STEVE Vautier, the Deputy Unit Commander of Marine Rescue Lemon Tree Passage, has been awarded a National Medal for fifteen years of service to the volunteer organisation. Mick Chubb, PR Officer of Marine Rescue Lemon Tree Passage told News Of…
IT’S set to be a summer to remember for kids with the NSW Government’s Active Kids program extended to include school holiday sports and recreation activities. Premier Dominic Perrottet said families could now use the $100 Active Kids voucher to…
UNUSUALLY cool summer breezes did not chill the atmosphere at Galleries in the Gardens (GIG) Christmas party on Friday night. The celebrations were twofold, Christmas and the fifth year GIG has been located in their delightful Tea Gardens waterfront cottage.…
MIDCOAST Council will continue to renourish the sand on Jimmys Beach from the Winda Woppa stockpile, to protect the area which is threatened by coastal erosion. A review of the use of the sand transfer system which was designed to…
THE 2022 Port Stephens Literature Award has been finalised and winners have been notified of their success. 148 entries were received from five different states and understandably the judges had a difficult task in reading and adjudicating the entries. Advertise…
SUMMER is the time that Australians get out onto the water and in holiday locations like ours there is plenty to explore and enjoy. However for many boaters this is a once a year activity and it is important to…
LOCAL Government NSW (LGNSW) has released its Election Priorities for the 2023 NSW State Election, which detail the commitments that are required at State level to ensure councils can continue to provide the services their community deserve. The priorities contained…
THREE new life members, Leigh Allen, Trevor Jennings and Christian Patterson, were appointed and acknowledged at the Annual General Meeting of the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association (HNTGPA) Incorporated held 13 December at Hawks Nest Golf Club. According to…
MYALL U3A are happy to report that the group’s AGM and Christmas lunch was a true success and served as a lovely ‘full stop’ to a good and thankfully uninterrupted year of operation. “The event was exceptionally well organised, the…
CELEBRATIONS in the Myall Coast area have begun, with visitors set to enjoy the best holiday season in many years thanks to the final relaxation of the impositions caused by the Covid pandemic. Our area is expecting a bumper crowd…