ANXIETY amplifies across the Myall Coast, as residents worry their voices may go unheard on the controversial wind farm proposal zone. When a Hawks Nest information session was run on 9 March by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the…
SONGS from the heart reverberated around the Promenade at Palm Lake Resort (PLR), Tea Gardens, as the first ‘Songfest’ since the pandemic was held on Tuesday, 10 October. The more than 120-strong local audience was graced with the choral strains…
MAJOR waves emanated from the recent MidCoast Council-commissioned LGA-wide review into swimming pools, with newly adopted recommendations requiring direct community consultation. MidCoast Council’s nine swimming pools – Forster, Gloucester, Taree, Wingham, Krambach, Tea Gardens, Nabiac, Bulahdelah and Stroud – all…
BALES aplenty were the order of the day as almost two dozen tracks laden with hay had a quick stop over in Bulahdelah for lunch on their way to supply much needed hay to struggling farmers in the northern part…
MYALL Coast residents gathered at a hastily-arranged meeting to discuss proposed offshore wind farms on Thursday 26 October at Hawks Nest Community Hall. Speakers included the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association (HNTGPA), the Myall Koala and Environment Group (MKEG),…
AN amended State Significant Development proposal to develop and operate a hard rock quarry approximately four kilometres north east of Karuah is on exhibition until November 6. The proponent of the proposed Karuah South Quarry, Wedgerock PTY, seeks to extract…
FROM Saturday 4 November, Port Stephens Councillors, General Manager and Council Staff will be out in the community talking to residents at ‘Community Catch Up’ sessions across Port Stephens. Council’s General Manager Tim Crosdale said the Catch Ups are a…
EMERGENCY services descended on Hawks Nest’s Bennetts Beach last Friday after debris was found in the search for a missing helicopter reportedly carrying 54-year-old Jindabyne man Ed Kraft and his dog. According to NSW Police, the helicopter departed Cessnock at…
ADDRESSING the media in Port Stephens last week, for the second time in a month, Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton branded the Albanese Government’s handling of the Hunter offshore wind zone a “national disgrace”. Mr Dutton, alongside Shadow Minister for…
GENTLE westerly winds will bring flat seas and crystal clear water which makes catching fish off the rocks difficult. If you can see the fish they can see you. One fish that you can catch in these conditions is the…