SPRING is a season for refreshment and new beginnings, and the Tea Gardens Anglican Church is hosting a ‘Back to Church Sunday’ on 24 September to give people a chance to reconnect. The lockdowns and unprecedented isolation precipitated by the…
CROWDS gathered at North Arm Cove Community Hall on Saturday, 16 September, to unite under one voice in their plight for rezoning of long-held lands. More than 200 people came from all over NSW and even interstate, for their first…
REPRESENTATIVES from the tourism and fishing industries voiced their opposition to the potential development of offshore wind farms off the Hunter coast at a community meeting in Nelson Bay on Sunday, citing negative impacts to local tourism ventures and food…
IT’S nesting season for the threatened sea and shorebirds that visit the MidCoast region and they need our support to survive. Sharing the shore ensures we can continue to enjoy our beautiful beaches and the migratory shorebird populations will thrive.…
MORE than 5.5 million Australians will receive an increase to their income support payments and pensions when indexation takes effect on 20 September. From that date the Age Pension, Veteran Payment, Disability Support Pension and Carer Payment will receive an increase.…
NESTING season has begun for many bird species, and smart humans should heed the warnings of territorial birds fiercely defending their turf. Residents should understand that birds are protected by NSW law, making it a criminal offence to attempt to…
WITH the 30th Anniversary of the Myall U3A (MU3A), News Of The Area has been informed of many of the goings-on at the group, and how several community members have found long and rewarding involvement with U3A and its various…
BIG blue pipes will form the new artery through which Hawks Nest residents and businesses get their water, with upgrades having commenced along Moira Parade and Eagle Avenue. The large-calibre pipes appeared unannounced upon Council land in front of the…
AFTER months of delay, a big, blue fence appeared across the Hawks Nest Community Hall on Booner Street on Tuesday, 5 September. Regular, registered users of the Meals on Wheels (MOW) service operating out of the Hall can still access…
LITERACY and learning support for our local schoolchildren are the focus of several recent and future fundraisers for Tea Gardens Public School (TGPS). At the weekly Happy Hour held by the TG Palm Lake Resort (PLR) Bar Committee, PLR residents…