broughton Island. A group of developers had visions of subdividing the island for land sale with an airfield considered essential for the promotion of their enterprise. Surveyors had visited the…
St Joseph’s Primary Bulahdelah celebrates and looks to the future
ST JOSEPH’S Primary School in Bulahdelah held a triple event recently to launch their newest mission statement, celebrate grandparent’s day and enjoy a mini fete. It was a packed house for the launch of the mission statement, with people attending…
Pindimar Markets an unparalleled Success in 2023
PINDIMAR became the centre of the universe as huge crowds flocked to enjoy the ‘very best Market Day ever’, according to most locals, on Saturday, 28 October. Days of welcome rain cleared, allowing the spread all around Pindimar Rural Fire…
Myall Quays shops revitalisation begins
AESTHETICALLY pleasing upgrades have begun around Tea Gardens’ Myall Quays shopping precinct, the façades and features of which had been wearied by time. “After writing to Prosper Group, the property manager for the shops area, since July, we later learnt…
Tea Gardens Lions Club Hears Recipient of Hearing Dogs Program
LIONS Tea Gardens members learned the life-altering story of an Australian Lions Hearing Dog (ALHD) recipient at their fortnightly dinner on Wednesday, 25 October at Mumm’s On The Myall, Tea Gardens. ALHD was an initiative of two Lions members in…
Investigation into motorcycle rider found deceased at Wootton
POLICE have commenced an investigation after the body of a motorcycle rider was located on the Pacific Highway. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email…
Tea Gardens Primary OOSH to close at end of 2023, working parents left without options
WORKING parents around Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest face serious problems as the Out Of School Hours (OOSH) service at Tea Gardens Public School closes at the end of Term 4, 2023. Email notifications from contracted OOSH operator St Nicholas…
Local Emergency Services Groups Dish Out Life-saving information
VOLUNTEERS and workers all around Port Stephens and Myall Coast converged for the inaugural Pindimar Emergency Services Fare, running parallel to the Pindimar Markets on Saturday, 28 October. The clearly united front of local emergency services included Pindimar-Tea Gardens Rural…