HOT gusty winds and dry conditions have led to the region already witnessing multiple bushfires. The Rural Fire Service (RFS) has described these conditions as normal, with the last few years of above average rainfall giving way to lower rainfall…
KARUAH’S Timber and Oyster Festival made a valiant comeback on Saturday, 21 October, after a long hiatus brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns, and La Nina’s ultra-wet weather. Parking was crowded as the throng filled to Longworth Park, on…
OCTOBER’S lack of national holidays was filled when the residents and staff at Estia Tea Gardens celebrated Oktoberfest in style last Friday. The Family Room morphed, once again, into a travel and trivia destination, with the Estia Catering crew doing…
TOY stories are playing out in the Myall Coast Toy Library at the Tea Gardens Uniting Church Hall every third Thursday and Saturday of the month. News Of The Area was invited to witness the Toy Library brimming with life…
SURPRISE met many Myall Way motorists when significant resurfacing works began last week on their arterial in-and-out-of-town road. The towns of Hawks Nest, Tea Gardens, Pindimar and Bundabah all rely on this singular road to reach the rest of the…
MIDCOAST Council is encouraging community members to get behind its new permanent water conservation measures this National Water Week with a quiz and special giveaway. Anyone who completes Council’s Water Wiser Quiz can collect a Hoselink trigger nozzle and hose…
The FIRST referendum in a generation, regarding the First Nations Voice to Parliament, occurred on Saturday, 14 October. Visiting two polling places in Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest, News Of The Area was reassured by nary a trace of politically-charged animosity, as…
EDUCATION is a top priority for the Myall River VIEW Club this Anti-Poverty Week, which runs nationally from 15-21 October. Established in 2002 by the Social Justice Project at the University of NSW, Anti-Poverty Week was inspired by the United…
SPACE is at a premium, and the Tea Gardens Lions Club has just won a Prepare and Recover Grant to build a fit-for-purpose facility, providing much-needed community storage capability. The $23,822 grant comes via the Foundation for Rural and Regional…
ARTISTS from the Myall River Art Walk Group, in collaboration with the Tea Gardens Aboriginal Reference Group, have begun breathing life into the latest mural along Marine Drive, Tea Gardens. After the eight bland white walls of the toilet blocks…