NAIDOC Week is held from Sunday 4 July until Sunday 11 July 2021, with the theme this year being ‘Heal Country!’. Heal Country calls for greater protections for lands, waters, sacred sites and cultural heritage from exploitation, desecration, and…
STUDENTS at Tea Gardens Public School had the chance to voice their opinions on matters which impact them and their region. The school hosted a School Parliament with special guests Member for Port Stephens, Ms Kate Washington; the former…
JUST when we thought we’d seen the last of face masks and physical distancing, restrictions have come roaring back into Port Stephens and the Myall Coast. From 6pm Saturday 26 June, everyone must wear a mask whilst inside commercial…
THE Independent Planning Commission has advised that Austasia Leefield has withdrawn its state significant development application for the proposed Pindimar Abalone Farm project. The community remembers only too well the environmental impacts of the last failed aquaculture project for…
OVER the past few weeks members of the Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest Prostate Cancer Support Group have been stepping up their efforts to encourage men over 40 to join them at their monthly meetings. “Prostate related issues are discussed discreetly…
PORT Stephens-Hunter Police Districts will welcome five new probationary constables after they graduated at a ceremony at the Goulburn Police Academy last week. The new probationary constables have been assigned to police area commands and police districts across the…
THANKS to a generous government grant, a community space will be getting a much needed upgrade. Hawks Nest Community Hall will be undergoing a major facelift, after receiving a $300,000 community development grant. Plans have been drawn up by…
HELP is at hand for local children affected by domestic violence through Friends with Dignity’s Little Friends Scholarships, which opened on June 21. Young people aged between five and 18 can gain up to $500 to help them with…
PLASTIC Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution. Plastic Free July was started by Rebecca Prince-Ruiz (the founder of the Plastic Free Foundation) and a small…
ANYONE who has travelled to Tea Gardens is aware of the dangerous turnoff from Pacific Highway to Myall Way. For many years residents have been concerned over the accidents which have occurred on this intersection, and are now filing complaints…