STEPPING closer to the ocean, the locally built catamaran ‘Emotion’ had its mast ‘stepped’ at Hawks Nest’s Pelican Park Wharf on Monday, 3 April. In the dismal, wintry morning, the 21.5m twill-finished carbon fibre mast was ferried from Carrington, in…
NEWCASTLE Permanent last week announced its Future Maker Awards, celebrating people in the community who are making a real difference, with a total of $5,000 in prizes on offer. Nominations for the Future Maker Awards are open to everyone in…
MARINE Rescue NSW volunteers across the state’s 46 units completed 425 rescue missions in March, returning 920 boaters to shore. In Port Stephens, 30 rescues were completed last month. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for…
RACING for charity took on novel meaning at the Charity Pig Race Day, held once again at the Tea Gardens Country Club on Easter Saturday, 8 April. It was a great pig day out for everyone, with clowns, face painting,…
THE Tea Gardens RSL sub-Branch have an exciting schedule of events planned for April. On 23 April at 2.30pm, the sub-Branch will be ‘burying’ a time capsule filled with memorabilia from the sub-Branch and crosses from local Schools from Medowie…
AUSTRALIANS have a better understanding of domestic violence, recognising non-physical forms of violence, but two in five people mistakenly believe that domestic violence is perpetrated by both men and women equally. The 2021 National Community Attitudes Survey (NCAS), released by…
OPERATION Art, a statewide school art competition, is a project between Westmead Children’s Hospital and the NSW Government to raise much needed funds for the hospital. Each piece submitted to Operation Art has prints made which are then sold, with…
MYALL Coast Radio is now live streaming for the communities of Hawks Nest, Tea Gardens, and beyond. Every Saturday from 1 April, starting 8am, the studio doors will open to the public at 24 Wanya Rd in the Tea Gardens…
DEATH and disease in the Myall River system may soon be widespread, according to information from the Myall River Action Group (MRAG). Despite expensive and extensive dredging back in 2020, natural forces are being contorted by the relics of many…
MYALL U3A Tea Gardens Garden Club members were recently invited to Jill and John Parker’s rural retreat at Girvan. Garden Club members were enthusiastic to visit what was described by Jill as ‘Grannie’s Bush Camp’ and to discover what these…